The Diocese of East Tennessee seeks to be a healthy system of Christ-centered communities marked by prayerful practices, spiritual maturity, faithful action, and joyful worship.
Our mission is to equip disciples of Jesus Christ to grow and be grounded in the reconciling witness of the Gopsel, for the love of our neighbors and all of God's creation.
The Diocese of East Tennessee seeks to be a healthy system of Christ-centered communities marked by prayerful practices, spiritual maturity, faithful action, and joyful worship.
Our mission is to equip disciples of Jesus Christ to grow and be grounded in the reconciling witness of the Gopsel, for the love of our neighbors and all of God's creation.
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A Word In Season: The Pledge Card As A Prayer
Gracious God, giver of all we have and hold as stewards; grant the people of this church a deep and abiding awareness that all things come from you – our health, our incomes, our jobs, our talents and our generous impulse. Send your Holy Spirit to help us as we...
Out of Silence: Silence Is All There Is
The writer, Annie Dillard, died in mid-September. As is the case now, when a writer of note dies, one way we mark their death is by recalling their most quoted words, sharing them through social media platforms, where we may also add our own words about what the writer’s words had meant to us. So, words upon words, world without end.
Bishop Cole’s Comments at “Deepening Our Moral Witness” Press Conference
The Episcopal Church stands with the Catholic Church in support of dignity and Christian hospitality and welcome to migrants. In our biblical story, we see again and again that the Spirit of God moves with people when they have to leave home and find refuge in a...
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