Four women and two men embraced uncertainty with faith to become transitional deacons — a required step to priesthood in The Diocese of Atlanta— on Dec. 13 at The Cathedral of St. Philip.
“Lead Our Church to Get Better”: Six Deacons Ordained
One Shared Journey: Diocese of Atlanta Walks with Ghana Pilgrims
On Sunday, Dec. 14, the Absalom Jones Episcopal Center for Racial Healing (AJECRH) hosted its first commissioning of 25 pilgrims heading next year to Cape Coast, Ghana, along with a reunion of those who made the journey from 2017 to 2025.
Beautiful, Fearless U-Turns: 100+ Confirmed, Received, Reaffirmed
More than 100 people, joined by their friends, family, clergy, and other supporters, filled the Cathedral of St. Philip on Dec. 7 to celebrate being confirmed, received, or reaffirmed.
2025 Annual Council Recap: “Reclaim, Respond, and Rejoice”
The recent 119th Annual Council of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta, guided by the theme of “Reclaim, Respond, and Rejoice,” focused on strategic mission funding, policy advocacy, and strengthening relationships within the Diocese.
ECF Grants Nearly $75,000 for Fighting Poverty and Oppression
The Episcopal Community Foundation for Middle and North Georgia (ECF) announced three grants to organizations that are working to end poverty and oppression in the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta.
On Eve of SNAP Crisis, St. Paul’s Reopens Food Pantry with Emmaus House Help
St. Paul’s expected to serve approximately 120 to 140 families each distribution day. Instead, on Oct. 31 they served 205 families representing 525 people receiving fresh and packaged produce, protein, and canned goods, Mattison said.
Great Pumpkin Message at St. Margaret’s: “Go forth and be wonderful”
The second Pumpkin Pickin’ Festival on Saturday aims to outdo last year’s event that raised about $25,000 for five church ministries. From 10 am to 6 pm, the parish on the corner of Newnan and North Coleman Streets will serve barbecue, live music, games, pumpkins and more.
Effective Witnessing is Centering Jesus Together
Presiding Bishop Sean W. Rowe and over 200 clergy from the Diocese of Georgia and the Diocese of Atlanta gathered at Rock Eagle 4-H Center in Eatonton from September 22-24 with the goal “to be effective witnesses” in the footsteps of St. Matthew and Anna Ellison Butler Alexander (1865-1947), Patron Saint of the Diocese of Georgia and the only Black deaconess in The Episcopal Church. “We have a particular way of being, a particular way of seeing the world, and it's much more compelling than the gospel of dominion and domination that is out there as the prevalent Christian narrative now,” said...
Through Maps, St. Mark’s LaGrange Draws Community Awareness, Art, Absolution
What is the point of examining “things done and left undone” in places connected to an Episcopal church? Deep questions like this steered 50 parishioners at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in LaGrange to use maps and create a recent contemplative art installation depicting their parish’s role in the city’s geographical divides of wealth, race, and more. “To really know who we are now and where we are called to go, we have to first reckon with where we've been,” said The Rev. Andrew Gordon, St. Mark’s rector. “How is what we proclaim on Sundays lived out in each of our places and spaces Monday...
“A Family in Black and White” Has Atlanta Episcopal Roots
As white flight transformed southwest Atlanta, the church became mostly Black. Now one of its priests is demonstrating racial reconciliation through his own family story on CNN.