These four Gospel rhythms shape our shared life.
The Cathedral is an Anglican church experiencing Christ's presence together and displaying his love to our downtown Charleston neighbors.
Belong
In Christ, we belong in God’s family through worship, hospitality, and life together.
Believe
The Gospel is our story and anchors our hearts in truth through teaching, prayer, and Scripture.
Become
We are formed in Christ’s likeness through practices that shape us into people of holiness, grace, and joy.
Build
We join the Holy Spirit’s mission in the world by serving others, practicing generosity, and sharing His love.
Peet Dickinson
Peet Dickinson serves as rector and dean of the Cathedral. His role involves leading, preaching, and shepherding the people of the church.
Patrick Schlabs
Patrick Schlabs serves as the Cathedral’s Vicar and oversees our worship, discipleship, pastoral care, mission, and hospitality.
Hunter Myers
Hunter leads the student (middle and high school) ministries at the Cathedral.
Grace Giles
Grace serves as the events and communications coordinator as well as office administrator for the Cathedral.
Zach Barton
Zach oversees the Cathedral’s ministry to children and families. This includes nursery and children’s formation during Sunday services as well as equipping households to disciple their kids throughout the week.
Larry Speakman
Larry Speakman oversees our Cathedral Choir. Originally from Philadelphia, Larry holds degrees from Westminster Choir College and East Carolina University.
Anthony Royal
Anthony Royal is responsible for all the buildings and grounds of our historic church. He is a native of Charleston, South Carolina where he graduated from Burke High School.
Taylor Daniel
Taylor serves as Anglican campus minister to the College of Charleston in partnership with our diocese and three additional downtown Charleston Anglican churches.
The Gospel Story
Our beliefs
We believe that our Triune God is bringing salvation and restoration to his broken creation through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Everyone who trusts in the finished work of Christ is made righteous and invited to join God in his work of renewal in the world.
We are a part of the historic, orthodox Christian Church and hold to the beliefs as outlined in the Apostles’ and Nicene Creeds. These creeds serve as the touchstones for all faithful Christians and we affirm this through our weekly confession of the creeds in our Sunday services.
The Cathedral Story
Our history
The Cathedral Church of St. Luke and St. Paul was founded as the “Third Episcopal Church” in 1809, and was later named and consecrated as “St. Paul’s Radcliffeborough” in 1816. The congregation combined with St. Luke’s, Charlotte Street, in 1949. It was made the Cathedral of the Diocese of South Carolina in 1963 and is one of the oldest buildings in the country to serve as an Episcopal Cathedral. Our church building was constructed by enslaved Africans and African Americans. While we honor the skill of the enslaved craftsmen, we also lament and repent for the grievous harm wrought upon them and their descendants. We acknowledge these failures with the confidence that the gospel of Jesus Christ offers forgiveness and enables us to pursue repentance, repair, and reconciliation.
