The History of St. Thomas’ Episcopal Parish,
Prince George’s County, Maryland
Second Edition
by FRANKLIN A. ROBINSON, Jr
From the colonial era until well into the 20th century, the combination of faith and the income from tobacco built and sustained the Anglican parishes of Maryland. This book examines the history of St. Thomas’ Parish in Prince George’s County—a parish whose roots reach back to one of the earliest congregations in the colony. The text covers not only the events and people at the local parish level but also gives insight into the necessary and practical business of managing a parish: supporting a rector, maintaining church buildings, and nurturing the growth of congregations. It also explores race relations in the parish from enslavement to the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s.
Paperback, 7 x 10”, 382 pages
ISBN# 978-0-9898330-4-2