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St. Mark's Anglican Church is an Anglican church in Moultrie,
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, United States. Originally known as St. John's Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Georgia, it joined the
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during the
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History

The church dates to 1912, when an Episcopal priest in
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began holding services in Moultrie. Services were held at a Presbyterian church and in private residences. In 1919, land was purchased to construct a building; ground was broken in 1922 and the church was dedicated in 1923. In July 2012, the rector, Fr. Will McQueen, the vestry and the congregation left the historic church building and founded St. Mark's Anglican Church. They met temporarily in the chapel of Trinity Baptist Church. In late 2013, the congregation re-purchased the building from the Diocese of Georgia.


Churchmanship

St. Mark's follows the
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tradition of worship. It uses the 2019 Book of Common Prayer (ACNA) and
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for all services.


See also

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Anglican realignment The Anglican realignment is a movement among some Anglicans to align themselves under new or alternative oversight within or outside the Anglican Communion. This movement is primarily active in parts of the Episcopal Church in the United States ...
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Anglican Church in North America The Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) is a Christian denomination in the Anglican tradition in the United States and Canada. It also includes ten congregations in Mexico, two mission churches in Guatemala, and a missionary diocese in Cuba ...
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Anglican Diocese of the South The Anglican Diocese of the South is a diocese of the Anglican Church in North America, encompassing 50 parishes in the American states of Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia, a ...


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Mark's Anglican Church, Moultrie, Georgia Buildings and structures in Colquitt County, Georgia Former Episcopal church buildings in the United States Christian organizations established in 1912 1912 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state) Anglo-Catholic church buildings in the United States Churches completed in 1923 Anglican Church in North America church buildings in the United States