Trinity Episcopal Church/Red Door Theater

Trinity Episcopal Church/Red Door Theater (HM15FP)

Location: Union Springs, AL 36089 Bullock County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 8.608', W 85° 42.977'

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Trinity Episcopal Church was established in Union Springs by Rev. DeBerniere Waddell in 1872 as a parish of the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama with seventeen communicants and an annual budget of $412.50. Until 1879 services were held monthly in the County Courthouse or in churches of other denominations.

In 1879 the congregation purchased a small wooden store building diagonally across Prairie Street from this site. Remodeled as a church, services were held there until completion of the present church.

The current building was designed by a local high school senior, Richard Kennon Perry, who went on to become a notable architect. Erected on a lot provided by the Foster family, the Gothic-revival building features stained glass windows and dual front entrances appropriate for the interior plans popular in southern churches built between 1880 and 1920. The marble cornerstone indicates the church was completed and dedicated to God in 1909.

The Church had seventeen communicants in 1925; in 1993 there were fewer than eleven. Negotiations with the Diocese led to transfer of ownership of the building to the City of Union Springs, in exchange for two acres of land donated by individuals. The service of Desanctification of a Consecrated Building was performed by the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama on August 28, 2002 when the Diocese removed the lectern and bishop's chair and placed them in other churches.

Under the auspices of the Tourism Council of Bullock County, the building was renamed the Red Door Theater. The first community event held here was a group reading from the script of the play "Conecuh People." The play, presented four times during April 2004, featured the lives of people in Bullock County.

The church building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and, in 1989, was designated as a historic site by the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama.

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HM NumberHM15FP
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Year Placed2005
Placed ByThe Bullock County Historical Society and the Alabama Historical Association
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Date Added Sunday, October 12th, 2014 at 7:50am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 621069 N 3557059
Decimal Degrees32.14346667, -85.71628333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 8.608', W 85° 42.977'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 8' 36.48" N, 85° 42' 58.62" W
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Area Code(s)334
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 212 N Prairie St, Union Springs AL 36089, US
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