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St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church

A brief list of high points in our 50 years of life together

Our clergy:

  • 8/20/1961 - 6/1968      The Rev. Alwin Reiners, Jr., Vicar
  • 9/1968 - 6/1976           The Rev. Hugh A. Whitesell, Vicar
  • 4/1977 - 2/2002           The Rev. Malcolm E. Turnbull, Vicar then Rector 1/1986
  • 3/2002 - 12/2003         The Rev. Mario Gonzalez del Solar, Interim Rector
  • 1/2004 - 5/2011            The Rev. Haywood B. Spangler, Ph D, Rector
  • 7/2005 - 1/2010            The Rev. Barbara "Bambi" Willis, Assistant Rector
  • 8/2011 - present           The Rev. R. Bruce Birdsey, Interim Rector

Important dates in our history:

December 19, 1960                            The Diocese of Virginia decides to establish a mission in Richmond's West End
August 20, 1961 The first worship service is held at our original location on Three Chopt Road
June 9, 1968 The last worship service of Al Reiners, our first priest and Vicar
September 1968 Hugh Whitesell becomes our second Vicar
May 23, 1971 The last service at the original location. St. Bart's holds worship services at Maybeury Elementary School while a new building is constructed at the current site on Patterson Avenue
Summer 1972 Penny Cadaret is the first child baptized on the concrete slab of the new building, then under construction
April 1, 1973 The first worship service is held in the newly completed church building
June 27, 1976 The last worship service of Hugh Whitesell, our second Vicar
April 3, 1977 The first service of Malcolm Turnbull, our third priest and Vicar
December 28, 1981   The building is heavily damaged by fire of unknown origin. Worship services are held during reconstruction at Derbyshire Baptist Church
December 19, 1982 The first worship service is held in the newly rebuilt church building
December 26, 1982 Melanie Oglesby is the first child baptized in the newly rebuilt building
January 1986 St. Bart's becomes a self-supporting parish. Malcolm Turnbull is elected first Rector and St. Bart's establishes the tradition of new parishes' giving a monetary gift at Annual Council to the Diocese for church planting
 February 10, 2002  Malcolm Turnbull's last service as Rector when he retires on the day before his 65th birthday. He is elected Rector Emeritus
 January 1, 2004  Haywood Spangler's first service as Rector
 May 29, 2011  Haywood Spangler's last service as Rector