Two bright red joggling boards — long rocking benches common in the South Carolina Lowcountry — were built by Church of the Epiphany member Brady Davis for his Eagle Scout project.
Camp Mikell Rocking New Joggling Boards
Forging an Atlanta-Ghana Spiritual Supply Chain as a Legacy of the Slave Trade
The dungeons of Cape Coast Castle once held African people for sale. This is the destination for 21 Episcopalians from the Diocese of Atlanta in the fifth pilgrimage focused on racial reconciliation and partnership with Anglican churches in the Cape Coast Diocese.
Volunteers Urgently Needed After Outpouring for Refugee Families
In Atlanta, a longtime refugee resettlement area where 80 newly arrived families were stranded, Episcopalians mobilized with remarkable speed and results. Now, what’s needed immediately are volunteers to help refugee families adjust.
Bishop Wright’s Easter Message 2025
Dangerous Oddness Easter is a dangerously odd celebration! We gather to mark with song and sartorial splendor God raising Jesus from the dead. Which means, we gather to celebrate the imagination bending, limitlessness of God. That God can, will and does operate outside the bounds of religion, political power and even biology as God sees fit. Would God be worthy of worship if God couldn’t do all of that? No! What Easter forcefully and joyfully preserves for the world is the dangerous oddness of God. Which consists of: the consuming love of God, delivered through the uncontrollability of God,...
Mother Church of Diocese Marks 200 Years in Macon
In 1825, inspired by a missionary priest, Macon residents founded the mother church of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta: Christ Church. Two centuries later, Christ Church celebrated its birthday with a service featuring The Right Rev. Rob Wright.
Leadership Transition at the Absalom Jones Episcopal Center for Racial Healing
The Rev. Greg Warren, Executive Director at the Absalom Jones Center, has informed me of his need to leave that position effective May 1. To grow and sustain the work ahead of us, Dr. Beth Sarah Wright, of Thrive with Dignity, LLC, will serve as acting director.
Christian Nationalism and Christian Witness
Bishop Wright spoke as the House of Bishops weeklong meeting in Nauvoo, Ala., wrapped up. The date coincided with the anniversary of March 21, 1965 escorted civil rights march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in support of voting rights.
“We’re Not Going to Forget” – St. Dunstan’s COVID Icon Honors Community’s Loving Care in Deadly Era
When the COVID-19 pandemic erupted five years ago this month, St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church closed its doors as the first measure to keep worshippers safe. Two years ago this month, the community was shocked and devastated when the virus killed the rector’s husband. This month, to mark the human toll of this disease and the collective strength from weathering it, St. Dunstan’s consecrated a large icon with intricate scenes of the COVID era. After receiving the Eucharist in the March 16 consecration service, each worshipper was invited to put a bit of gold leaf on their thumb and add their...
Christ Church Norcross Members Make Pilgrimage to Selma and Montgomery
Following their study of James Cone’s work The Cross and the Lynching Tree, the Christ Church Episcopal Norcross racial healing book group recently made a pilgrimage to Selma and Montgomery to coincide with the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday.
Beginning Again On This Day: 140 Confirmed, Received, or Reaffirmed at Diocesan Confirmation
More than 650 people gathered on March 16 at the Cathedral of St. Philip to celebrate 140 people from across The Diocese being confirmed, received, or reaffirmed. The 140 represented 17 parishes among the Diocese of Atlanta’s 120 worshipping communities across middle and north Georgia.