St. Phillips Church Interior

St. Phillips Church Interior. . , Twelve graves were found beneath the floor of the church, most concentrated near the altar. Important people were buried inside the church as a sign of status., Archaeology has revealed eight large footings in the church which supported the roof and thirty-four smaller footings for the wooden floor. The aisles were paved with one-foot-square brick tiles. The paved aisles formed a cross, bisecting the church. Other aisles along the walls also provided access to pews in four wooden-floored sections., List of ministers who served Brunswick: , 1728 Rev. Jean Lapierre, first minister to serve at Brunswick , 1733 Rev. Richard Marsden , 1741 Rev James Moir, first to serve in newly established St. Philips Parish , 1747 Res. Christopher Bevis , 1750 No minister , 1754 Rev. John McDowell, itinerant between St James Wilmington and St Philip , 1763 No minister , 1765 Rev. John Barnett, replaced McDowell, who had died , 1769 Rev. J. Cramp , 1774 Rev. Nicholas Christian, only at Brunswick about a year before town burned, Anglican clergy who served at Brunswick faced many obstacles. One was the lack of a church building for many years. Nor was there a rectory to house the minister. There was also concerns about wages. The salary from the SPG was not enough for most Brunswick clergy to live beyond poverty. With little concern from local citizens, many ministers shortened their stay in Brunswick., (captions) , Conjecture of Interior , Location of graves , Floor plan of church