Mission Statement

With God's help, we as a parish and individuals will work to be a worshipping family, which grows in the presence of Christ. We will strive to bring God's love to each other, our neighborhood, and the world. As we grow in Christ, Christ will grow in us.

Parish History

The story of St. Thomas began in the 1950s, when local residents began to dream of an Episcopal Church in the Norwood community. So grave were their doubts, they chose St. Thomas, the doubting apostle, as their patron. Such fears were soon allayed, however, on November 24, 1957. On that day, the fledgling congregation held services in a vacant storefront. A short time later, the new church achieved mission status. St. Thomas grew quickly, and by the 1960s was housed in the current parish house and classroom extension. Steady growth continued and in the 1980s work began on a larger and more permanent house of worship. The nave and sanctuary were dedicated on April 26, 1987. That year, at the annual diocesan convention, St. Thomas became a parish of the church. St. Thomas celebrated its fiftieth birthday on November 24, 2007.

Today, the church stands as a testament to the faith and perseverance of its founders. No longer filled with doubts, we look forward to a future of growth, worship, and Christian service.

Parish Staff

• The Right Reverend Charles vonRosenberg, Bishop of East Tennessee
• David Ensley, M.M., Organist and Choir Master
• Carol Marshall, Acolyte Mistress
• Evelyn Bradley, Blanche Pedersen, Carolyn Wood, Kathy Walker
• Office Volunteers

Parish Vestry

Term Ends 2010

• Teri Foster
• Victoria Tavino
• Carolyn Wood

Term Ends 2011

• Byron Harmon
• Richard Mathews
• Bruce Ragon

Term Ends 2012

• Tim Ezzell
• Carol Marshall
• Kathy Walker

Officers of the Vestry

• Bruce Ragon, Senior Warden
• Victoria Tavino and Richard Mathews, co-Junior Wardens
• Kathy Walker, Treasurer
• Blanche Pedersen, Clerk of the Vestry