Alexander Crummell settled in Washington, D.C. in 1873 and became “missionary at large to the colored people.” He focused on founding and strengthening urban black congregations that would provide worship, education, and social services for their communities. In 1883 when the Southern Bishops proposed that all black congregations become separate missionary districts, Crummell organized the Conference of Church Workers Among the Colored People (succeeded by the Union of Black Episcopalians) in protest.

You can read more about Father Crummell at the Archives of the Episcopal Church.

Constance and Her Companions – also known as the Martyrs of Memphis – devoted themselves to helping the sick and suffering during a deadly 19th-Century yellow fever outbreak in Memphis, Tennessee. In doing so, they lost their lives to the very disease they were trying to help others recover from.

Churches in the Worldwide Anglican Communion observe September 9th as a day to remember and celebrate their selfless commitment to help the sick and dying in the 1878 epidemic.

You can read a great article on the Martyrs of Memphis in Memphis Magazine.