100 PLUS Years of Celebrating
The Good News of the Gospel
We continue to accept contributions to help retire
debt from our construction.
For more Information:
You can Email All Saints' Treasurer
All Saints' New Construction will reflect the original look of the Church in 1904. The color approximates the "slate gray" shingles that will be used. Not only will it provide handicapped access, it will also correct some serious construction errors that were the results of add-ons and other constructions over the years.
All Saints' Episcopal Church recently completed the celebration of its 100th Anniversary, first as mission of St. Luke's Episcopal Church beginning in 1903, and as a full parish in 1905.
All Saints' Episcopal Church was founded by successful group of San Francisco professional people, as reflected in the many beautiful Victorians that today give character to the Haight Ashbury district. Meeting informally in 1900 in a small building on Oak Street the parishioners began to plan the spiritual development of the new Haight Ashbury neighborhood.
Initially, it was a mission of the
no-longer extant St. Stephan's Church. After the rector of St. Stephen's,
Fr. Edgar J. Lions died in 1903, the people interested in starting
All Saints' Church, along with the clergy of Saint Luke's and the vestry of
Saint Stephens decided to transfer its mission responsibility to St. Luke's
according to documents kept at Saint Luke's Church...St.
Luke's Episcopal 
Church
(click on name to go to their website) is the impressive neo-gothic structure at the Corner of
Clay and Van Ness in San Francisco. (see
picture) In 1905 All Saints became a full parish. Its first rector
was Canon Fr. W. Edward Hayes. (click on name
to read about him). The church building was first located on Masonic
between Haight and Waller. It was moved in 1905 to its current location on Waller
(Waller
is one block above Haight) near Masonic
because the parishioners did not like the noise of a then existing trolley line
outside its front doors. During this move, which was accomplished in
less than 30 days, the side aisles were added to the structure.
All Saints' Church has a colorful history, both in its early days and at the height of the Haight's "flower children era" in the late 1960's. It served as a headquarters for the renowned "Diggers" during that era. It became Anglo-Catholic in 1949 when the legendary Fr. Leon Harris became its Rector. As we move closer to our 100th Anniversary Celebration more about All Saint's history will appear on this website.
MAKING OUR CHURCH ACCESSIBLE
TO ALL PEOPLE
All
Saints has completed most of the major construction of its exterior, which now
reflects the original 1904 exterior of the Church. We have installed a
lift system
for wheelchairs. This project has cost more $350,000 requiring
additional unplanned reconstruction repairing flaws in the original construction
and re-constructions in the mid-twenties. All Saints' Episcopal Church is one of San Francisco's
historical landmark, which our new facade reflects.
All Saints' in the 21st Century
The drawing above shows the how the new handicapped
lift stair system works into the design.
If you would like to contribute to this continuing drive please contact the Treasurer of the Church, Mark Patterson. Click on his name to send him an email for more information. Or you can write to him at the Church Address found on the Home Page. Thank you.
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