Midtown in Memphis in Shelby County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Grace-St. Luke's Episcopal Church

Photographed by Steve Masler, June 16, 2015

1. Grace-St. Luke's Episcopal Church Marker

Inscription. St. Luke's Church, founded in 1894 at Idlewild and Union, moved to this location in 1912 where the Right Rev. Thomas F. Gailor, 3rd Bishop of Tennessee, laid the church's cornerstone. Grace Church, founded in 1850 as the first mission church of Calvary Episcopal Church and later merged (1877-78) with Jefferson Davis' parish church, St. Lazarus (now non-existent), was located (1885-1939) at Vance and Lauderdale. On Nov. 24, 1940 the first services of Grace-St. Luke's Episcopal Church were held here, marking the merger of two historic churches.

Erected 1991 by Grace-St. Luke's Episcopal Church and The Shelby County Historical Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1816.

Location. 35° 7.937′ N, 90° 0.266′ W. Marker is in Memphis, Tennessee, in Shelby County. It is in Midtown. It is at the intersection of Peabody Ave. and Lemaster Street, on the left when traveling east on Peabody Ave.. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1720 Peabody Ave, Memphis TN 38104, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Tennessee.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Upper South,

in the Mississippi Delta,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Central Gardens Historic District (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Idlewild Presbyterian Church (approx. ¼ mile

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away); The Antenna Club (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hutchison School (approx. 0.4 miles away); Crump Home (approx. half a mile away); Bettis Family Cemetery (approx. half a mile away); The 1969 Miss Memphis Review (approx. 0.7 miles away); Site of the former Union Avenue United Methodist Church (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Memphis.

Another marker is no longer nearby. First Congregational Church (was approx. 0.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Steve Masler, June 26, 2015

2. Grace-St. Luke's Episcopal Church Marker

Grace-St. Luke's Episcopal Church image. Click for full size.

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3. Grace-St. Luke's Episcopal Church

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 16, 2015, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 760 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 16, 2015, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.