St. Mark's Episcopal Church (San Antonio, Texas)

St. Mark's Episcopal Church is a historic church in San Antonio, Texas, United States. It is an Episcopal church in the Diocese of West Texas.

St Mark's Episcopal Church, San Antonio
Location315 East Pecan Street, San Antonio, Texas
CountryUnited States
DenominationEpiscopal
History
StatusActive
Architecture
Functional statusParish Church
Architect(s)Richard Upjohn
Completed1877
Administration
DioceseEpiscopal Diocese of West Texas
ProvinceProvince VII
Clergy
RectorThe Revd Beth Knowlton
Assistant priest(s)
The Rev. Matthew W. Wise
Laity
Organist(s)Jon Johnson
Organ scholarSamuel Gaskin
Churchwarden(s)Cathy Dawson and Craig Stokes
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
NRHP reference No.98000103 [1]
RTHL No.4463
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 12, 1998
Designated RTHL1962

History

St. Mark's was founded as a parish in 1858.[2] The church is located at 315 East Pecan Street in Travis Park, in the heart of the River Walk District and is only four blocks from the Alamo. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 12, 1998.

Lady Bird Johnson and Lyndon B. Johnson were married at St. Mark's by Rev. Arthur R. McKinstry on November 17, 1934.[3]

The rector is the Reverend Beth Knowlton (called to be rector on May 20, 2014).[4]

St. Mark's belfry houses a bell that was cast in New York in 1874 from the remains of the "Come and Take It" cannon that ignited the Texas Revolution in 1835 at Gonzales, TX. The cannon; a six-pound, Spanish made, bronze, artillery piece was unearthed in 1852, inside the Alamo, after being spiked and buried by Mexican troops after the defeat and subsequent surrender of General Santa Anna at San Jacinto.[5]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. http://stmarks-sa.org/#/about-us/history-of-st-marks
  3. "A. R. McKinstry, 97 - Ex-Episcopal Bishop". NYTimes.com. 1991-12-29. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
  4. http://www.stmarks-sa.org/#/home/new-rector-called
  5. Lindley, Thomas Ricks, "Gonzales "Come and Take It" Cannon", Handbook of Texas, Texas State Historical Association


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