Church of the Incarnation (Dallas, Texas)
| Church of the Incarnation | |
|---|---|
| Location | 3966 McKinney Ave (at Cambrick) Dallas, Texas |
| Country |
 United States
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| Denomination | Episcopal |
| Churchmanship | High Church |
| Website | www.incarnation.org |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | Cathedral Chapel of the Incarnation |
| Founded | 1879 |
| Founder(s) | Alexander Charles Garrett |
| Dedicated | 1897 |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Neo-Gothic |
| Completed | 1927 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Dallas |
| Province | Province VII |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | James M. Stanton Paul E. Lambert (Suffragan) |
| Rector | Anthony Burton |
| Priest(s) | Gregory Methvin (vice-rector), Harry Hill, Joe Hermerding |
| Assistant priest(s) | Robert Johnston |
| Honorary priest(s) | Thomas Keithly, Frederick Philputt |
| Curate(s) | Paul Wheatley |
| Deacon(s) | Dorothy Budd, Judy Frizzell |
| Laity | |
| Organist/Director of music | Scott Dettra |
| Organist(s) | Graham Schultz; Alex Gilson (organ scholar), Keith Franks (emeritus) |
| Churchwarden(s) | Andy Welch (senior), Kay Beecherl (junior) |
| Verger | Jim Rogers |
| Youth ministry coordinator | Steffanie Methvin (children), Pam Coghlan (middle, high school) |
| Music group(s) | Uptown Band (Justin Brooks, director) |
The Church of the Incarnation is a parish of the Diocese of Dallas of the Episcopal Church, located at 3966 McKinney Avenue in Dallas, Texas.
The church was founded in 1879 by Bishop Alexander Garrett as the Cathedral Chapel of the Incarnation. It was originally built on the corner of McKinney and Harwood, to a considerable degree north of Dallas’s business and residential community. In 1897 the mission church became a full-fledged parish of the Diocese of Dallas. In 1902 a brick building was dedicated and used as the church for the next twenty-five years. In 1927 the church moved to a new building farther north on McKinney at Cambrick Avenue. Fifteen rectors have served the church in the past 112 years and the modest brick chapel has become a 5-acre (20,000 m2) close serving the Dallas community with a Christian volunteer force of 1,800 households.
The church is one of 74 Episcopal churches and missions in the Diocese of Dallas, which is a member of Province VII of the Episcopal Church of the United States (TEC) and a part of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The current rector is the Right Reverend Anthony Burton. It is one of the largest parishes in the diocese.
The current facility, with the exception of the Great Hall and school building, was constructed in a neo-Gothic style. The worship spaces contain traditional Anglican furnishings and stained glass.
The main church is arranged in a cruciform layout. The nave and both transepts are used for congregational seating, and the rear gallery is used as overflow seating when needed. The north transept faces the crossing, while the south transept faces forward (east) toward a second altar, allowing it to function as an attached chapel. The south transept also contains a large stained glass window depicting Jesus as the "Good Shepherd". The Good Shepherd window backs up to the organ chamber, which prevents natural light from illuminating it, so it is lit artificially from behind.
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