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 from…
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 Diocese…
From left to right: Kit Decker, Pam Toppins, and Rhea Clift of the St. George Chapter share smiles and fellowship at the gathering. Their joyful presence embodies the spirit of community and connection.
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…
Deacons Champion Creation Care in West Tennessee
In the Ordination of Deacons, there is a sentence in the Examination stating, “You are to interpret to the Church the needs, concerns, and hopes of the world.” This sentence…
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…
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…
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…
