Lent Guide 2023
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…
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…
Vital Christian Community in West Tennessee
https://youtu.be/LlJ8yBafqR0To 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 was a diocesan…
Diocesan Convention 2022
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…
Holy Trinity parishioner Jeane Chapman and Reverend Hester assemble the more than 800 hearts that were collected. Photo courtesy of Sharon Alexander.
Wrapped In Love: Holy Trinity creatively responds to Alabama Church Tragedy
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…
“Behold It Unveiled” explores the intersection of spirituality and creativity
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…
The West Tennessee delegation to General Covention 80 in Baltimore, Maryland
General Convention 80 Report
Report of the Canon to the Ordinary 80th General Convention in Baltimore, Marylandby the Reverend Canon Sharon A. AlexanderThe meeting of the 80th General Convention in Baltimore, Maryland (July 7-11,…
A Safe Church Message from the EDWTN
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, is…
