Diocesan Youth Council 2026 Appointments
The Episcopal Diocese of West Tennessee is pleased to announce the following new members to the Diocesan Youth Council (DYC): Cannon Edwards (St. Mary’s Cathedral)Tucker Lacroix (St. George’s)Katherine Meinhart (St. […]
Daughters of the King Fall 2025 Assembly
More than fifty West Tennessee Daughters of the King gathered at St. George’s Episcopal Church in Germantown on Saturday, October 18, 2025, for their annual Fall Assembly—a day filled with […]
Joint Statement on the Death Penalty from the Episcopal Bishops of the State of Tennessee
Since the 1958 General Convention of the Episcopal Church, our Church has consistently called for an end to the death penalty. In 1979, 1991, 2000, 2015, and even more recently […]
Dorothy White named campus missioner
The Episcopal Diocese of West Tennessee is pleased to announce that the Rev. Dr. Dorothy White has been appointed Campus Missioner. Rev. Dorothy will begin her ministry at the Barth […]
Statement on the Deployment of the National Guard to Memphis, Tennessee
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus Christ commended peacemakers as children of God. We strive for justice and peace among all people as disciples of Christ. The biblical understanding of peace represents more than the absence of conflict. It entails a sense of well-being which is derived from being in right relationship with God and with our neighbors. This biblical notion of shalom is what we desire for Memphis.
EfM celebrates 50th anniversary, presents new learning option
“The EfM framework helps me embrace the challenges and opportunities of life with humility and hope.” Bishop Phoebe Roaf Education for Ministry: 50 Years of Engaging, Responding and Reflecting Earlier […]
Finding Community Among the Birds
At the last St. Clare silent retreat before this summer’s hiatus, Reverend Mimsy Jones invited us to remember the resurrection stories in our lives. The one that came to mind […]
Sister Trees: Story of An Altar
A mighty white oak spreads its shade across the lawn behind the former St. Elisabeth’s Episcopal Church on Old Brownsville Road. Roughly a century old, it is home to more […]
In This Place: Remembering the Sacred Legacy of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Mason
On the edge of a quiet field in rural Mason, Tennessee lies a patch of overgrown land—thick with underbrush, dotted with trees, and steeped in a sacred history long remembered […]
“Another Way to Do Church”: Memphis Churches Collaborate for Lent and Easter
This past Lent and Easter, five small Episcopal communities in Memphis—Barth House Episcopal Center, Holy Trinity, All Saints’, Emmanuel, and Church of the Good Shepherd—came together in a bold act […]