Blog
News from the life of the parish today, and stories from more than four centuries of its history.
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Heritage Committee Addresses Students, Teachers
William Tucker, the first documented African baby born in English-speaking North America, was actually born in Elizabeth City Parish.
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St. Anne’s Guild: Team Up 2 Clean Up and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation
In about two hours, 12 of us gathered a total of 11 bags of trash, all of which were picked up that afternoon by Hampton Clean City Commission.
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Cemetery Stories: Mary Pretty Hair and St. John’s Ministry at Hampton Institute
Between 1879 and 1890, our clergy officiated at thirteen burials of Native Americans at the Hampton University cemetery.
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THRIVE Continues to “Thrive” in Our Community
In 2020 THRIVE assisted individuals with over $246,000 for past due rent and utility bills, provided almost 79 tons of food, and financial counseling to 364 families.
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Cemetery Stories: Conrad Wise Chapman
Along the perimeter of the cemetery as it existed in the early 20th century, in the far northwestern corner, you will encounter the modest gravesite of Conrad Wise Chapman.
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Honoring a “Local Saint”: The Reverend James Solomon Russell
The Reverend James Solomon Russell was named a “local saint” in the Diocese of Southern Virginia in 1996.
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Twenty-Six Previously Unknown Graves Located in Cemetery
Mr. Housand located twenty-six previously unknown gravesites.
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St. John’s and THRIVE Peninsula Combine Efforts to Bring Christmas Cheer to Local Children
Within a week, a $5000 grant was obtained from the Charitable Trust at St. John’s and THRIVE identified the families with children in greatest need.