Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
301 6th Ave W
Lisbon, Ransom County, North Dakota 58054
301 6th Ave W
Lisbon, Ransom County, North Dakota 58054
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Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
The First Protestant Episcopal service was read by laymen, Henry Cramer and A. Baring-Gould in the Everitt Furniture store in 1882 and in 1883 the congregation was formally organized with 16 candidates prepared for confirmation. Meetings were then held in the Scoville building in the Patterson block.
In 1886 two women in the congregation canvassed the city and raised $900 for the construction of a new church building in one day. The cornerstone of the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church was laid in October 1886, and the church was dedicated, free of indebtedness, in 1888. It still stands south of the Middle School building on the northwest corner of 6th Avenue and Elm Street and is constructed of native granite boulders taken from surrounding hillsides.
During the 1890s hard times forced the closing of the church for seven years.
In describing the Episcopal church, Mrs. M. L. Engle wrote: "Picturesque Holy Trinity church stands upon a gentle slope in the western part of Lisbon; its timeless and artistic stone architecture is pleasing to the eye. The sunlight falling up the beautiful stone windows sends myriads of jewels into the sanctuary, where they rest quivering upon the altar rails like messages from heaven."
Between 1928 and 1955, and again in the 1970s the Holy Trinity Episcopal church was served by the Valley City rector.
The church rectory was built in 1956 at 317 Webster and in 1970 when the church was no longer served by a resident minister, the rectory was sold.
An addition to the church was constructed and dedicated on June 27, 1971. Known as Ardies Hall, the addition was constructed in memory of Norval Ardies, Holy Trinity's resident rector during the early 1960s.
Rectors who have served the church are:
Daniel Flack 1884
Alfred G. Pinkham 1887
W. D. Morrow 1888
Duncan Monroe 1889
H. G. Ensworth 1900
J. A. Maggrah 1903
Edgar Jones 1906
Frank A. Shore 1907
John G. Larson 1913
Albert E. H. Martyr 1917
L.H. Ewald 1919
Peter Edwards 1921
George W. Lewis 1928
Thomas A. Simpson 1933
William Weber 1936
Fred C. H. Wild 1939
Lionel Harrison 1944
Fred L. Pickett 1951
George Gillespie 1952
William J. Hunter 1955
Norval Ardies 1959
Charles W. Henley 1966
Perry A. Kingman 1969
Stephen Sedgwick 1977
Info from - Lisbon, 1880-1980 Page 66 & 67
The First Protestant Episcopal service was read by laymen, Henry Cramer and A. Baring-Gould in the Everitt Furniture store in 1882 and in 1883 the congregation was formally organized with 16 candidates prepared for confirmation. Meetings were then held in the Scoville building in the Patterson block.
In 1886 two women in the congregation canvassed the city and raised $900 for the construction of a new church building in one day. The cornerstone of the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church was laid in October 1886, and the church was dedicated, free of indebtedness, in 1888. It still stands south of the Middle School building on the northwest corner of 6th Avenue and Elm Street and is constructed of native granite boulders taken from surrounding hillsides.
During the 1890s hard times forced the closing of the church for seven years.
In describing the Episcopal church, Mrs. M. L. Engle wrote: "Picturesque Holy Trinity church stands upon a gentle slope in the western part of Lisbon; its timeless and artistic stone architecture is pleasing to the eye. The sunlight falling up the beautiful stone windows sends myriads of jewels into the sanctuary, where they rest quivering upon the altar rails like messages from heaven."
Between 1928 and 1955, and again in the 1970s the Holy Trinity Episcopal church was served by the Valley City rector.
The church rectory was built in 1956 at 317 Webster and in 1970 when the church was no longer served by a resident minister, the rectory was sold.
An addition to the church was constructed and dedicated on June 27, 1971. Known as Ardies Hall, the addition was constructed in memory of Norval Ardies, Holy Trinity's resident rector during the early 1960s.
Rectors who have served the church are:
Daniel Flack 1884
Alfred G. Pinkham 1887
W. D. Morrow 1888
Duncan Monroe 1889
H. G. Ensworth 1900
J. A. Maggrah 1903
Edgar Jones 1906
Frank A. Shore 1907
John G. Larson 1913
Albert E. H. Martyr 1917
L.H. Ewald 1919
Peter Edwards 1921
George W. Lewis 1928
Thomas A. Simpson 1933
William Weber 1936
Fred C. H. Wild 1939
Lionel Harrison 1944
Fred L. Pickett 1951
George Gillespie 1952
William J. Hunter 1955
Norval Ardies 1959
Charles W. Henley 1966
Perry A. Kingman 1969
Stephen Sedgwick 1977
Info from - Lisbon, 1880-1980 Page 66 & 67