Diocesan Convention 2023 Report
Convention attendees assemble care packages that will be distributed to unhoused people in Memphis by Community Alliance For the Homeless. On Friday, November 17, 2023, delegates and guests from across…
Journey to the Mountaintop:A Farewell to DuBose Conference Center
This past Spring, I found myself, power drill in hand, gazing down a long hallway of DuBose Conference Center lined with generations of Camp Gailor-Maxon photographs. My task was to…
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…
Diocesan Youth Council seeks applicants
Responding to the spiritual needs of teens is about building trusting relationships. The Episcopal Church in West Tennessee strives to walk with young people and recognize their gifts for ministry,…
What We Have in Our Hands
I was born and raised in Africa. Life there is very different from life in America. There are many things I love and miss about Africa. My life here in…
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…
What’s In a Name?
I began to write this on the feast of St. Thomas. Thomas is the name I use for legal purposes. Except for an uncle who’s always called me Tommy, I’ve…
A home to Happening of West Tennessee for over 30 years, St. Columba gratefully welcomed back teenagers for Happening 70 in February 2023. A spiritual awakening weekend, participants prayed, dance, sung, played Mud Volleyball and had deep experiences with their faith and with each other.
St. Columba and New Growth
When my wife and I moved to Memphis in September of 2018, I entered a world of construction. I had been called to serve as a new associate rector at…
College Night always draws a smiling crowd! College students gather together for prayer, a meal, and fellowship each Sunday evening.
A Place For You to Be: The Barth House
Barth House is a place for you to be. That’s all you have to do—just be. You can study, work, pray, socialize, eat your lunch, use the WiFi, and find…
