Who We Are - St. David's Church Yard
“Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord, even so, says the Spirit, for they rest from their labors.”
In the early 1700’s the Church Yard of St. David’s became a place for the faithful to bury their beloved in the hope of the resurrection of the dead promised by our Lord Jesus Christ. Today, hundreds of stone markers remember the saints and the promise of the resurrection to eternal life. For to God’s faithful people life is changed not ended.
St. David’s Church Yard provides a place of beauty and perpetual care for those buried here and a place of stillness and peace for those who walk the grounds. Gravesites may be purchased by members of the congregation only.
If you would like to purchase a plot in the Church Yard, please contact Parish Administrator, Kevin Kelley, kkelley@stdavidschurch.org , or call the church office for pricing and selection of a site.
Tree Succession Plan
The St. David’s graveyard is a place of final rest for those departed as well as a place for reflection, peace, and prayer for those come to visit loved ones and friends. It also serves as a sanctuary for anyone who wishes to walk its paths or sit in solitude amongst the graves and trees. In addition, the graveyard is a place of deep history that demands preservation and respect, as emphasized by the inclusion of the “old” St. David’s Church and graveyard on the National Register of Historic Places.
All of these offerings—eternal rest, peace, sanctuary, reflection, history—are critical to the past, present and future of the graveyard. The landscape of the graveyard is core to its constitution, the remembrance of past lives and the overall experience of those who visit it.
In 2006, the Property Commission began developing a long-term, staged Tree Succession Plan (TSP) for the graveyard to preserve, enhance and perpetuate the graveyard landscape. The goals of the TSP include developing a healthy, sustainable and ecologically-appropriate tree community, incorporating an economically feasible and practical maintenance plan; minimizing the presence of exotic species by using native species to the extent possible, and maintaining the aesthetic qualities of the graveyard.
The Property Commission has been inventorying the existing trees in the graveyard and has established a tree nursery on site to serve as a source of tree stock to be used in a few years as the existing trees are replaced. By 2007, the Property Commission anticipates having the long term tree replacement and maintenance plan in place.