Episcopal Church at CornellTimeline of the Episcopal Church at Cornell
The present Episcopal Chaplaincy at Cornell follows a long tradition which began about 1900. It continues a history of priests and laity dedicated to preserving the presence of the Episcopal Church on the Cornell campus.
1900-1906 Professor Babcock, an ordained Episcopal priest, holds services in Barnes Hall on the campus for a group known as St. Paul’s.
1906-1948 St. John’s Episcopal Church, Ithaca, takes over the St. Paul’s group and finances the Huntington Club, which occupies a residence on Dryden Road. The campus ministry is coordinated by the curates and assistants at St. John’s, and then by chaplains appointed from and based in the parish. They sponsor, successively, the Seabury Club and the Canterbury Club.
1948 The Rev. Richard B. Stott appointed Episcopal Chaplain. Under his dynamic leadership an unusual Episcopal community within the Cornell community grows and flourishes.
1951 Anabel Taylor Hall opens as the center for Cornell United Religious Work. The Rev. Stott, while retaining close ties with St. John’s, establishes the base of his ministry in the new building and starts regularly scheduled services in its chapel.
1965 The Rev. Gurdon Brewster appointed assistant to the chaplain.
1969 The Rev. Gurdon Brewster appointed Episcopal Chaplain, after the death of The Rev. Stott in 1968. The Rev. Brewster continues a campus ministry inspired by the same qualities that characterized The Rev. Stott’s ministry: flexibility, spiritual commitment, intellectual growth, and human warmth.
1999 The Rev. Gurdon Brewster retires. The Rev. Jeffrey Ross appointed vicar.
2000 The Rev. Ross leaves ECC. The Rev. Janet Sturgis appointed Interim Chaplain.
2003 The Rev. Sturgis steps down. The Rev. Nancy Lane appointed Interim Chaplain.
2003 The Rev. Suzanne Guthrie arrives as ECC's chaplain.
2007 The Rev. Suzanne Guthrie step's down. The Rev. Barb Schmitz appointed Interim Chaplain.
2009 The Rev. Barb Schmitz step's down. The Rev. Clark R. West appointed Chaplain.