When St. James’ Episcopal Church celebrated its 60th Anniversary in 1998, The Rev. Antoine Campbell, its then Rector, said of it: “This wonderful church, for 60 years has received the love of God, shared the loved of God, and proclaimed the love of God for all humanity. There is no finer way to spend 60 years.” And, it continues in its mission and work to this day.
St. Luke the Evangelist Episcopal Church, Houston, is the oldest African American Episcopal Church in the city of Houston. St. Luke’s was originally established in 1920 as St. Clement’s Episcopal Church through the organizational efforts of Dr. R.O. Roett and others.
The Small Church Network in the Diocese of Texas is excited to bring to you our fall 2020 offering. Yet this time, it will be virtual on Zoom, rather than in-person at Camp Allen.
Forming Leaders at the Frontier identified three (3) transformational priorities to enable Southwest to lead the church into the next century.
It all boils down to creative problem solving, explains the Rev. Ed Jones, senior pastor at Houston’s 155-year-old Trinity United Methodist Church.
Emmanuel Episcopal Church finally has a new home after being flooded in 2017 ‚Äö√Ñ√¨ but they still can’t worship there.
On Sunday, September 13, the Union of Black Episcopalians celebrates the life and legacy of our notable saint, the Reverend Alexander Crummell, whose official feast day is September 10th.
The Episcopal Health Foundation’s Elena Marks talks about the inequity that exists in the city of Houston, specifically in the low-income, largely minority neighborhoods. Catch her interview in the national series looking at health systems across the world.
The Convention had ended and reviews were in: “What is undeniable is how welcoming and hospitable Texans were to the thousands of Episcopalians who made their way to Convention. In particular, the Diocese of Texas and its many volunteers went out of their way to make us feel at home ‚Äö√Ñ√¨ and we did,” the Rev. Canon Michael Barlowe, Secretary of the General Convention, said in his remarks in the Convention Journal.
The Rev. Rhonda Rogers and parishioners of St. Francis of Assisi, Prairie View, are engrossed in necessary work within the community it serves in its efforts to obtain its own zip code. While the city of Prairie View was established in the 1960s, it was never assigned its own zip code. For a variety of reasons this is problematic and creates racial disparities on varying and essential levels. It disenfranchises its citizens, stripping them of some of their most basic rights.
The Diocese has once again met its annual goal of establishing three church plants a year. This bold vision comes into reality after two lay leaders and a member of clergy have all answered the call to take on this mission.
PBS NewsHour today announced a five-part universal health care series to air beginning on Monday, August 31, 2020 (check local listings). Following the heated “Medicare for All” debates between Democrats earlier this year, and ahead of a general election that will determine the future of American health care, the series will examine health care in the U.S. and in three other high-income nations.
Celebrating 175 years of mission in Christ, we are a diverse community of believers following the Episcopal tradition across our 81-county diocese spanning nearly 70,000 square miles in the central, eastern, and northern regions of Texas. Founded in 1838, we are more than 450 active clergy-strong with 175 congregations, over 100 missional communities, 20 campus missions, chaplaincies, foundations, institutions, and over 72,000 parishioners.
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