“Trinity Church is the only church in Meade Parish, which is named for The Rt. Rev. William Meade, a former Bishop of Virginia.”
With the establishment of the settlement in Virginia by the English, the Church of England became the established church. Following the tradition of the Church of England and the Roman Catholic Church, parishes were established in Virginia, and each parish was served by a Rector who may have had one or more churches. To differentiate each parish, they were given names and in our case, Meade Parish was the name given to the area served by Trinity – Upperville.
Bishop Meade (1789 – 1862) was born in White Post, Virginia, in what is now Clarke County.
Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Meade
This will be the last article in this series of 33 “Did You Know” articles. I have enjoyed sharing some of the knowledge I have gathered over my years at Trinity. It is my understanding this space will now be used to periodically update the readers on the ongoing repairs being carried out by your Property Committee to these amazing facilities.