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Nurturing “a new concept of village life”

The leaders of Church of the Advent in Cincinnati couldn’t have known what they had set in motion when they hired Schickel Design to draft plans for the renovation of … Read more

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Partnership helps halal donation reach Mauritanian migrants

When Transformations CDC recently received a donation of 24 pounds of halal ground beef, it was able to make use of it thanks to its existing relationship with members of the Muslim community in … Read more

Becoming Beloved Community, Features

Where Racial Reconciliation Meets Christian Formation

Parishes experiment with hard conversations, celebration and commemoration. By Nancy Bryan Since the beginning of Advent, Episcopal congregations have been hearing readings from Year A of the Revised Common Lectionary, … Read more

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Smaller Churches Show the Way

In Chillicothe and other communities, parishes share clergy, and a sense of connection. By Kathleen Moore Every other Wednesday, five clergy colleagues gather to discuss the scripture readings for upcoming … Read more

Becoming Beloved Community, Features, Formation, Sesquicentennial

Telling the Truth About Race

As the Sesquicentennial approaches, parishes probe their past. By Jim Naughton At St. Stephen’s Church in Columbus, a story is told about a Black woman named Colleen Mitchell who visited … Read more

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No Matter What Your Family Constellation Looks Like

Calvary, Clifton priest helps create communities of “joyful belonging.” By Nancy Bryan When Sherry Darling got an email through her family’s foster agency, inviting them to an event called “Tacos … Read more

Features, Formation, News, Procter

A summer of revitalization at Procter Center

Nineteen volunteers gathered at Procter Center on Saturday to prepare the buildings and grounds for this year’s campers, retreaters, and farm market shoppers. The camp and conference center’s spring cleanup … Read more

Creation Care, Features

Cultivating a Deep Green Faith

You may not know the Rev. Jerry Cappel’s name, but if your parish has been using the diocesan vestry devotionals or the creation-focused prayers for Advent, you know his work … Read more

Becoming Beloved Community, Features, Formation

Walking the Fourfold Path

The diocese deepens its commitment to Becoming Beloved Community When she began work on a new curriculum to deepen diocesan leaders’ understanding of the work of dismantling racism, Miriam McKenney … Read more

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Small School, Big Impact

Holly Fidler takes the reins at Bethany School. When Bethany School began looking for its new head of school last summer, the search committee was seeking a candidate who was … Read more

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The Rev. Scott Gunn is still alive, and that’s miraculous.

‘Using Act 2 Well’ On July 20, the Rev. Canon Scott Gunn, then-president of the Standing Committee and executive director of Forward Movement, had a cardiac arrest at Singapore Changi … Read more

ECM, Features

Location, Location, Location.

Trinity, Columbus is on a mission in the capital. In January, Trinity Episcopal Church in Columbus hosted a state-sponsored event celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The featured speakers included … Read more

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Nurturing “a new concept of village life”

Partnership helps halal donation reach Mauritanian migrants

Where Racial Reconciliation Meets Christian Formation

Smaller Churches Show the Way

Telling the Truth About Race

No Matter What Your Family Constellation Looks Like

A summer of revitalization at Procter Center

Cultivating a Deep Green Faith

Walking the Fourfold Path

Small School, Big Impact

The Rev. Scott Gunn is still alive, and that’s miraculous.

Location, Location, Location.

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