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Annual Council Focuses on Being Witnesses to God’s Love
More than 500 delegates to the Diocese of Atlanta’s 118th Annual Council gathered for two days at Holy Innocents’ Episcopal Church and School in Sandy Springs to worship, learn, and dream of what it means to be witnesses.
New Presiding Bishop Rowe Calls Episcopalians to be ‘One Church’
Episcopalians worldwide gathered on November 2nd for a groundbreaking virtual investiture service of the Most Rev. Sean Rowe as the church's 28th presiding bishop.
Watch the Investiture of Presiding Bishop-elect Sean Rowe
In this joyful season, we invite you to pray for guidance for our church and our new presiding bishop as he leads us in envisioning the reign of God in our midst. May our celebration of this sacred moment unite us as a sacramental community and inspire us to witness God’s work of redemption!
Election Day Prayer Resources
Download the Election Engagement Toolkit for 2024 from the Episcopal Church. Download the Toolkit Christ Church in Norcross will be open for prayer on Election Day. Join St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Atlanta for daily online prayer gatherings leading up to...
Annual Pumpkin Patch Smashes Record
St. Margaret's Episcopal Church in Carrollton, affectionately known locally as the "pumpkin church," this October celebrated the milestone 20th anniversary of its signature Pumpkin Patch fundraiser by breaking previous records.
For People: Abundant Life for All With The Rev. Elizabeth A. Eaton, Presiding Bishop, ELCA
God made each of us for an abundant life, but that isn't the world we live in. To strive for an abundance of life for all people is to actively take up your faith and civic responsibility!
Expanded Coalition Launched to Reform Georgia’s Death Penalty
During a press conference on the steps of the Georgia Capital, Cathy Harmon-Christian, Executive Director of Georgians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, said the expanded coalition's goals over the next 12 months are to better educate Georgians about problems with Georgia’s death penalty law and work for legislative reform.
Celebrating 50 Years of Women in the Priesthood: The Rev. Pauline Samuel
The Rev. Pauline Samuel is proud to serve as the first female Rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Atlanta, the oldest historically Black Episcopal church in the state of Georgia.
Hispanic Heritage Month
It is a month full of opportunity to highlight those unique experiences that we as Hispanics/Latino Americans have experienced, an opportunity to recognize our history, our path and our achievements. Through these celebrations, we can help inspire the next generations to extend the heritage that makes us unique.
For People: Embracing Authenticity with David Hayward (NakedPastor)
Curiosity means listening to other perspectives with an open heart and mind! Deconstructing one’s faith or belief systens is not a rebellion but a genuine path to spiritual maturity.
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Faith Leaders Call for Unity and Respect in Georgia in Election Season
Early voting is underway in Georgia, and as faith leaders, we have a clear and pressing responsibility to help guide our nation through the challenging days ahead and begin the healing that will be needed once a new president is duly declared.
Assistance, Supplies On Their Way to Help Areas Hit by the Hurricane
Nonprofits and religious groups are working to bring relief to people affected by Hurricane Helene.
Hurricane Helene Caused Catastrophic Damage in Southeast
As Hurricane Helene, a powerful Category 4 storm with winds of up to 140 miles per hour, moved from the Big Bend region of the Florida Panhandle late on Sept. 26 into the hills of Appalachia two days later, Episcopal churches and entities suffered damage that ranges from minor to major.
Doing Good: Family Promise Committed to Helping the Housing Crisis
Imagine having to pack up your belongings, load them onto a truck and relocate to a new living space every seven days. Andrea Brantley sees that scenario unfold weekly as the executive director of Family Promise of North Fulton/DeKalb.
Atlanta Diocese to Host Faith-Based Suicide Prevention Training Program
The Diocese of Atlanta in Georgia is recognizing September as National Suicide Prevention Month by hosting a three-session, online faith-based suicide prevention training program on Sept. 12, 19 and 26.
Bishop Responds with Prayer Following Georgia School Shooting
The Bishop of Atlanta, the Rt. Rev. Robert Wright has issued a prayer in the wake of the shooting at Apalachee High School in rural Winder, Georgia on September 4, 2024.
After Church Donation, Family Promise Offers First Transitional Home
A recent donation to Family Promise of North Fulton/DeKalb will give two families in need of transitional housing a place to call home early next year. Family Promise is a nationwide nonprofit that fights homelessness by providing resources, transitional housing, and support to struggling families.
How Kim Jackson Navigates LGBTQ Legislation as Georgia’s Only Openly Gay Senator
Four years after making history by being elected as Georgia’s first openly gay senator, Kim Jackson is continuing the work of advocating for the LGBTQ community.
Rev. Bowers’ Legacy Lives On in Atlanta Ministries and Services
Known for pushing daring ideas to serve others and honor God, the Rev. Tom Bowers didn’t just talk about change — he made it happen.
Metro Atlanta Church Providing Free School Uniforms for Families in Need
Organizers of the third annual Uniform Giveaway at All Saints’ Episcopal Church in Midtown Atlanta say that the need for school uniforms has never been greater, so they’re taking action.
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Power
To be a witness is the power to increase the celebrity of Jesus by doing what Jesus did wherever you are. But not only that, it’s power to trust God. It’s power to share your story as a medicine for someone else’s malady.
Witness
To be a witness is the perfect adaptive approach to the most pernicious problems we face as a species. To be a witness is the radical democratization of leadership delivered through your personal and authentic experience of Jesus in your life.
Not Far
As Dorothy Day has said, “I really only love God as much as I love the person I love the least.” The gap Jesus was identifying that day is our ability to say we love God while hating or being indifferent to those God loves.
Bishop Wright’s Podcast
For People, is a conversation in which Bishop Rob Wright meets listeners at the crossroads of faith and life to explore the challenges of an ever-changing world. Listen in to find out how he expands on For Faith, drawing inspiration from the life of Jesus to answer 21st-century questions.
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For People: Abundant Life for All With The Rev. Elizabeth A. Eaton, Presiding Bishop, ELCA
God made each of us for an abundant life, but that isn’t the world we live in. To strive for an abundance of life for all people is to actively take up your faith and civic responsibility!