Statement Regarding Tyre Nichols’ Death
To Members of Our Diocesan Community: Unfortunately, we have become accustomed to violent incidents in Shelby County. We now prepare for the release of the videotaped encounter between Tyre Nichols…
Amendment 3 Joint Statement
From the Episcopal Bishops of Tennessee Joint Statement on Amendment 3 We, the Bishops of the three Episcopal dioceses which comprise the state of Tennessee, are all agreed that the…
Holy Trinity parishioner Jeane Chapman and Reverend Hester assemble the more than 800 hearts that were collected. Photo courtesy of Sharon Alexander.
Wrapped In Love: Holy Trinity creatively responds to Alabama Church Tragedy
The Reverend Hester Mathes, priest-in-charge of Holy Trinity and chaplain of the Memphis campus of St. George's Independent School, was traveling when news broke earlier this Summer that a gunman…
The West Tennessee delegation to General Covention 80 in Baltimore, Maryland
General Convention 80 Report
Report of the Canon to the Ordinary 80th General Convention in Baltimore, Marylandby the Reverend Canon Sharon A. AlexanderThe meeting of the 80th General Convention in Baltimore, Maryland (July 7-11,…
A Safe Church Message from the EDWTN
So what’s the deal with Safeguarding /Safe Church? What are the training requirements?You may or may not have heard that Praesidium, which hosts the online training many congregations use, is…
A Message to the Diocese regarding violence at St. Stephen’s Birmingham
Many of you have heard that a gunman fired upon an event at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Vestavia Hills, Alabama, killing two parishioners and wounding another Thursday evening. The…
Special 40th Anniversary Diocesan Celebrations
In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Episcopal Diocese of West Tennessee, we are delighted to announce two special in-person, diocesan-wide events that will take place…
Jeane Chapman appointed Small Church Consultant
To our diocesan family: I am pleased to announce that Jeane Chapman has been appointed Small Church Consultant for the Episcopal Diocese of West Tennessee. Over the Summer and Fall…
