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Emergency Funds for Families Impacted by COVID-19

Update as of 5/6/20 These funds have been exhausted and are no longer available. You can visit Inspiritus’s COVID-19 Relief Efforts page for more information about their efforts.  Through our ministry partner Inspiritus, The Diocese of Atlanta has access to...

Douglasville Church Continues to Feed Children During COVID-19

When St. Julian’s Episcopal Church Junior Warden, Taylor Edwards, found out that the parish’s Backpack Program at Annette Wynn Elementary had been suspended, it didn’t keep him from making sure that children are fed during this pandemic. Taylor cleaned off the...

Crossroads and Church of the Common Ground Serve Homeless Atlantans

On Maundy Thursday, which commemorates the Lord serving his friends by washing their feet at the Last Supper, Church of the Common Ground joined Crossroads to serve lunch! The Rev. Kim Jackson and a group of faithful volunteers have been here on Tuesday and Thursday...

“Here Am I, Send Me.” A Nurse Heads to New York

By Rebecca Land Segrest, RN Editor’s Note: Rebecca Land Segrest is Campus Missioner for the Northwest Georgia Canterbury Club which includes Berry College, Shorter College, and Georgia Highlands. A Registered Nurse working in critical care since 2004, Rebecca will be...

Episcopal Food Ministries Responding to Economic Fallout of COVID-19

Food is a daily necessity. One that, in times of economic dislocation, is felt most acutely by those least financially able.  Food ministries of the Diocese of Atlanta are seeing a spike in requests from people who have been laid off or have lost their jobs due to the...

Red Door Food Pantry Delivers One More Dinner TOGO

On the 10th day of #DinnerTOGO, Red Door Food Pantry had received a phone call at the church about a home bound cancer patient. A case manager from Alabama had been calling everywhere trying to get this elderly lady a meal since she was in dire straits. “All of...

Food Pantry Drive-Through Serves Over 3,300 Hot Meals a Week

Stories of Hope and Helping: This piece is part of an ongoing series that looks at how our parishes and ministries are caring for our communities during this time of pandemic. The Red Door Food Pantry (Episcopal Church of the Ascension) is helping area residents who...

ChurchNext Offers More Free Courses to Grow in Christ at Home

ChurchNext is offering two free (virtual) courses: Bridging the Political Divide with Parker Palmer and Make Me an Instrument of Peace: A Guide to Civil Discourse, sponsored by the Office of Government Relations of The Episcopal Church. These courses are aimed at...