Join us on December 4 for the Advent Arts Market!
Please join us for the inaugural Advent Arts Market, benefiting Episcopal college ministry at the Barth House! This event will take place outdoors at the Barth House Episcopal Center, located…
Covid, the Church, and the Hospital
The Episcopal News Service recently reported that certain churches in large cities (New York, San Francisco, and Atlanta) are requiring proof of vaccination for attendance. The rector of one of…
Responding to the Crisis in Afghanistan
Episcopal Migration Ministries (EMM), the refugee and migration ministry of The Episcopal Church, needs your support to welcome our Afghan allies to communities across the country. EMM is one of…
Helping Communities After a Natural Disaster
Many of us have been watching the destruction caused by Hurricane Ida. Our desire to be generous is heightened when we witness this type destruction. I served as Outreach Director at Trinity Episcopal Church in New Orleans a few years after Hurricane Katrina, and as a Rector in southern Louisiana dealt with the aftermath of hurricanes and major flood. People have often asked me for guidance on providing help. These are a few things I have learned.
COVID Update: August 20, 2021
In an effort to help slow the transmission of coronavirus, congregations in Shelby County are encouraged to follow the recommendations of the Shelby County Health Department. I also invite all of our congregations to consider the resumption of masks for worship services and other activities in our church buildings. This recommendation remains in effect until there is a decline in the number of cases and hospitalizations due to the Delta variant.
COVID-19 Update from Bishop Phoebe: August 4, 2021
To our Diocesan Family – As the summer draws to an end, we find ourselves still managing the COVID pandemic. Diocesan guidelines have incorporated the CDC’s directives as well as…
Check out The Peace, a new publication from the EDWTN!
The Diocese of West Tennessee is pleased to announce the inaugural issue of The Peace, our new quarterly newsletter! This first issue features articles from all around our Diocese and…
Bishop Phoebe among contributors of new book
Presiding Bishop Michael B. Curry praised This Band of Sisterhood: “There are so many nuggets of wisdom to be found in the conversations between these remarkable Black women bishops that…
Feast of the Reverend Pauli Murray
Liberating God, we give thee thanks for the steadfast courage of thy servant Pauli Murray, who didst fight long and well: Unshackle us from the chains of prejudice and fear, that we may…
