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.
The Rev. Ann Barker has been a priest for 20 years. Two of her special interests are Christian education and pastoral care. Before being called to the priesthood, she was a magazine editor for 12 years.
The two churches celebrated their commitment in October 2024 on their corner at Church Street and Brookside Drive by replacing three St. Alban’s signs with one sign. To Hamilton, the sign represents “a permanent and public witness to the community of Elberton that these two congregations could share a home —and exercise ministry —together.”
To sing in the choir or join communion at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Columbus, you needed the ability to climb: two stories to the choir loft, three steps to the altar rail. Today those barriers are gone after the recent renovation funded by a capital campaign with the slogan “Making Room for All.”
The Rev. Canon Dr. Angela F. Shepherd is the seventh rector of St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church – Atlanta, GA, a congregation deeply committed to radical hospitality, social justice, Christian formation, worship, and music.
Episcopalians promise to “serve Christ in all persons” as part of the baptismal covenant. After special training for their own ministries, 19 people recently were commissioned at the Cathedral of St. Philip as licensed lay ministers (LLMs) — a designation that permits people who are not clergy to provide pastoral care, sermons, Eucharist and more.
The Rev. Bonnie Underwood was ordained to the priesthood in 2015 in the Diocese of Atlanta. She initially serving as an Associate Rector at Holy Spirit in Cumming, then as the Rector at All Saints, Warner Robins in 2018.
Christ Episcopal Church is a congregation of The Diocese of Atlanta located in Macon. Founded in 1825, Christ Church is the oldest church in Macon and in The Diocese of Atlanta.
The Rev. Karen Evans is Priest Associate for Pastoral Care at All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Atlanta. She has been an Episcopal priest for 35+ years.