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“One Church: Separate But Not Equal”

March 31, 2020

After the Civil War, white Episcopalians found themselves in a spiritual and ethical quandary as to what to do about freed slaves. Several issues faced them: 1) Reclaiming the masses of newly emancipated slaves who fled the church once they were declared “free;” 2) Training of black preachers whose fitness to be ministers they questioned; 3) How and if and to what extent to allow these “freedmen” to have voice in the governance of the Church–their own and the larger Church; and 4) Whether or not to create separate racial jurisdictions.

Three Spartans Named Scholastic Art and Writing National Medalists

September 14, 2023March 31, 2020

St. Stephen’s is pleased to announce that three students have been named Scholastic Art and Writing National Medalists. Christopher Aung, 8th grade, was awarded a Silver Medal for his writing submission titled Half-Breed (teachers Vicki Woodruff and Miriam Murtuza)

Lake Houston-Area Places of Worship Urge Hope, Adapt Services Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

September 14, 2023March 31, 2020

Rev. Bill Richter, rector of Good Shepherd Episcopal Church Kingwood, said his church altered its services in stages, moving from restricting access to communion cups to canceling services entirely.

In Common Austin 2020: Inspiration, Connection, and Action!

September 14, 2023March 30, 2020

For the third consecutive year, clergy lay leaders, and community partners gathered for the Episcopal Health Foundation’s In Common event. The gathering serves as a place for Episcopal congregations and their community partners to dream big, be inspired, and create a vision with like-minded individuals and congregations interested in building healthier communities.

Bishop Doyle Submits Op-Ed: Lean In … The Need for Society to Lean In, Reach Out, Care and Love During This Time

February 22, 2024March 27, 2020

We will lose lives and health; but, if we lean in, we might not lose each other.

Regardless of your faith or belief system, this is a time to lean towards one another ‚Äö√Ñ√¨ to lean towards family, friends, and coworkers.

Abundant Harvest Needs Volunteers

March 26, 2020

With the global pandemic, the need for food has increased significantly. The Abundant Harvest Kitchen, part of St. Isidore, Spring, is on the front lines meeting the needs of the most vulnerable in our community. In this work, we are looking for partners to help staff a mobile non-contact food pantry.

Grace, Alvin, Feeds Over A Thousand People in Drive-Thru Food Bank

September 14, 2023March 25, 2020

The mobile food pantry has been providing food in Alvin on a weekly basis since January 3, 2020. We have partnered with Manvel Community Outreach and the Houston Food Bank in order to bring fresh food and produce to Alvin, an area that struggles with food insecurity.

Church As ‘First Responder for the Soul’

September 14, 2023March 20, 2020

The West Coast was an early flashpoint in the spread of COVID-19 in the United States. “It sort of came on fast here in Seattle,” said the Rev. Doyt Conn Jr., rector of Epiphany Episcopal Church. As of March 17, at least 56 people had died in Seattle and King County, Washington, more than a third of all U.S. coronavirus deaths.

Possible Resource for a Professionally Recorded Worship Service

March 19, 2020

In light of the necessity for virtual worship, for $100, a local professional producer/videographer is offering congregations a sleek and professional production for worship this …

The Religious Meaning of the Emancipation Proclamation

March 17, 2020

W.E.B. Dubois observed in his history of the Reconstruction era that news of the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation resulted in exuberant expressions of religious feelings among African Americans in the South. Beginning on January 1, 1863, with the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, Union Army camps became both bases of military operations and havens for thousands of jubilant runaways.

How To Live Stream

September 14, 2023March 13, 2020

How to livestream a public event

The Episcopal Diocese of Texas Announces Commitment of $13 Million to Fund Racial Justice Projects to Repair and Commence Racial Healing

February 22, 2024March 12, 2020

In an unprecedented move, the Rt. Rev. C. Andrew Doyle, the ninth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas, presented a Missionary Vision for a Racial Justice initiative that aims to repair and commence racial healing for individuals and communities who were directly injured by slavery in the diocese. The announcement was made at the 171st Diocesan Council held in Waco, Texas, February 7-8, 2020.