With the blessing of Bishop Penick, St. Timothy's Episcopal Church was begun as a mission church in a store-front basement at 1026 Magnolia Street in September of 1950. Services were conducted by the Reverend Tom Rodman, an assistant at St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Two months later, the new community became an organized mission of the diocese, making it the responsibility of the whole diocese and not just of St. Paul's.

On May 1, 1951, the Reverend John Drake became the first rector of St. Timothy's. Under his leadership land was acquired and a church was built, block by block, by our own parishioners. The cornerstone was laid on August 6, 1952, and the church was consecrated on January 16, 1955. In May of 1956, St. Timothy's became a self-supporting parish of the diocese.

In September of 1956, John Drake accepted a call to another church and in October of 1956, the Reverend Hunt Williams accepted a call to St. Timothy's and conducted his first services here on November 11, 1956. The focus of our young parish was on growing and becoming a stronger community. Activities were planned to perpetuate the spirit of family and togetherness. The Ladies Auxiliary, Men's Club, and Young People's Service League were all very active, and melodramas, often written by Clive Dean and assisted by Bob Munt, and talent shows were held as fundraisers and as entertainment for the parish. These events took place on the bottom floor of the church building, in what is now known as the ECW Hall.

From 1952 to 1960, the number of families had increased from 70 to 135. As the parish membership increased, a need for space for an expanding church school grew, and in 1958 a small parish house was designed and built. In 1960 St. Timothy's campus consisted of our church, a small parish house, a rectory across the creek behind the church, a pine forest, and a gravel street leading into it from Knollwood Street. The average pledge in 1960 was $200.30, and the budget was just under $23,000.

In 1962 the parish house was further expanded to provide additional classroom space, a large meeting room, and stage on which to continue the melodrama tradition. This expansion was completed in April of 1963 and was named the Gribbin Building. The next month Hunt Williams left to accept a call to St. Peter's in Charlotte.

In August of 1963, the Reverend Rod Reinecke became our third rector and began his ministry with us. During his time with us, instead of building and expanding our campus, our focus was on improving our buildings and property. Initially the church office was housed in a room just outside the church, in the present-day chapel sacristy. Vestry meetings, confirmation classes, and counseling sessions were also held in this room. The part-time church secretary sat at a small table with a typewriter and telephone just down the stairs in the basement of the church, in the presentday ECW Hall. However, the office was soon moved to the newly-expanded Gribbin Building.

Rod Reinecke's major contribution to St. Timothy's was leading us into outreach involvement in the Winston-Salem community. Among other things, we entered into an agreement with the Experiment in Self-Reliance (ESR) to sponsor a neighborhood community center in one of the poorer neighborhoods in East Winston. This sponsorship required not only financial support but personal involvement, and it was the first time that most of the parishioners had experienced life in such a neighborhood.

Also under Rod's leadership, St. Timothy's was highly involved in the conception and birth of St. Anne's, but not without sacrifice because some of our members, including those in major leadership roles, were encouraged to support and transfer to the new mission church. However, new leadership was developed, and between our community involvement and involvement in a new mission church, we were excited that we had done something for those with greater needs than our own. As a result, St. Timothy's found itself with new life.

Rod also championed the cause for leadership roles for women in the church. During his years we elected our first lady to the vestry, Margaret Gidley, and held our first Vestry retreat with Margaret in attendance.

In February of 1968, Rod Reinecke left St. Timothy's to become the Rector of the Church of the Holy Comforter in Burlington, and we began the search for a new rector. A search committee was formed, and on July 15, 1968, the Reverend John Campbell conducted his first service at St. Timothy 's. His ministry with us extended over a twenty year period, and we did some great and wonderful things while he was here.

Our outreach activity continued to grow. With the leadership of Clyde Randolph, we were instrumental in the formation of the Contact Ministry. We gave early and continuous support to Crisis Control. We participated in the pioneer efforts of the program which eventually became the Samaritan Ministry, and we opened our facilities to the community when we housed the Enrichment Center for the physically and mentally challenged.

Drake Hall was built to provide more classroom space for our growing church and to accommodate the Enrichment Center. Drake Hall contained a kitchen, a stage, and a basketball court and meeting area. Additional classroom and office space were provided by removing the stage in Gribbin Building. Parkway Drive and the parking lot were paved. Air conditioning was added to the church, the outdoor chapel and covered walkways were designed and built by congregational manpower, and the Columbarium was also created.

 As we continued to grow, it became apparent that one clergy person could no longer minister to all our needs, and in 1983, Pam Porter was called to be Assistant Rector.

On John's retirement in December 1988, we discovered that the rules for finding a new rector had changed. We were not given a list of names as we had been given twenty years before; instead Bishop Estill sent us a consultant to introduce us to and guide us through the search process. During the interim period, our spiritual and counseling needs were met by the Reverend Jake Vivarette. Sixteen months later, on May 6, 1990, the Reverend Howard Backus became the fifth rector of St. Timothy's.

Howard contributed to the overall growth of our parish through expansion of facilities and staff development. The Reverend Sealy Cross was called to become his Associate Rector. She was a deacon when she began her ministry with us in August 1992 and was ordained to the priesthood in June 1993.

As our membership increased, so did our need for physical expansion. For several years, three services had been held on Sunday mornings in the chapel to accommodate the size of the congregation, and the clergy and parish envisioned a larger church in order to hold two Sunday morning services. In 1995, a major fund drive, Vision 2000, was kicked off for the purpose of building a new church. In March of 2000, the new church was dedicated in a wonderful service which overflowed with people. Our seating capacity increased from 125 to 360. The original cinder block church became the Chapel and is currently used for smaller worship services, weddings, Sunday School pageants, and other events.

In 2004 a second capital funds drive, Loaves and Fishes, was undertaken for the purposes of retiring the debt on the new church, providing additional funds for outreach ministries, and providing funds for improvements on existing buildings and property. High on the priority list of improvements were the expansion and beautification of the Memorial Garden (formerly known as the Columbarium) and the refurbishment of Drake Hall. With the leadership of Bob Piper, the Memorial Garden was completed and dedicated in June of 2006 and renovation began on Drake Hall in early 2007.

Outreach activities continued and expanded, including the Annual Day of Caring, begun in the spring of 2004. The parish participates in Habitat for Humanity work days, which are held annually, as well as overnight duties at the Samaritan Inn in June and in November of each year.

By 2005, the staff had increased from a rector and part-time secretary in the 1960s to a group of nine: Rector, Associate Rector, Deacon, Business Manager, Communications Director, Youth Director, Christian Education Coordinator, Music Director, and Organist. Our membership has increased from 135 families in 1960 to 420, and our average annual pledge is now $2274.

In July of 2006, Sealy Cross announced that she would leave the ministry of St. Timothy's in search of other ministries. A few months later, Howard Backus announced his retirement as Rector and served at his last Sunday services with us on January 7, 2007. On February 21, 2007, we welcomed the Reverend Randy Green as our Interim Rector as we entered into a time of intentional transition, a time to search ourselves and seek God's will in order to secure a full-time rector who will serve our parish and our needs as we move into the future.

On June 1, 2008 we welcomed the Reverend Steven Rice as our new Rector.