Windows Trinity Church has a varied collection of stained glass, installed over a one hundred year period beginning in the mid-nineteenth century. Thirteen of the windows are made of early 20th century opalescent glass; twelve by Tiffany Studios. The windows offer widely differing styles, from the medieval-style English glass to the stenciled, brightly colored American glass. Some of the translucent glass changes color in the manner of an opal, depending on the light conditions, hence the name "opalescent glass". Tiffany windows are famous for a rich palette of what is literally sculpted glass, often arranged in layers. Find out more about some of our windows by clicking on the images below.

Trinity Church

The present church building is the third to occupy the site of the original Augusta Parish church, established in 1746 shortly after the founding of Augusta County. An impressive iron fence with brick posts and base surrounds the churchyard where large trees shade a path through the city's oldest cemetery. The 1870's rectory and parish house are located at the southern end of the grounds.

The current Gothic Revival church was designed by English architect J. W. Johns and built in 1855. In 1955, Charlottesville architect Milton Gregg was retained to provide major structural and mechanical upgrades, including a redesigned gallery to accommodate a new organ. By the end of the 20th century another major renovation was needed to replace aging systems and to install the new tracker organ built by Taylor and Boody.

 

Churchyard

A walk through Trinity Churchyard is a small history lesson of our community. It was the only public burying ground for many years, and has graves as old as the Revolutionary War. There are 17 known Revolutionary soldiers buried here. There are many beautiful and poignant stones, some marking the graves of ancestors of current members of Trinity. The cemetery was closed to the public in 1853, when Thornrose Cemetery was opened.