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{{Short description|Church in Jensen Beach, Florida}}
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{{Infobox church
| name = All Saints Episcopal Church, Waveland
| image = AllSaintsEpisJensenBeachFL.jpg
| dedication = All [[Saint]]s
| denomination = [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal]]
| churchmanship = [[High church]]<br />[[Evangelicalism|Evangelical]]
| parish = All Saints
| deanery = North Palm Beach Deanery
| archdeaconry =
| diocese = [[Episcopal Diocese of Southeast Florida|Southeast Florida]]<br />Peter D Eaton, Bishop
| province = [[Province 4 of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America|IV]]
| rector = vacant
| deacon = Alan Gellert
| honpriest =
| director =
| organist = Jeanné Hudock
| warden = Senior:  Joyce Fletcher Menard <br />Junior: Harry Kapple
| website = [http://www.allsaintsjensenbeach.org/ allsaintsjensenbeach.org]
}}
'''All Saints' Episcopal Church, Waveland''', is an historic [[Carpenter Gothic]] church built in 1898 on Crossroads Hill in [[Waveland, Florida|Waveland]], now part of [[Jensen Beach, Florida]]. It is the oldest church building located in what is now [[Martin County, Florida]]. It is also the northernmost parish in the present-day [[Episcopal Diocese of Southeast Florida]]. The church was built on [[Brevard County, Florida|Brevard County]]. From 1910-25, it was in [[St. Lucie County, Florida|St. Lucie County]]. Since 1925, it has been in Martin County. Its rector, W. Frisby Hendricks III recently{{When|date=October 2018}}, retired and the parish is starting the search process to call a new rector.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.allsaintsjensenbeach.org/history/ |title=All Saints Episcopal Church: History |access-date=2013-04-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160123024519/http://www.allsaintsjensenbeach.org/history/ |archive-date=2016-01-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In 1963, the church building was moved a few 100 feet to a more prominent place (which now has the address of 2377 N.E. Patrician Street) at the top of Crossroads Hill. A new rectory (now the parish offices) was built on the old location, which now has the address of 2303 N.E. Seaview Drive, which is the church's mailing address. Since being moved, the church building has been added onto twice but care was taken to preserve its architectural integrity.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.allsaintsjensenbeach.com/history.html |title=A Short History of All Saints Church |access-date=2009-04-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201091219/http://www.allsaintsjensenbeach.com/history.html |archive-date=2008-12-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In 1989, All Saints Episcopal Church was listed in ''A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture'', published by the University of Florida Press.<ref>Reeves, F. Blair, editor, ''A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture'', 1989, Gainesville: University of Florida Press, p. 137, {{ISBN|0-8130-0941-3}}</ref>
All Saints Episcopal Church is also featured in the ''2009 Historic Episcopal Churches Engagement Calendar'' published by the National Episcopal Historians and Archivists.<ref>''2009 Historic Episcopal Churches Engagement Calendar''  , 2008, at week of April 19–25, 2009, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania: National Episcopal Historians and Archivists</ref>
==History of the parish==
The first Episcopal church services in the Jensen Beach area were held on November 23, 1894, when [[William Crane Gray]], Missionary Bishop of Southern Florida, came down the [[Indian River Lagoon|Indian River]] by boat to Eden and preached in the schoolhouse there. Later the same day, he walked down to Jensen and preached in the parlor of the Al Fresco Hotel. That simple beginning resulted in the formation of two parishes: St. Paul's in Walton north of Eden and All Saints' in Waveland south of Jensen.<ref>Thurlow, Sandra Henderson
''Historic Jensen and Eden on Florida's Indian River'' (2004) Stuart: Sewall's Point Company, pp. 166-167</ref>
==All Saints Cemetery==
'''All Saints Cemetery''', sometimes called '''Waveland Cemetery''' or '''All Saints Waveland Cemetery''', is the only cemetery in Jensen Beach and is non-profit. Although the cemetery is affiliated with All Saints Church, it is non-sectarian and serves as the community's cemetery.
===Old section===
The old section runs from Dixie Highway, S.R. 707, west up the hill to the church property. Upright markers range from plain wooden ones (which are no longer legible) to elaborate granite and marble ones.
