Building & Grounds
Our beloved gray stone church was moved and rebuilt, stone by stone, at its current location of 600 N. Euclid Avenue in 1935. We are blessed with beauty in our space, from the colored diamond shapes in the clerestory windows to the bronze Stations of the Cross designed by Lawrence Marcell in 1975 to celebrate our 120th anniversary. Two years ago, we refurbished the sanctuary and nave.
The life-size Christus Rex crucifix behind the altar is a modern example of church art done in the medieval spirit. Designed by Eames and Walsh (before St. Louis-native Charles Eames moved to California), it was sculpted by Victor Berlin’s and painted by Charles Quest. It shows Christ in Victory rather than in suffering. At Christ’s hand are the chalice and bread, symbols of the eucharist; at his left are the font and paschal candle, symbols of baptism, thus recognizing the two sacraments. Overhead is a peacock, an ancient symbol of the resurrection, and at his feet is a pelican feeding her young with her own blood.
Eames and Walsh also designed the graceful gum wood altar in the chapel. The tiny chapel was originally consecrated the Chapel of St. Francis. Its window was designed by Emil Frei Jr. and contains a fragment portrait of St. Francis from Reims Cathedral. This was brought to St. Louis by a nurse who served in France during World War I and came into the possession of Lee Orcutt, who served as a warden of Trinity. After his death, his widow gave it to the church as a memorial window.
We also memorialize parishioners in the All Saints Memorial Garden, created in 1998. A granite wall in the garden records the names of those who have passed and/or have been buried in the Garden. It is intended to be a place of comfort, peace, and inspiration for the living as well as a final resting place for our loved ones.
Additionally, we are lucky to have two parish halls, both with kitchen facilities. In 1980, we broke ground on the north parish hall, which we use for Sunday School, meetings, art exhibits, and other purposes as needed. The renovation and expansion of the south parish hall in 2014 vastly increased our space. It is larger and has a commercial kitchen, from which we operate our food ministry.