WE ARE EXCEEDINGLY THANKFUL for how the Lord has blessed this parish, rising up from a humble Boy Scout hut, growing through our 75 years of mission and ministry to become one of the largest and most vibrant Episcopal parishes in the country!
75th Anniversary Timeline
Scroll through the major moments of our 75 years in this online, interactive, timeline!
Michael, A Musical
Our 75th Anniversary revue is coming to McFarlin Auditorium in April of 2022! There are lots of opportunities to be a part of this amazing production.
Order the 75th Anniversary Coffee Table Book
The 75th anniversary coffee table book makes an excellent gift and is a great way to commemorate our historic 75th anniversary. The book is $49.99 plus tax.
A BRIEF HISTORY
Excerpted from the Editors Note of the current Archangel Magazine
The year was 1945, and the Right Reverend Harry Tunis Moore, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas, pursued his war-delayed dream of establishing a new Episcopal parish for the growing area then referred to as North Dallas. A small group of people were ready to form this new mission, and met for their first worship service on a hot August Sunday in 1945—in a Boy Scout hut located on the grounds of the University Park YMCA.
Also during this time, The United States Tenth Army took control of Okinawa, the main island of the Ryukyus, 362 miles from the Japanese home islands; the USS Indianapolis was sunk by a Japanese Submarine, the war in Europe ended may 7th (V-E Day); Adolf Hitler and his wife of one day, Eva Braun, committed suicide; Harry S. Truman became the 33rd President of the United States following the death of President Roosevelt, (effects of polio); Robert Oppenheimer's Little Boy and Fat Man nuclear bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, causing Emperor Hirohito to announce Japan's surrender on the radio, August 14th (V-J Day); German concentration camps were liberated and Das Vaterland became divided between Allied occupation forces; 50 nations signed the United Nations Charter creating the United Nations, and the United States Marines stormed Iwo Jima...and Henry Winkler, Goldie Hawn, Bette Midler, Steve Martin and Rod Stewart were born.
It was during this—on the Feast Day of Saint Michael and All Angels and in honor of V-J Day—the now several hundred persons group, executed the charter and formed Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church. To read more, visit our history page.
Check out a timeline of events to celebrate our 75th anniversary, from August 2021 to June 2022! Lots of fun is in store with special guests from Saint Michael's past.
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Check out the virtual timeline of our 75 years.
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