===New section===
The much larger new section abuts both the old section and the church property on their north sides and runs from Dixie Highway up and over the hill to the [[Florida East Coast Railway]] tracks. Until recently, it was a lawn area and only allowed stone or bronze markers which are flush with the ground. Several upright markers have been permitted recently in this area.
===Mausoleums, cremation section and Serenity Gardens===
Since the land, in both the old and new sections, that lies between the foot of the hill and Dixie Highway is too low for standard in-ground burials, it is now being used for three mausoleums, a cremation section and the new Serenity Gardens, which is also for cremated remains.
==Alleluia Cross and Outdoor Altar==
The [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] granite Alleluia Cross and Outdoor Altar are located 65 feet east of the eastern wall of the church on the west side of the parking lot overlooking the cemetery and Dixie Highway below and the [[Indian River Lagoon|Indian River]] to the east. They were given by [[Wallace E. Conkling]] (1896–1979), retired bishop of the [[Episcopal Diocese of Chicago]], in memory of his wife, Constance Lillian (Sowby) Conkling, who died on March 9, 1969, and whose ashes were interred beneath the altar.
The east side of the cross is inscribed vertically "ALLELUIA", while the west side is inscribed "JESU MERCI" meaning "Thank You Jesus." Bishop Conkling was bishop in residence at All Saints' for many years and after he died on August 27, 1979, his ashes were also interred under the outdoor altar. The base of the cross is inscribed on the west side: "Wallace Edmonds Conkling / The Bishop of Chicago / 1941-53 / August 27, 1979 / Constance Sowby Conkling / his wife / March 9, 1969." The [[Episcopal Diocese of Chicago|Diocese of Chicago]] gave money to All Saints' to provide for the care of Bishop Conkling's grave.
The parish's Easter Sunrise Services are held there each year. Other services such as the Blessing of the Animals are also held there from time to time. The cross itself has a twin in the cemetery of [[St. Gregory's Abbey, Three Rivers|St. Gregory's Abbey]], [[Three Rivers, Michigan]].
==Gallary==
<gallery>
File:All Saints Episcopal Church, Jensen Beach, Florida 002.jpg|Poster from the 1930s advertising services
File:All Saints Episcopal Church Jensen Beach Florida 009.JPG|The sanctuary
File:All Saints Episcopal Church Jensen Beach Florida 001.JPG|Erection and consecration plaque near main entrance
File:All Saints Episcopal Church Jensen Beach Florida 013a.JPG|Barnwell memorial window, Psalm 122:1, between the expanded nave and the new narthex
File:All Saints Episcopal Church, Jensen Beach, Florida 010.jpg|New Celeste Erben Alvarez window depicting [[Our Lady of Walsingham]]
File:All Saints Cemetery, Jensen Beach, Florida 003.JPG|New mausoleum under construction. Existing ones are to the left (shown) and behind (hidden)
File:All Saints Cemetery 7 024.JPG|Dedication of Serenity Garden, July 29, 2012
File:All Saints Jensen Beach 001.JPG|Alleluia Cross and Outdoor Altar
</gallery>
==See also==
{{Portal|Christianity}}
*[[Episcopal Diocese of South Florida]], All Saints' original diocese
==Resources==
*Thurlow, Sandra Henderson, ''Historic Eden and Jensen on Florida's Indian River'' (2004) Stuart: Sewall's Point Company, {{ISBN|0-9630788-6-0}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
{{Commons category|All Saints Episcopal Church, Waveland (Jensen Beach, Florida)}}
*[http://www.allsaintsjensenbeach.org/ All Saints' Episcopal Church website]
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GSmid=47169053&CRid=71727&pt=All%20Saints%20Cemetery& All Saints Cemetery at Find A Grave]
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~flmcgs/cemproject/allsaints.htm Martin County Genealogical Society Cemetery Project: All Saints Cemetery]
*[http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/fl/martin/cemeteries/allsaints.txt List of Inscriptions in Old Section of Cemetery, compiled by Myrtle M. Dyer, circa 1948, accessed July 21, 2007]
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