[2] In 1962, John Connell, Senior Warden at St. Paul’s in Palm Springs spoke to Fr.
Barnhill about planting a new Episcopal church in the newly developed area of Palm Desert.
[1] A sanctuary expansion was devised in 1971 which included a new organ developed by Frank Own of St. Paul's Cathedral of Los Angeles.
[1] On December 29, 2006, the casket of former President Gerald Ford was transported by motorcade from Eisenhower Medical Center to St. Margaret's Episcopal Church.
The casket was carried into the church, where Mrs. Betty Ford and family members attended a private prayer service.
[5][6] The service was broadcast live on C-SPAN, including eulogies by Rosalynn Carter, journalist Cokie Roberts, and Geoffrey Mason.
[7] The mission statement for St. Margaret's Episcopal Church includes "a telling presence in the community."
), prison ministry, soup kitchen, domestic abuse shelter, and a literacy program.