Campus Information

Holy Cross Episcopal Church is located at 875 Cotton Street, where Cotton Street ends at Texas Avenue and is directly across the street from the Shreveport Common Park.

The church campus includes the church, chapel, parking lot, rose garden, Education Building, outdoor patio, and the community garden. Each area is mapped to the right.

Certain areas of the church that are important like the elevator lift and the restrooms are also mapped to the right.

Click on the icons to the right for names of each area of the church and campus.

Some names of areas of the church used in the Episcopal Church are a little old-fashioned. So, pictures and definitions of these areas are below.

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Parking (A)

When facing the church, our parking lot is to the left behind the iron fence. Also, the grassy area adjacent to the parking lot’s pavement is available for parking.

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Parking (B)

When facing the church, the parking lot to the right is available for parking. Our neighbors have graciously allowed us to use their lot on Sundays.

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Narthex Entrance

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Education Building:

Parish Office

Rector’s Office

Sunday School

Music Department Office

Parish Library

St. Luke’s Mobile Medical Office

Holy Cross Child Placement Office

Restrooms

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Community Garden

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Security Building

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St. Luke’s Van

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Chapel

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Rose Garden

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Elevator Lift

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Undercroft Door

Located in the undercroft:

Restrooms

Multi-media Office

Sitting Area

Kitchen

Bride’s Dressing Room

Choir Dressing Room

Meeting and Banquet Room

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Brick Patio

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Chancel & Altar

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Sacristy

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Baptismal Font

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Nave

Click on image for definition

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Narthex - The entryway or foyer.

Narthex

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Nave - The main part of the interior of a church where most services take place.

Nave

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Chancel - The part of a church near the altar where the clergy and choir sit.

Chancel

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Altar - The area behind the chancel. The sanctuary containing the high altar.

Altar

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Font - A basin of water used in baptism.

Font

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Sacristy - A room where a priest prepares for a service, and where vestments and other things used in worship are kept.

Sacristy

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Chapel - The smaller room for services.

Chapel

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Undercroft -The basement.

Undercroft