
Restorative Glory: St. Mary’s Cathedral
If you’ve driven down Poplar Avenue toward downtown Memphis in the last couple of months, you’ve probably noticed bright blue construction fencing across the front of the Cathedral and Diocesan
If you’ve driven down Poplar Avenue toward downtown Memphis in the last couple of months, you’ve probably noticed bright blue construction fencing across the front of the Cathedral and Diocesan
Recover Food, Feed Hope, an outreach ministry based at Church of the Holy Communion, evolved from efforts to feed the Constance Abbey community during the pandemic. Volunteers started gleaning in
Rebirth and restart are themes that have been on everyone’s mind over the past year. Questions that we were already asking about the future of organized faith were only pressed
Thus says the LORD of hosts: Old men and old women shall again sit in the streets of Jerusalem, each with staff in hand because of their great age. And
After the devastating tornadoes and supercell storms on Friday, March 31, there is severe damage in many parts of the Diocese of West Tennessee, as well as in Arkansas and
The 2023 Diocese of West Tennessee Lent Guide is here. In addition to information on Lenten program offerings around our Diocese, this year’s guide includes poetry and reflections from Episcopalians in West Tennessee. Click below to
Dear Friends in Christ, For a moment, pretend it’s 2033. How do you see your church thriving? Perhaps thriving means your church is participating in meaningful community outreach. There could
To Members of Our Diocesan Community: Unfortunately, we have become accustomed to violent incidents in Shelby County. We now prepare for the release of the videotaped encounter between Tyre Nichols
https://youtu.be/LlJ8yBafqR0 To our diocesan family: I’m here to let you know about a special edition of our weekly e-newsletter that begins today. Last Thursday at Grace-St. Luke’s in Memphis, there
The 41st Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of West Tennessee gathered at Church of the Holy Communion (Memphis) Nov. 18-19, 2022. The Bishop and diocesan staff are grateful for our
Thank you for registering to be a vendor at Advent Arts Market. Your vendor registration is not complete until you have paid the vendor fee of $50 (unless you
From the Episcopal Bishops of Tennessee Joint Statement on Amendment 3 We, the Bishops of the three Episcopal dioceses which comprise the state of Tennessee, are all agreed that the
The Reverend Hester Mathes, priest-in-charge of Holy Trinity and chaplain of the Memphis campus of St. George’s Independent School, was traveling when news broke earlier this Summer that a gunman
This Fall on Faithfully Memphis, join us for a new series – Behold It Unveiled – that explores the intersection of creativity and spirituality through conversations with artists, musicians, and
Report of the Canon to the Ordinary 80th General Convention in Baltimore, Maryland by the Reverend Canon Sharon A. Alexander The meeting of the 80th General Convention in Baltimore, Maryland
So what’s the deal with Safeguarding /Safe Church? What are the training requirements? You may or may not have heard that Praesidium, which hosts the online training many congregations use,
Many of you have heard that a gunman fired upon an event at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Vestavia Hills, Alabama, killing two parishioners and wounding another Thursday evening. The
In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Episcopal Diocese of West Tennessee, we are delighted to announce two special in-person, diocesan-wide events that will take place
To our diocesan family: I am pleased to announce that Jeane Chapman has been appointed Small Church Consultant for the Episcopal Diocese of West Tennessee. Over the Summer and Fall
In January 2022, the Church Home Board awarded a grant of $145,000 to Literacy Mid-South, a nonprofit in Shelby County whose mission is to bring the gift of literacy to
The 80th General Convention of The Episcopal Church will be held this summer, July 7-14, 2022 in Baltimore, Maryland. It meets every three years and is the governing body of
Bishop Phoebe Roaf of the Episcopal Diocese of West Tennessee sits down with Memphians and others in Shelby County regarding the issues facing our community, as well as the ways in which to explore how our faith informs our perspective and unites people from a variety of backgrounds.