Thorne Sparkman & the School that Bears His Name
Established in 1973 through the leadership of The Rev. John Bonner, Jr, who was then rector of St. Paul’s Church, Chattanooga, the Thorne Sparkman School’s purpose is to offer other Episcopal parishes and the extended community “the best in Christian education in crucial areas including worship, ethics, liturgy, history, literature, music, and critical thinking.” Named in honor of the Rev. Thorne Sparkman, who served as Rector of St. Paul’s from 1938 to 1949, the School has become an important Lenten offering to those in our area.
The Rev. Sparkman’s ministry to the parish and the extended community during the particularly momentous years of World War II was exemplified by his personal care, inspired teaching and preaching, and outreach to the families of those in service.
The annual Thorne Sparkman School of Religion is made possible through a generous gift to the Glory of God and in loving memory of Charlotte Haymore Clark and William F. Clark by Debora Seward Roberts Bonner and the Very Rev. John H. Bonner, III.
The Rev. Sparkman’s ministry to the parish and the extended community during the particularly momentous years of World War II was exemplified by his personal care, inspired teaching and preaching, and outreach to the families of those in service.
The annual Thorne Sparkman School of Religion is made possible through a generous gift to the Glory of God and in loving memory of Charlotte Haymore Clark and William F. Clark by Debora Seward Roberts Bonner and the Very Rev. John H. Bonner, III.
