A Statement From the Clergy of the Diocese of West Tennessee

Wednesday, July 15, 2020 Friends – Aligning ourselves with the Bishop’s pastoral statement of June 2, 2020, we, the undersigned clergy of The Episcopal Diocese of West Tennessee, declare that we know that in the eyes of God, all of God’s people matter. We know that we cannot say and…

Three Churches in Rural Tennessee Become One in Quarantine

Back in March, when Ravenscroft Chapel in Brighton, St. Anne’s in Millington and St. Mathew’s in Covington learned they couldn’t host in-person services any longer due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they knew they were given a special opportunity.   “At first we didn’t how to proceed with suspended services,” said…

11 Lenten Practices to Consider This Year

By Emily Austin, Minister of Communication   Looking to introduce a new Lenten practice into your routine this year? Here are some ideas: 1. Attend a different worship service. Introducing a new-to-you worship into your routine can help you form new relationships at church and experience the liturgy in a…

Minimum Clergy Package 2019

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Diocesan Youth Rafting Trip

2017 Whitewater Rafting Trip Registration The Annual Diocesan White Water Rafting Trip to the Ocoee River. August 2 – 5, 2017 We will be renting campsites at the High Country Adventure Outpost in Ocoee, TN and spend a few days in the great outdoors! This is a great experience from…

Constance Abbey & Cathedral Sprout New Possibilities

In February of 2017, the successful Diocesan aquaponics program was relocated to Constance Abbey, west of the Cathedral in Downtown Memphis.  Constance Abbey, a project launched through the Holy Currencies incubation class of 2016, is a gathering place, safe haven, and worship space for neighbors including many of Memphis’ under-housed…

Working Toward a Sustainable Ministry

On, Saturday, April 15th, Ravenscroft Chapel, hosted their community Easter Egg Hunt as a part of developing missional ministries in the Brighton community.  A team from Ravenscroft Chapel has been participating in the spring Incubation of Holy Currencies Ministries offered by the Episcopal Diocese of West Tennessee and has begun…

Bishop Johnson’s Easter Message 2017

At Easter, Love is Resurrected in Each of Us  Christ is the world’s true light, its Captain of salvation, The Day-star clear and bright of every man and nation; New life, new hope awakes, where’er men own his sway; Freedom her bondage breaks, and night is turned to day. In…

Christmas and New Year’s Greetings from Bishop Johnson