Behind the Scenes (Part 2: Up Top)
July 3, 2024
“Above the classrooms of the 1950s building there is a large attic. This is one of my favorite unseen spaces.”
“Above the classrooms of the 1950s building there is a large attic. This is one of my favorite unseen spaces.”
“We will engage the culture as pioneers, and learn new and illuminating things about the history of the church.”
“Right now, it feels like being queer makes you radioactive: so many people who should be on your side keep their distance from you, while the other side wants to make you into a bomb that will cause as much damage as possible.”
This summer, the diocese is offering a series of reflections on the theology of stewardship, which we’ll be sharing with you here on the E-vangelist.
“Inside of this old, impressive, historic church is a lively, relevant, growing faith community.”
“After the pre-schoolers have run around a bit, they become intrigued with what the old ladies are doing and come over to ask questions. “
“Over the centuries, we somehow came to act as if our core work is recruiting and retaining church members who believe the right things, attend worship and programs, and help fund the institution, rather than making disciples whose relationship with Jesus becomes the center of their whole lives.”
” It has been a frustrating slow process lately because of heavy rains in the area. But I’m happy to say that construction work has been finished and the first patients were seen in the space on April 24!”
“While the need for our services has grown – 166% increase in families served in shelter and 45% growth in food shelf demand – we see change happening every day at Interfaith Action. Thank you for being with us as volunteers, donors, and faith partners.”
This summer, the Episcopal Church will gather in Louisville, Kentucky for its 81st General Convention. It’s a significant event, and will have lots of implications for our life as a denomination going forward, so it’s important for us to know more about it!