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Church Office - (912) 232-1251
Fax - (912) 232-5559
Parish House - (912) 233-3845
Cranmer Hall - (912) 232-8887
E-mails (firstinitiallastname)@stjohnssav.org
Mailing / Physical Address
1 West Macon Street
Savannah, Georgia 31401
Parish Secretary - Mrs. I. David Futrell, Jr. (Penny)
Financial Secretary - Mrs. Peter J. Smyth (Rence)
Parish Activities Director - Mrs. William D. Harrell (Maryan)
Gardens and Grounds - Mr. Michael Rizas
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The Rt. Rev. Henry I. Louttit, Jr. - Bishop of Georgia
The Rt. Rev. Paul Reeves - Honorary Priest Associate
The Rev. Gavin G. Dunbar - Rector
The Rev. Curtis F. Mears -Priest Associate
The Rev. Craig E. O'Brien -Priest Associate
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St. John’s Vestry 2007
Senior Warden M. Tyus Butler, Esq.
Junior Warden Dr. J. David Carson
Treasurer Mr. Richard W. Adams
Vestry Clerk Mr. J. Earl Gilbreath, Jr.
Chancellor M. Tyus Butler, Esq.
Mr. Stephen R. Braswell
Mr. Edward J. Derst III
Mrs. Morgan W. Murray
Dr. Robert H. Jarman
Mrs. Paul Pressly
Mr. Duncan M. Pindar
Mr. William C. Rodgers
Mr. L. Allan Reynolds, Jr.
Mr. John Helmken II
Mr. Joseph R. Ross
Maj. Gen. Leroy N. Suddath
Mr. R. Kran Riddle
Mr. Roland B. Williams
Mr. T. Herbert Guerry III
Richard C. E. Jennings, Esq.
Mr. J. Pride Sheahan
Vestry Emeritus
Mr. James E. Hungerpiller
Dr. Edwin C. Shepherd
Mr. L. Allan Reynolds, Jr.
Mr. George Fawcett
Mr. Sidney T. Nutting, Jr.
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When you hear of the Green- Meldrim House, it sounds like the color of a strange crayon. Well, you're wrong! Built in 1850, for a wealthy cotton merchant/lawyer, Charles Green, the Green-Meldrim House is an exceptional example of a Neo-Gothic revival architecture. He had it built so he could show off to the city of Savannah how rich he was. It was designed by a famous architect, John Norris. The house is located on 14 West Macon Street, near Madison Square.
The house is well known for the fact that General Sherman used it as his headquarters during the Savannah occupation in the Civil War. Sherman spared the city from his fiery wrath because of its beauty and charm. In the bedroom of the Green-Meldrim House, the general wrote a famous telegram telling Abraham Lincoln, the U.S. President at the time, that he would give him Savannah as a Christmas present!
The mansion was owned by two families, the Greens and the Meldrims before it was sold. In 1943, the Green-Meldrim House was sold to St. John's Episcopal Church to be used as the parish house. The servants' quarters, kitchen, and stables are used as a rectory for the church.
St. John's Episcopal Church was built in 1853. The church was designed by Calvin Otis. Otis was an architect who came all the way from Buffalo, New York, to work on the "project". A ship's mast is curiously located in the center of its only spire. The church is very beautiful with its simple look of a British parish house, which is what Otis intended. It has many picturesque stained-glass windows depicting various scenes from the Bible.
The Green-Meldrim House and St. John's Episcopal Church are separated only by a courtyard with a pond and fountain. The fountain is that of a darling little fish, and inside the pond are the copper glints of pennies tourists have thrown in to make a wish.
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RT. REV. HENRY I. LOUTTIT, JR. - BISHOP OF GEORGIA
THE REV. GAVIN G. DUNBAR - RECTOR
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REV. CURTIS F. MEARS - PRIEST ASSOCIATE
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REV. CRAIG E. O'BRIEN - PRIEST ASSOCIATE
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