Lancaster By the Bay Chamber - Event Information

Event Name:
Church and State in Colonial and Revolutionary Virginia

Description:
Sponsored by Rappahannock Institute for Lifelong Learning

Established by law and supported by taxation, the Church of England was the official religion of colonial Virginia. Church life revolved around the parish, a geographical area that supported a minister and functioned as a unit of local government. Over the 18th century, Presbyterians, Baptists, and other dissenters challenged the Church of England’s authority and traditional role in Virginia society.
In the Revolutionary period, Virginians brought forth religious liberty with landmark legislation that shaped the new nation in profound ways.
This course, taught by Robert Teagle at Historic Christ Church in Weems, examines how Virginia moved from a royal colony with few dissenters and a well-established Church of England to an independent commonwealth that declared religious freedom to be a natural right of mankind.
Robert Teagle is the Director of Programs & Communications at the Foundation for Historic Christ Church in Weems, Virginia, where he has worked since 2000. He earned his BA in History from the College of William and Mary and MA in American History from Virginia Tech. 

Fee - $35

Event Date:
5/27/2020
6/3/2020
6/10/2020

Event Time:
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Eastern

Location:
Historic Christ Church
420 Christ Church Road
Weems, VA 22576
UNITED STATES

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Contact Person:
Anne Paparella
(phone: 804-333-6700)

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