Welcome to
St. Alban's Episcopal Church
A Brief Sketch of St. Alban’s History
St. Alban’s Episcopal Church was founded in Holy Week,1965 by the merger of St. John’s (a
growing congregation in the Banks area, started around 1884) and Grace Church (an older
congregation in the Wenona area, started around 1885). Grace Church contributed their
building (1910), and St. John’s contributed their pastor to be the building and priest of this new
congregation.
In a few years the need for a parish hall to accommodate the new, larger congregation was
addressed in the 1968 construction of the new parish hall (the area south of the hallway from
Wenona Ave. Parking Lot entrance to the Erie St. Office entrance). The lower level of the older
building was renovated for Sunday school classes and chapel a few years later.
St. Albans has been looking forward and was the first church in this area to admit girls as altar
servers.
As its focus on outreach began to blossom,
Each generation has endeavored to renew our outreach as times, needs and opportunities
change, working to make God’s love visible and real for our neighbors, and to renew our
buildings and grounds to help us address these times more suitably.
We invite others to join us as we seek to follow Jesus and embrace life with the God of Love!
[Garnered from St. Alban’s 1965-2015 and collective memory 3/16/2024]
The History of St. Alban's
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105 S. Erie, Bay City, MI 48706
Office Phone: 989-892-4135
Office Hours: Mon - Wed, 9am-2pm