Traditional Faith …
In a world where everything is changing so quickly, some things that never change. The love of God never changes. The truth of Holy Scripture never changes. The way that human hearts yearn to be closer to God and His Saving Grace never changes.
In a world where some churches change to follow the trends of society and try to meet the desires of contemporary culture, it can be difficult to remain faithful to the truths of life that Jesus Christ revealed to us. At St Francis, we continue in traditional worship, understanding of the Bible, and practice of faith as practiced in churches of Christ since the earliest days of the Christian Church.
We celebrate a traditional Mass that has brought worshippers to the Lord in the English Tradition for over five centuries. Morning and Evening Prayer is been passed down through the Anglican Book of Common Prayer since the sixteenth century. Worshipful liturgical chants, congregationally sung hymns, and the celebration of the historical Seven Sacraments of the Church bring human hearts to the grace of God as the Holy Catholic Church has done for ages.
At St Francis,
we practice an ancient faith
for a modern world.
Our Anglican Catholic Tradition
CATHOLIC FAITH
APOSTOLIC ORDER
ORTHODOX WORSHIP
EVANGELICAL WITNESS
Meet Our Priest
The Reverend Doctor Robert E Powers has served as Priest-in-Charge of St Francis since October 2024. Returning to Gainesville from Gwinnett County in 2016, Father Powers served as a United Methodist Pastor for twenty-one years in North Georgia before leaving the United Methodist Church to return to academia. He holds a BS in Chemistry from Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina; a Master of Divinity (Honors) from Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia; and a PhD in Biochemistry and Biostatistics from The Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina. As a scientist, Father Powers served on the faculties of Harvard Medical School, University of South Carolina School of Medicine in Columbia, SC, Yale College of Medicine, and the University of North Georgia in Dahlonega, Georgia. Additionally, he has served as Chaplain in the Civil Air Patrol (United States Air Force Auxiliary) and as its Deputy Wing Commander for Georgia. A jazz bass player, artist, golfer, and lover of barbecue — Father Powers has been married to Janet for 52 years and has one amazing son.