2025 Do Good & Share Ministry Grant Recipients Named
Nine Do Good & Share Outreach Ministry Grants supporting outreach and community engagement have been awarded by the Episcopal Diocese of West Tennessee. The grants total $36,120.00. The purpose of the Do Good & Share Ministry […]
Open Hearts, Open Doors
Steps from the University of Memphis, Barth House Episcopal Center sits on Patterson Avenue, offering a place of respite and connection amid the energy of campus life. Located a block […]
Service In the Garden at St. Columba
Yard-long purple beans hung like streamers from an arched trellis in the raised beds at St. Columba Camp and Retreat Center last season. They tasted like regular green beans, also […]
Happening: A Tradition of Transformation
Over Presidents Day Weekend 2025, youth from West Tennessee gathered at St. Columba’s Schiebler Lodge for Happening #74, a biannual retreat for teenagers. Happening has been a part of the […]
Daughters of the King Fall Assembly: A Day of Fellowship, Learning, and Renewal
On October 26, 2024, more than 60 members of the Order of the Daughters of the King® (DOK) in the Diocese of West Tennessee gathered at St. George’s Episcopal Church […]
From Rocking Beats to the Canon’s Seat
When the Rev. Rob Courtney became Canon to the Ordinary for the Episcopal Diocese of West Tennessee in July 2023, he brought with him extensive parish ministry experience and a […]
The Rev. Jesse Perkins Called as Rector of St. Luke’s, Jackson
The Episcopal Diocese of West Tennessee joins St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Jackson in welcoming the Rev. Jesse Perkins as their next rector. Fr. Jesse, along with his wife, Katy, […]
A Death in Our Diocesan Community: Deacon Nancy O’Shea
The Episcopal Diocese of West Tennessee is saddened to announce the death of the Reverend Deacon Nancy O’Shea. Deacon Nancy died on January 13, 2025. A Missouri native, Deacon Nancy […]
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 […]
Pastor Michael Douglas named St. Columba Interim Executive Director
It is with great enthusiasm that we announce the appointment of Pastor Michael Douglas as the Interim Executive Director of St. Columba Episcopal Camp and Retreat Center, located in Memphis. […]