Episcopal Priest Joseph Shippen, Board Chair for Georgians For Alternatives to the Death Penalty (GFAPD), will host the Mary Ruth Weir Dinner, GFADP’s annual fundraiser, at Central Presbyterian Church. "Working to end the death penalty is not easy and there are not always successes we can easily point to. It is good to get toget her once a year to celebrate the many legislative and legal victories that are in fact there and the lawyers, activists, and other heroic people who are making them happen," said Shippen. This year's Martina Correia Courage Award recipient and guest speaker is Dave...

On April 28, 2019, the Episcopal Community Foundation for Middle and North Georgia (ECF) partnered with the Atlanta Community Food  Bank and local faith organizations for the 35th Annual Hunger Walk Run. Episcopalians walked, ran, or volunteered for the Diocese of Atlanta, with 26 teams formed in support of ECF. Prior to the 5K walk and run, more than 100 youth and adults attended a Eucharist service celebrated by The Right Reverend Robert C. Wright. “We are proud of the commitment that the parishes of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta have consistently shown towards ending hunger,” said...

The Episcopal Community Foundation for Middle and North Georgia is currently accepting applications for both of our grant programs: General Grant LOIs: due September 30, 2019 Q4 Small Acts of Charity Grants: due September 15, 2019 Those interested in applying for funding should visit ECFimpact.org/grants for instructions and the link to each application. Applicants are encouraged to contact Executive Director Lindsey Hardegree with any questions they may have regarding eligibility or their applications.

As part of the 150th anniversary celebration of St. Paul’s Church, Macon, a new book has been published highlighting the church’s history with special emphasis on its stained glass windows. Since 1869, St. Paul’s Church members have glorified God in worship spaces enhanced by an eclectic collection of the finest in stained glass windows. In the beginning, a magnificent round window helped transform a rude antebellum warehouse into a sacred space. The beautiful Gothic Revival-style church building, occupied in 1884, is graced by a remarkable trio of authentic Tiffany & Co. windows along...

The Episcopal Church of the Ascension celebrated their 175th year anniversary kick-off last week by hosting a celebratory reception with mayoral proclamation on Thursday. Mayor Matt Santini was present to proclaim that on November 6, 1844, the Episcopal Diocese of Georgia chartered an Episcopal mission on the banks of the Etowah river west of Cartersville; and was consecrated in the community on June 22, 1845. He further proclaimed that on that the current campus of the Episcopal Church (moved to its location on the corner of Bartow Street and Cherokee Avenue in the Spring of 1874), which is...

July 16, 2019 CORRECTION: The original version of this article did not properly credit vigil organizers Indivisible. We regret the error. Episcopalians were among the many hundreds of Georgians who gathered July 12th at vigils around the state protesting the treatment of children and families seeking asylum at our nation's Southern border with Mexico. The Lights for Liberty vigils were held on five continents and in nearly 600 locations. Georgia vigils took place in several cities and were organized by many different groups in addition to Episcopalians, such as the Columbus chapter of...