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…
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…
