Who We Are
The Rev. Ray Brown, Vicar
870-673-2848 (office) or 501-291-6262 [email protected] or [email protected] Father Ray Brown is our part-time interim vicar on January 1, 2024. He will be in Stuttgart 20 hours per week for visitations with sick and shut-ins, administration of the parish and work with the vestry among other things. We are so happy to have him with us. |
Elisabeth Carter, Organist
The Vestry
Linda McCarty, Senior Warden/Clerk
Drew Carter, Junior Warden
Rick Hampton
Terry Harris
Alex Maynard
Lyndsay Carter
Candace Prine, Treasurer
The Vestry
Linda McCarty, Senior Warden/Clerk
Drew Carter, Junior Warden
Rick Hampton
Terry Harris
Alex Maynard
Lyndsay Carter
Candace Prine, Treasurer
Our Church
St. Alban’s Episcopal Church was established in October of 1904. It is the longest serving church at the same location in the Stuttgart area. This building was built as a memorial to Bishop Philander Chase of Ohio. His family donated his communion cup and paten that he carried in his saddlebags to distribute communion, as well as our baptismal font and bishop’s chair. These treasures remain in the church today.
St. Alban’s is patterned after a English country church and was named for the first English martyr and saint. The church building doubled from its original size when renovations were completed in 1995. In 1952 the Parish Hall was added, and in 1959, the former Russian Orthodox Church from Slovak, Ark., was moved to the grounds and converted into children’s classrooms and a nursery. In 1999, a memorial garth, or prayer garden, was built and dedicated to Mark Townsend, a faithful member of St. Alban’s and respected community leader and businessman. A columbarium was added to the garth in 2018 in memory of Asher Brooklyn “Bit” Ray. St. Alban’s has always invited the public at large to use our worship space. If you or your group are interested in using our facilities, please contact Father Ray at [email protected] or (870) 673-2848. |