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All Saints parish has been serving the community of Tupelo since 1870. In that year, a small congregation of six Episcopalians met with their bishop, William Mercer Green, who designated the small community a Mission Station. Meeting in the Presbyterian Church, these Episcopalians began to grow in number and witness to Anglican faith in Tupelo. Forty years later, with 22 communicants, All Saints became a mission of the diocese. In 1957, they became a self-supporting parish.
During the years as a mission, a small church was built on Jefferson Street, one lot west of its corner with Madison Street. In April 1936, as Tupelo prepared for Easter, the skies over Tupelo grew stormy. Before the day was over, much of Tupelo lay in twisted ruins following a huge tornado. (Modern meteorologists say that this tornado would have been classified as an F5 had they had such a system in those days.) Included in the ruins was the small chapel of All Saints. However, as with the rest of Tupelo, All Saints rebuilt their church, which still stands today. It served the mission and parish of All Saints for another 55 years before the parish built its contemporary sanctuary to the west of the former rectory (now the parish office). During the 1990s, All Saints has experienced a phenomenal growth spirt. Today, over 50% of the parish's 500 communicants were members of another Episcopal parish or denomination in 1995. This is due in large part to the fact that Tupelo itself is growing dramatically, as well as to the large stream of converts to the Anglican way. With this growth, the parish of All Saints looks forward to another 130 years of witness to Christ's Gospel in Tupelo and Lee County.
 The First Chapel of All Saints, ca. 1870 |
 All Saints in ruins following the Tornado of 1936 |
 The altar at All Saints |
 Close-up of the shield in the window of St. Matthew the Evangelist |
 Close-up of the shield in the window of St. Mark the Evangelist |
| Our Weekly Schedule | ||
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| Sundays | Holy Eucharist Rite II at 8:30 AM
Christian Education at 9:30 AM (except during the summer) Choral Eucharist Rite II at 10:30 AM EYC at 5:00 (except during the summer) |
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| Mondays | Intercessory Prayer Group at Noon in the Chapel | |
| Tuesdays | Noonday prayers at 12:05 PM in the Chapel Centering Prayer 6:15 PM |
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| Wednesdays | Holy Eucharist at 12:05 PM in the Chapel 1st Wed.: Holy Eucharist at 5:30 PM in the Chapel 2nd-5th Wed.: Evening Prayer at 5:30 PM in the Chapel 4th Wed.: Rector's Forum at 7:00 PM in the Parish Hall |
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| Fridays | Centering Prayer at 8:00 AM | |
| Daily | The Chapel is open for private prayer 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. All are invited to stop in for silent, personal devotion. | |
| Holy Days | |
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| Note: The time and place of the observances below are based on those of previous years. For confirmation for each service from year to year, please contact the parish office at 842-4386. | |
| Feast of the Epiphany January 6 |
Holy Eucharist at 6:30 PM in the Church (if Epiphany day is on a Sunday, observances are held at the regular Sunday times) |
| Ash Wednesday | Holy Eucharist at 7:00 PM in the Church |
| Maundy Thursday | Holy Eucharist at 7:00 PM in the Church |
| Altar Watch | From the end of the Eucharist on Maundy Thursday to 3:00 PM on Good Friday in the Chapel |
| Good Friday | Liturgy of Good Friday & Communion from the Reserved Sacrament at 7:00 PM in the Church |
| Holy Saturday | Liturgy for Holy Saturday at 10:00 AM in the Church |
| Easter Vigil | Vigil, First Easter Proclamation, & First Easter Eucharist at 7:00 PM (during standard time) and 8:00 PM (during daylight savings time) in the Church |
| Easter Day | Early Service at 8:30 AM and Principal Service at 10:30 AM with Choral Eucharist |
| Pentecost | 50th day after Easter Day, Early Service at 8:30 AM and Principal Service at 10:30 AM. Wear red! |
| Feast of Our Lady August 15 |
Holy Eucharist at 5:30 PM in the Chapel |
| All Saints Day November 1 |
Our Patronal Feast. Transferred to All Saints Sunday (the Sunday following All Saints Day) at 10:30 AM. Traditionally, All Saints has its episcopal visitation by the Bishop of Mississippi at this celebration. |
| Christmas Eve December 24 | Early Christmas Eve Service at 5:30 PM and traditional Midnight Mass at 10:30 PM |
If you live in Tupelo, and are looking for a parish home, or plan on visiting our city in the near future, you are invited to come worship with us. All baptized persons, regardless of the denomination in which that baptism occurred, are considered members of the Body of Christ at All Saints, and as such, are invited to partake in Holy Communion. Whether you are baptized or not, as a visitor to All Saints you will find a warm welcome at the Eucharist or any other worship service. You will find the church at:
We are located across the street from the Lee County Library on Jefferson Street immediately west of downtown Tupelo.
All Saints parish does not have an official policy of welcome to the GLBT community other than the general welcome that it extends to everyone. All Saints is by no means anti-gay, however. The parish participates heavily in the TRAIN program (Tupelo Regional AIDS Interfaith Network), a regional AIDS ministry that had its beginnings at All Saints, and as such enjoys a close working relationship with the Tupelo area GLBT community. There are several gay/lesbian members of the parish, all of whom fit in very well and participate fully in the life of the parish. You will find the clergy very receptive to you as a GLBT visitor or communicant. You will find the same welcome from a great majority of the parishioners.
