General Info

St. Francis Church in Greensboro was organized in October 1954 as a mission of Holy Trinity Parish. The first service was held at Irving Park Elementary School in November 1954, with 104 people attending. A charter scroll, which is framed and in the narthex, was signed in the Octave of Epiphany in 1955. At that time, 180 baptized people formally transferred their membership to the new mission. Construction of the church building began in July 1955, with the cornerstone lain in October of that year. The first service at our present Lawndale location was held on Christmas Day 1955. St. Francis became an independent parish in union with the Diocese of North Carolina in 1956.St. Francis Church in Greensboro was organized in October 1954 as a mission of Holy Trinity Parish. The first service was held at Irving Park Elementary School in November 1954, with 104 people attending. A charter scroll, which is framed and in the narthex, was signed in the Octave of Epiphany in 1955. At that time, 180 baptized people formally transferred their membership to the new mission. Construction of the church building began in July 1955, with the cornerstone lain in October of that year. The first service at our present Lawndale location was held on Christmas Day 1955. St. Francis became an independent parish in union with the Diocese of North Carolina in 1956.