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Statement from the Province IV Bishops of The Episcopal Church
We, the Bishops of The Episcopal Church in Province IV, lead dioceses most of which were historically part of the states of the old Confederacy. As bishops in this region, we are well aware of the historic persistence of racism toward our black sisters and...
Statement on the Murder of George Floyd and The Resulting Demonstrations in Atlanta and Elsewhere
The Right Reverend Robert C. Wright, 10th Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta on Saturday issued the following statement in response to the killing by police of George Floyd. Official Statment From the founding of our country, we have had a white supremacy...
Diocesan Mentoring Program Doesn’t Let COVID-19 Block Contact with Kids in Need
Path To Shine®, a mentoring program of the Diocese of Atlanta serving young at-risk children, was threatened by the COVID-19 pandemic shut-down. Founding Director Deacon Lesley-Ann Drake said the need to shelter in place effectively closed the program built on...
Our Response to the President Urging Houses of Worship Be Reopened
On Saturday our Diocese issued the following statement in response to the President's comments on Friday, deeming churches and other houses of worship “essential.” Official Statement A COVID-19 task force of clergy, legal, financial and public health experts is...
Boyce L. Ansley School Announces New Location
The Boyce L. Ansley School, a tuition free, private school for children of families who have experienced homelessness, is moving to a larger location. The school is leasing the first floor of 120 Ralph McGill Boulevard beginning with the 2020-2021 school year. The...
St. Anne’s Annual Summer Book Discussion Group Returns
St. Anne’s popular Summer Book Discussion Group returns May 31! Sunday mornings, 9:00 a.m. via Zoom. We'll discuss two books about getting to know the Bible, “a living, breathing, captivating, and confounding book that is able to equip us to join God’s loving and...
Atlanta History Museum Corona Collective: Calling for Submissions of Stories
Decades from now today’s children will tell their children and grandchildren about the time of COVID-19, a defining interruption of ordinary life in their formative years. Officials of the Atlanta History Center, realizing that, want to capture first-hand accounts...
Peter Wallace to Preach on ‘Day 1’
The Rev. Peter M. Wallace, host and executive producer of Day 1, is the featured preacher June 14 on “Day 1,” the nationally broadcast ecumenical radio program also accessible as a podcast and online at Day1.org. Wallace has served with the Alliance for Christian...
Looking Beyond The Church Walls: A Priest Finds New Ways to Serve During COVID-19
Concerned by the increasing financial needs of Gwinnett County’s Latino community due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Rev. Irma Guerra began searching for ways to fill those needs beyond what her parish was doing. The Associate Rector for Hispanic Ministry at Christ...
The Future of Humanity, A Meditation About Coronavirus
Editor's Note: Rev. Isaías Rodríguez, the Diocese of Atlanta's Canon for Hispanic Ministries, composed a written piece titled "El futuro de la humanidad. Una meditación sobre el coronavirus." You can read the original Spanish version here. We translated it into...
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