A History of The Episcopal Church of the Epiphany
First organized in 1891, The Episcopal Church of the Epiphany was admitted to the Diocese of Texas as a mission in 1893. The name Epiphany was chosen by Bishop Coadjutor Kinsolving in honor of his former parish in Philadelphia. Priests from Austin and Lampasas visited intermittently. From 1935 to 1946, Episcopalians went to Lampasas or Llano for communion and for observance of Special Days.
In January 1947 Epiphany was readmitted by Council as a Mission. In April 1947 an Army barracks building used as a chapel at Camp Swift was obtained and moved to a temporary site on Hamilton Creek in Burnet. In May of that same year it was dedicated. In 1951 a Rectory was constructed.
A 1956 article in the Texas Churchman states, “the mission is situated near the Central Texas Highland Lakes in dry, rough, rocky, rugged, cactus-laden ranch country suffering the worst drought in recorded weather history, where rain is extremely vital and inordinately scarce.”
Four acres of land within the City of Burnet were purchased and on January 5, 1958 parish house and educational wing were dedicated.
In 1973, a parish was formed by the yoking of the two Episcopal missions in Burnet County: Trinity Chapel, Marble Falls and Epiphany Chapel, Burnet. The new parish became St. Paul’s of Burnet County. This joined relationship continued for sixteen years until 1989 when Trinity became a parish on its own and Epiphany once again became a mission tended by short-term interim clergy.
In 1994 a bi-vocational priest was assigned to Epiphany and the mission began to grow. In 2002, with help from the Quin Foundation, construction of a church building and renovation of the old parish hall began and were dedicated by Bishop Payne on Epiphany Eve 2003. Full-time ministry began in 2004. In February 2005 at Diocesan Council, Epiphany Church regained parish status.
First organized in 1891, The Episcopal Church of the Epiphany was admitted to the Diocese of Texas as a mission in 1893. The name Epiphany was chosen by Bishop Coadjutor Kinsolving in honor of his former parish in Philadelphia. Priests from Austin and Lampasas visited intermittently. From 1935 to 1946, Episcopalians went to Lampasas or Llano for communion and for observance of Special Days.
In January 1947 Epiphany was readmitted by Council as a Mission. In April 1947 an Army barracks building used as a chapel at Camp Swift was obtained and moved to a temporary site on Hamilton Creek in Burnet. In May of that same year it was dedicated. In 1951 a Rectory was constructed.
A 1956 article in the Texas Churchman states, “the mission is situated near the Central Texas Highland Lakes in dry, rough, rocky, rugged, cactus-laden ranch country suffering the worst drought in recorded weather history, where rain is extremely vital and inordinately scarce.”
Four acres of land within the City of Burnet were purchased and on January 5, 1958 parish house and educational wing were dedicated.
In 1973, a parish was formed by the yoking of the two Episcopal missions in Burnet County: Trinity Chapel, Marble Falls and Epiphany Chapel, Burnet. The new parish became St. Paul’s of Burnet County. This joined relationship continued for sixteen years until 1989 when Trinity became a parish on its own and Epiphany once again became a mission tended by short-term interim clergy.
In 1994 a bi-vocational priest was assigned to Epiphany and the mission began to grow. In 2002, with help from the Quin Foundation, construction of a church building and renovation of the old parish hall began and were dedicated by Bishop Payne on Epiphany Eve 2003. Full-time ministry began in 2004. In February 2005 at Diocesan Council, Epiphany Church regained parish status.