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Shrine Mont Camps Registration and Hiring for Summer 2026
Shrine Mont Camps registration is in full swing and families can continue to register their children for camp. No physicals are required to register; only the most recent immunization record will be uploaded.
College for Congregational Development Registration Now Open
Registration is open for The College for Congregational Development to build skills for effective, skillful, and joyful ministry. Programs are available across the nation.
Book Study and Discussion on Global Mission – Going Global with God
Looking for a space to go deeper in conversation regarding global mission? Join us for a book study and conversation on Going Global with God: Reconciling Mission in a World of Difference by Titus Presler.
Grants Are Available to Congregations for Habitat Restoration Projects
The Creation Care Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia is pleased to announce its 2026 Grants Program, which is open to all congregations in the Diocese.
154 Bishops of The Episcopal Church Release Joint Statement on Immigration Crisis
Bishops of The Episcopal Church have issued a letter addressing the recent immigration crisis in Minnesota and across the nation. The letter, signed by 154 bishops—including Bishops Stevenson, Bishop Harris, and Bishop Bourlakas—calls for accountability, restraint, and protection of human dignity.
Certificates of Election for delegates to the 2026 Annual Convention DUE April 15, 2026
The due date for submitting the Certificate of Election of Youth Delegate and Alternate is also April 15, 2026. The due date for submitting the Collegiate Delegate and Alternate Form is May 15, 2026.
Standing in Solidarity with Our Siblings in Minnesota
As a Diocese we are committed to racial justice and the dignity of every human being. We refuse to let the light of our hope be shadowed by despair. We follow a Savior who was himself a migrant and who commands us to care for the “least of these.”
Pathways to Prayer and Practice Launches Inaugural Cohort
We are excited to announce the 10 congregations that will participate in the first cohort of Pathways to Prayer and Practice, an initiative of the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia funded by a grant from the Lilly Endowment.
Migration with Dignity is Sunday, February 8
This is an opportunity to learn about and teach about Migration with Dignity principles which address the challenges of global migration in a new way while aligning with the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international laws and agreements.
Venezuela and Cuba
Did you know that the Episcopal Diocese of Cuba and Episcopal Diocese of Venezuela are dioceses within The Episcopal Church?
In the News
St. Thomas Episcopal in McLean Rallies Behind Two Iranian Immigrants
Two Iranian-born asylum-seekers who have been active for the past three years at an Episcopal church in suburban Washington, D.C., are fighting for their freedom after being detained by federal immigration agents and threatened with deportation. Their congregation,...
Claude Moore Provides Boost to Free Loudoun STEAM Camp
The Claude Moore Charitable Foundation on Tuesday ramped up its support for a nine-week STEAM summer camp offered offer free of charge through St. Gabriel’s Church’s Educando con Amor—Educating with Love program. Read the Full Story
An Albemarle Politician, a Fredericksburg Priest and a Barrier-Breaking Marriage
Albemarle County Supervisor Mike Pruitt and his husband, the Rev. Will Dickinson, are defying the separation of church and state. Read the Full Story
Reynolds Hutchins: Rector Will Peyton’s Easter Sermon Challenges the Power of Empire
The rector could have no idea on Easter Sunday that two days after delivering his sermon that list of examples would grow longer, nor that the most recent addition would hit so close to home. Last Tuesday, three plainclothes federal agents... detained two men and...
Two New Programs Expand Faith-Science Engagement
Virginia Seminary’s project is a curriculum called Being With Science, which will help congregations explore scientific issues behind contemporary ethical questions. The Rev. Dr. Sarah Colvin, a priest and pathologist, is designing the program, which is supported by a...
Christchurch School in Middlesex County Added to Register of Historic Places
Occupying roughly 79 acres of rural landscape on the south bank of the Rappahannock River in central Middlesex County, Christchurch School includes the collection of buildings, structures, and designed landscapes that have comprised the school campus from...
Episcopal Church Awards 2025 Young Adult and Campus Ministry Grants
The Executive Council of The Episcopal Church has awarded 19 grants, totaling $135,000, to young adult and campus ministries.... one grant recipient, The Pace Center at VCU, is a ministry partner of the diocese.
IRS-Certified Students Offer Tax Assistance at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
The University of Richmond is offering free tax preparation services for the 14th consecutive year, as part of the United Way of Greater Richmond and Petersburg’s Tax Assistance Program. Located at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Downtown Richmond, the university’s tax...
Old-Growth Forest Network Welcomes Virginia Parish
Stacey Remick knew there was something special about the five-acre forest surrounding St. Peter’s in the Woods Episcopal Church in Fairfax Station, Virginia. She never dreamed that the church property would one day be inducted into the Old-Growth Forest Network, the...
Parishes Say ‘Yes in God’s Back Yard’
America’s churches have what it takes to put a dent in the nation’s housing crisis. They have land and underutilized space, often located in high-density areas where affordable homes are desperately needed. Now congregations are receiving a groundswell of support to...