Good Samaritan Church will mark building’s 50th anniversary

Letters on a weathered, gray cornerstone on the outer wall of the Good Samaritan Episcopalian Church in Colfax are barely legible; “AD 1891.” The cornerstone on the other side reads 1960.

The 50th anniversary of the Good Samaritan Episcopalian Church building will be observed Sunday, Oct. 17.

Episcopalian services have been conducted in Colfax since 1887.

An open house will be at the church with a morning prayer session at 11 a.m. Visitors can tour the church, meet members and partake in the refreshments. A lesson on the church’s history since its creation will also be given.

The original chur...