ST. MATTHEW'S ANGLICAN PARISH, BIABOU ST. VINCENT

 The St. Matthew's Anglican Church, which was a wooden structure, was first situated at Church Hill in the parish of Charlotte. An exact date for the construction and dedication of the church is not known, however there is record of who was the rector as early as 1845. In 1898, there was a severe hurricane which caused havoc and destruction.

St. Matthew's Church was among seven churches which were completely destroyed in the parish. The church was rebuilt by the Misses Grant of Massey Estate, the records showing date of rededication or rectors who served during that decade are non-existent.

During the tenure of Fr. Frank Wain the church was built on Kata Rock, where it is still present today. The cornerstone for this church was laid on 4^th June 1947. The church was dedicated for use on 11^th April 1948. The Church was refurbished in 2006 and was Rededicated on Sunday 4^th February, 2007 by The Rt. Rev'd C Leopold Friday, Bishop of the Windward Islands.

At present the number of registered parishioners at St. Matthews is 116

Our Sunday School has 42 registered children

Worship at St. Matthews every Sunday at 9.00am All are invited

This church is situated in the village of Stubbs. The number of parishoners on record is approximately 166, with 30 children on our Sunday School register. The Church sits on 2.5 acres of land and has its own cemetery.

This church is very close to Argyle, which is the site for the new international airport, and so is expecting to see a growth in membership as workers move into the area when the project starts.

Service at St. Sylvan's is at 7.00am on Sundays

This church is situated in the farming community of Greggs. There is approximately 60 registered members in that church, with a Sunday School of 12 on register.

Service every Sunday at 11.00am

 

Thomas Johnson, 1845 June 1846

M. V. Connell, June 1846- March 1856

T. M. Greenidge, March 1856- November 1858

A. Phillipse, 1857-December 1859

Thomas A. Cuppage, February 1860- August 1861

H.Sealey, February 1862-April1866

J. R. Bascom, June 1868-May 1874

E.A. Turpin, November 1874-January 1877

L. Milton Alleyne, February 1877- January 1879

R. J. Clarke, July 1880-May 1890

After this period St Matthew was put directly under the care and supervision of the Rector of Holy Trinity, Georgetown.              

The Rectors in charge of the Charlotte Parish both North and South were:-

A.S. Williams, August 1890- March 1894

T.S.L. Jessamy, May 1892- 1898.

 

In 1898, there was a severe hurricane which caused havoc and destruction and St Matthew�s Church

After the destructive hurricane, new Rectors were again appointed for the North and South Charlotte Parish.

 

Anderson Bell (date of appointment unknown) �December 1911

Benjamin A. Samuel, December 1911- June 1930

T.L.S. Gough, May 1930-July 1933

Harold G. Piggot, June 1933- December 1936

C. Vernon Everlsley, January 1937- February 1939

G.A. Fredericks, March 1939 � June 1945

Frank Wain, 1942-August 1948

Vacant September 1948 � December 1951

R. M. Lewis November 1951- October 1955

P. John Montgomery, March 1956-  November 1965

John E. W. Harradine, January 1966-  August 1971

 

L.A. Todd, May 1972 June 1973

Vacant September 1973 December 1978

Stephen J. Taylor, January 1979- June 1985

James Daniel, July 1985-  February 1987

Vacant March 1987-  April 1989

C. Leopold Friday,  May 1989 � June 1998

Calvert Friday,  Caretaker  1997- 1998

Otis s. Nicholls    1998- April 2001

Lionel Richards,  Caretaker   May 2001-  June 2002

Junior E. Ballantyne July2002-August 2007

 Clive Eric Thomas September 2007