Longview, Gregg County
WHEN LONGVIEW WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1871, THE FEW EPISCOPALIANS WHO MOVED TO THE CITY NEEDED SPIRITUAL DIRECTION, AND THE DIOCESE DESIGNATED THE AREA AS A MISSION FIELD DUE TO SPARSE POPULATION. HOWEVER, THE LONGVIEW CONGREGATION QUICKLY GREW. IN 1932, THE CHURCH ACHIEVED PARISH STATUS. TWO YEARS LATER, THEY PURCHASED LAND ON PADON STREET ADJACENT TO THE NEW NUGGETT HILL NEIGHBORHOOD. IN THE 1950s, THE CHURCH ASSUMED MANAGEMENT OF GOOD SHEPHERD HOSPITAL AND ESTABLISHED TRINITY SCHOOL OF TEXAS. A NEW SANCTUARY AND EDUCATION CLASSROOMS WERE BUILT IN 1985. TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF LONGVIEW CONTINUES ITS LEGACY OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. (2022)