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St. Christopher's Mission Bluff, UT Province VIII Diocese: Navajoland Area Mission Mission Bluff, UT Clergy: The Very Rev. Ian Corbett, Vicar of the Utah Region Primary Phone: 435-672-2296 
St. Christopher's Mission was founded in 1943 by Father H. Baxter Liebler, an Episcopal priest from Connecticut. The first building was constructed in 1943. Over its first 20 years, the mission grew to include a clinic where at least 3,000 babies were born, as well as the first school taught in the Navajo language in the Utah region of the Navajo Nation.
The clinic and the school are now closed, but St. Christopher's remains a vital resource for the Navajos around Bluff. The heart of the church--like that of any church--is the worship and pastoral care that take place here. But St. Christopher's functions reach beyond that. A community garden is under construction, which will be available to all. Concerts and shows by local artists take place in the church. The old clinic building is being renovated to provide housing for the many volunteers who come to serve and worship here. A museum and gift shop are located on the mission grounds. The mission was registered as a National Historic Site in 2003. |
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