The 2025 Bishop’s Missionary Appeal
Dear Friends in Christ,This season of Epiphany, I invite you to participate in the 2025 Bishop’s Missionary Appeal (BMA).In 2021, our diocesan leadership team determined that we should focus our…
Brad Thompson to Depart St. Columba Episcopal Camp and Retreat Center for New Role
To our diocesan community:It is with mixed emotions that we announce the departure of Brad Thompson, who has faithfully served as the Executive Director of St. Columba Episcopal Camp and…
An Announcement from Bishop Phoebe Regarding Sabbatical Leave
To our Diocesan Community:I am writing to announce that I will be taking a sabbatical beginning December 1, 2024. This period of rest, reflection, and renewal is an essential aspect…
2024 Bishop’s Missionary’s Appeal
Dear Friends in Christ,This letter outlines the 2024 Bishop’s Missionary Appeal (BMA) and invites you to participate. As we live into what it means to be the church of the 21st…
A Message to the Diocese Regarding Staff Transitions
Dear Diocese of West Tennessee community: The Rev. Canon Sharon Alexander, a valued member of the diocesan leadership team over the past four years, is concluding her tenure as Canon…
A Message from Bishop Phoebe regarding the conflict in the Middle East
https://youtu.be/r8mcX5oQhSE?si=6UoCcwEfOycgpdhX This is Bishop Phoebe Roaf of the Diocese of West Tennessee here with a message about the situation in the Middle East. My heart has been broken at the…
Moral Monday Joint Statement
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…
2023 Bishop’s Missionary Appeal
https://youtu.be/O3thb_kujEc 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…
Statement Regarding Tyre Nichols’ Death
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…
Amendment 3 Joint Statement
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…
