Michelle Hiskey

When The Rt. Rev. Channing Moore Williams was buried on a hillside in 1910 in Richmond’s Hollywood Cemetery, no one could have imagined what would transpire there 115 years later.

When Abingdon Episcopal Church recently celebrated its 375 years, there was more looking forward than back. History was barely mentioned in a packed service February 23 where the Bishop of Virginia preached, and the focus was on the 14 people confirmed.