Episcopal Church of All Saints (Indianapolis)
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| 39°47′16″N 86°08′58″W / 39.787780°N 86.149356°WCoordinates: 39°47′16″N 86°08′58″W / 39.787780°N 86.149356°W | |
| Location | 1559 Central Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States |
| Denomination | Episcopal |
| Website | www |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Alfred Grindle |
| Style | Early Gothic Revival |
| Completed | 1910 |
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| Diocese | Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis |
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| Bishop(s) | The Rt. Rev. Catherine Maples Waynick |
| Rector | The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille |
The Episcopal Church of All Saints serves the Old Northside Historic District near downtown Indianapolis. It is distinctive within the diocese for its Anglo-Catholic style of worship, and is historically significant as the first Episcopal Church in the United States to regularly ordain a woman as priest. The building also served as the cathedral of the Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis from 1911 until 1954, when the bishop's seat was relocated to Christ Church Cathedral, Indianapolis.
All Saints is the successor to Grace Church, a parish founded in 1866. Under Bishop David Knickerbacker, Grace Church became pro-cathedral of the Diocese of Indiana in the late 19th century. Construction of All Saints Cathedral began on the site of Grace Church in 1910. The building was dedicated on All Saints Day in 1911. The 1912 diocesan convention designated the cathedral as "a House of Prayer, where all persons, of whatever race or nation, may have opportunity to worship God".
All Saints Church began a period of turmoil marked by its losing its cathedral status in 1954 as well as the change in neighborhood demographics following the end of World War II. This upheaval culminated in an outreach to the burgeoning African-American inner-city population, including the creation of a treble choir for children affiliated with the Royal School of Church Music. This program flourished throughout the 1960s, and it was during this time that the congregation affixed a sign, still present, above the west doors reading "Everyone Is Welcome".
On January 1, 1977, The Rev. Jacqueline Means became the first woman to be regularly ordained as a priest in the Episcopal Church. The ordination was controversial within the congregation, with only 75 people attending her first celebration of communion the following morning, compared to regular Sunday attendance at the time of 90–120. The Rev. Tanya Vonnegut Beck, who served as All Saints' priest-in-charge from 2010 to 2012, was the second woman regularly ordained in the Episcopal Church.
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