A piercing portrait exhibit at Trinity Episcopal Church captures what that looked like in Charlottesville in the Jim Crow 1920s: resolute, proud faces of local African Americans, some of whom had once been enslaved.
As the reconciliation process continues at Shrine Mont Camps, Diocese of Virginia Bishop E. Mark Stevenson recently announced four key goals for renewal and growth.
After 765 days of planning, fundraising, hearing from congregation and community, and securing county permits, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church broke ground on a new church building to replace the historic one destroyed in a fire.
As we start 2025, this is a roundup of our feature stories from 2024. Each one represents our shared mission to love Jesus, embody justice, and be disciples. Celebrate and share these stories!
Two thousand miles south of Fauquier County, VA, a $2,000 Bishop’s Appeal grant is providing critical interventions for Guatemalan toddlers who live in poverty near El Basurero, the country’s biggest landfill.
Neighbors around Trinity Episcopal Church in Manassas usually said yes to this urgent call from Jennifer Smith, a church member who often rescued soon-to-expire food.
Each winter, through PACEM, more than 80 faith congregations and community groups and 3,000 volunteers in the Charlottesville area pitch in to address the need for shelter. They respond by opening their doors, serving evening meals, giving financially, and providing companionship.
These hostile times for Spanish-speaking people in Virginia are even harder for those who are homeless, unemployed, or underemployed. But in Springfield, on the same day each week, they receive hope and opportunity — and so do the Episcopal clergy and volunteers serving them.
Maureen Carey was ordained to the Sacred Order of Deacons on Nov. 15 at St. David’s Episcopal Church in Ashburn. The Rt. Rev. E. Mark Stevenson, Bishop of Virginia, presided.
By “Telling our Stories—Sharing our Gifts,” deeper connections were made across the Diocese of Virginia at the 231st Annual Convention held November 6-8, 2025.
