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• Vestry and Staff

• History of St. Martins, Pompano Beach

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Vestry and Staff

Wardens & Vestry Members
Janice LaVrar, Senior Warden
Rudi Neuhaeusser, Junior Warden
John Moore, Treasurer

CLASS OF 2008
Joy Astrolio, Janice LaVrar, Carol Moore, Rudi Neuhaeuser

CLASS OF 2009
Janet Cooper, Ted Friedt, Jeremy Blanton, Mark Jenkins

CLASS OF 2010
Jill Sieck, Jill Johnson

STAFF
The Very Rev. Bernard J. Pecaro, Rector

Janet Privas, Parish Administrator

Madeline Zung, Director of Music

Lisa Benton, Parish Ministries Coordinator

Michele Topi, Family Ministries Coordinator

History of St. Martins, Pompano Beach

Under the episcopacy of the Rt. Reverend Henry I. Louttit, the Bishop of the Diocese of South Florida, approval was granted to establish a mission in Pompano Beach. Under the initial leadership of the Reverend Mark T. Carpenter, Rector of All Saints, Fort Lauderdale, and the dedication of a few faithful and courageous Episcopalians, the worship and work of the Lord had begun. On January 2, 1951, St. Martin’s became an organized mission in Pompano Beach.
In the late 1950s, the congregation faced rapid growth and the expansion into a larger facility was required. The nave we worship in today was dedicated on February 25, 1962 to meet the projected growth of St. Martin’s. March 2, 1948 A meeting is held in Pompano Beach home of Mr. and Mrs. Horace P. Robinson with Reverend Father John K. Coolidge, then Rector of All Saints parish.

October 24, 1950: Reverend Mark T. Carpenter, rector All Saints parish in Fort Lauderdale, receives authorization from the Rt. Reverend Henry I. Louttit, the Bishop of the Diocese of South Florida, to start a mission in Pompano Beach
October 27, 1950: First service is held in the Chamber of Commerce building at 3:00 p.m.
December 17, 1950: Retired priest, the Reverend E.A. McIntosh celebrated the first full service in the Chamber of Commerce building
Mid December, 1950: William Kester and Mr. and Mrs. M.A. Hortt donate 235 feet and 100 feet of land along the Intracoastal.
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January 2, 1951: St. Martin’s becomes an organized mission of the Diocese of South Florida; a vestry is chosen Mid February, 1951 The first piles are driven for the new building.
April 29, 1951: The cornerstone of the church is laid.
August 5, 1951: The first service is held in the new church.
November 14, 1951: Bishop Louttit dedicates the newly completed church and confirms ten people.
May, 1953: The Vicarage is completed.
July, 1953: The nursery and kindergarten are completed.
May, 1954: St. Martin’s becomes a parish and The Reverend H.L. Zimmerman replaces the first rector, the Reverend Don Copeland.
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October 8, 1959: A May, 1959 survey report to the vestry shows there are approximately 600 communicants and a projected growth rate indicates nearly 1500 communicants by May, 1964. A new, larger church building is planned.
June 18, 1961: Ground breaking is held for the new church.
February 25, 1962: The new church is dedicated by Rt. Reverend Henry I. Louttit, the Bishop of South Florida.
June 26, 1966: The Chapel of the Resurrection is dedicated by the Rt. Reverend James L. Duncan, Suffragan Bishop of South Florida.
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140 Southeast 28th Avenue • Pompano Beach, Florida 33062
Phone: 954-941-4843 • Fax: 954-941-4519