Grace and Holy Trinity Church becomes the Cathedral
Grace and Holy Trinity Church was consecrated as the Cathedral of The Diocese of West Missouri on October 29, 1935.
News & Events
Major News and Events listed in the diocesan timeline.
Wedding of Harry S. Truman and Bess Wallace
Wedding of Harry S. Truman and Bess Wallace took place at Trinity Episcopal Church, Independence.
General Convention of The Episcopal Church approves the splitting of the Diocese of Missouri
On October 7, the 5th day of the General Convention, the House of Deputies adopted a resolution supporting the split of the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri. The motion was referred by the House of Bishops to the Committee on the Admission of New Dioceses, and the bishops replied with a counter resolution requesting more time. … After various resolutions were suggested and rejected, on October 15, 1889, the House of Bishops finally approved the majority resolution from the Committee on the Admission of New Dioceses, and the resolution to split the Diocese of Missouri was approved.
The 50th Diocesan Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri
In May, 1889, the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri approved a resolution to divide itself, which was ratified after extended debate by the 36th General Convention of The Episcopal Church on October 15 of that year.
