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…
West Tennessee Representation at 80th General Convention
The 80th General Convention of The Episcopal Church will be held this summer, July 7-14, 2022 in Baltimore, Maryland. It meets every three years and is the governing body of…
The Calm After the Storm
On the night and early-morning hours of December 10-11, 2021, the deadliest late-season tornado outbreak in U.S. history occurred in the Southern United States and Ohio Valley. The path of…
Church Home Grant to benefit Literacy Mid-South
https://vimeo.com/675913096 For immediate release: Contact: Jeff Hulett, (901) 859-9430 or jeff@jeffhulettpr.com At 9 am on Tuesday, February 15 at the Raleigh Public Library, 3452 Austin Peay Highway, leaders from the…
Ordination to the Priesthood
We are delighted to share that the ordinations of Sarah Cowan and Amanda McGriff to the priesthood will take place this February. Reverend Amanda and Reverend Sarah were ordained to…
December Storm Disaster Relief
The storms that came through Arkansas, Tennessee and Kentucky the weekend of December 10 caused destruction that is still being covered by the national news. An EF3 tornado brought about significant damage in Henry County, Tennessee, where Grace Episcopal Church in Paris, Tennessee is located. Fortunately, Grace Church was not damaged, and no one in the congregation received significant damage or injury. Paris is not far from Mayfield, Kentucky, however, which received tremendous damage. In Henry County many homes and buildings were damaged or destroyed, along with barns and water wells.
