For Walter Rivera, home is not defined only by a place. It lives in the people who raised him, the lessons they passed on, the smell of coffee, and the memories of growing up in El Salvador that he continues to carry with him.
As part of Stories That Take Us Home, our Hispanic Heritage Month series, Walter shares how his family shaped his understanding of love, perseverance, kindness, and the importance of making your voice heard.
NEWS MISSIONAL COMMUNITIES It started with one parish inviting its neighbors. When St. James Episcopal Church in Taylor asked a few community partners to join …
Small Church Network · October 4–5, 2026 48 people. 19 small churches. Plenty of ideas to take home. At Camp Allen, participants from 19 small …
Members of St. Philip the Evangelist joined community leaders, young people and mothers for Africulture on Saturday, October 10, at Alief Park. Hosted by the …
Racial Justice Initiative Funding opportunities through the Episcopal Diocese of Texas’s Racial Justice Initiative support congregations advancing racial reconciliation and students pursuing higher education. The …
St. Vincent’s House brought friends, supporters, and community partners together on Sunday, October 4, at Moody Gardens for its Gospel Brunch Fundraiser, an afternoon of fellowship, …
Paws, prayers, and a few scales! A little drizzle, plenty of wagging tails, and even a snake! Congregations across the Diocese of Texas celebrated the …
The Episcopal Diocese of Texas joins El Buen Samaritano in congratulating its CEO, Dr. Rosamaria Murillo, on receiving the Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s 2026 …
The Living Church, a publication covering the Episcopal Church and the wider Anglican Communion, highlighted four decades of connection through Bishops Executive Secretaries Together (BEST). …
On August 6, Bishop Andy Doyle joined teens and staff from Jerusalem Peacebuilders’ interfaith Discovery Institute at Camp Allen for an evening of conversation about …
For Walter Rivera, home is not defined only by a place. It lives in the people who raised him, the lessons they passed on, the smell of coffee, and the memories of growing up in El Salvador that he continues to carry with him.
As part of Stories That Take Us Home, our Hispanic Heritage Month series, Walter shares how his family shaped his understanding of love, perseverance, kindness, and the importance of making your voice heard.
The Houston Psychoanalytic Society and the Rt. Rev. C. Andrew Doyle, IX Bishop of Texas, invite you to a screening of Spike Jonze’s Her, winner of the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Following the film, Todd Essig, PhD, and Bishop Doyle will explore what is gained, and what may be irreplaceably lost, when intimacy no longer requires a body.
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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