The call for reparations in the Diocese of Virginia is more than just about financial compensation. It is a call for the transformation of hearts and minds toward love and justice—the building blocks of Beloved Community.
On June 19, 2024 at The Union of Black Episcopalians Annual Conference, The Rt. Rev. Gayle E. Harris received the Bishop Barbara C. Harris Prophetic Witness Award for courageously proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ and boldly championing the least, the lost, and the left out.
My dear siblings in Christ in the Diocese of Virginia – I am standing outside the building that houses the offices of our diocesan staff. It is a grand structure that dates to the 19th century and is built on the ancestral and territorial homeland of various and...
Update on May 8, 2024 News Release Notice of Appeal of Order in Title IV Proceeding May 28, 2024 UPDATE… On May 25, 2024, the Rev’d Dr. B. Cayce Ramey notified the Rt. Rev’d E. Mark Stevenson, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia, and the Church...
Reparation and racial justice are difficult ideals to embody. The more we learn and embody, the more we need to process our pain and its root causes and examine what mending or repairing might look like.
Bishop Stevenson has appointed Heidi J. Kim as the Interim Canon for Discipleship for the Diocese of Virginia effective Monday, June 3, 2024.
A New Resource from the Environmental Parish Ministry Conference. The Creation Care Committee, led by Kristine Montamat and supported by more than a dozen community volunteers, co-hosted an Environmental Parish Ministry Conference at Virginia Theological Seminary on February 17.
As of Wednesday afternoon there are wildfires affecting areas within our diocese, including Shenandoah County, Page County, Shenandoah National Park and Valley, and Fort Valley. The Very Rev. Kathleen Murray, Rector of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Mount Jackson...
The Rt. Rev’d E. Mark Stevenson says Fredrico Garza will collaborate with Archdeacon Holly Hanback to shepherd and grow the number of deacons in The Diocese of Virgina.
On March 16, Bishop Harris ordained three new deacons at St. Paul’s Alexandria. God willing, these deacons will become priests in the summer of 2024.
