The garden was created in 1954 in the space between the original church and the newly constructed parish hall. The intention was to provide a place of beauty, serenity, and peace. In 1995, as part of the 150th Anniversary celebration, the garden was re-designed to include a columbarium and to fulfill the original purpose of providing an inviting garden where one can feel the presence of God. The focus is upward to the Dedicatory Plaque and downward to the ground level Celtic Cross constructed of the old bricks from the original garden. The central circle is formed by curved, granite benches. The cross and four grass areas are separated from the plantings by a border of granite stones that cap the in-ground niches for the interment of ashes. Shrubs and flowers, planted for seasonal color, scent, and to attract birds, surround the central area. To one side is a limestone terrace from which a path leads to a fountain and memorial plaque on the north wall. The Memorial Garden and Columbarium was consecrated by the Bishop of the Diocese of Southwestern Virginia, The Rt. Rev. A. Heath Light, on October 29, 1995.  
     
 
Eligibility
  
  The ashes of any baptized and/or confirmed member or past member of the parish, their families, and others who have valid ties to the parish are eligible for interment in the Columbarium. Questions concerning eligibility will be decided by the Columbarium Committee.  
     
 
Memorial Plaque
 
  The names of those persons whose ashes are interred in the garden grass area, or those persons interred elsewhere, may be inscribed on the garden memorial plaque.