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Youth Delegates Love Jesus, Embody Justice, and Are Disciples!
Have you ever wondered what actually happens at the Diocese of Virginia’s Annual Convention? This year, we’re encouraging more young people to be part of it and we want YOU there! What Is a Youth Delegate? As a Youth Delegate, you are an official member of Annual...
Pathways Cohort Retreat / Family Worship
During one session of the Pathways cohort retreat at Shrine Mont, participants joined Family Camp for outdoor worship, pictured here.
Project Presentations
During the Pathways to Prayer and Practice cohort retreat at Shrine Mont, teams from 10 participating churches moved from reflection into faithful experimentation.
Survey Invitation to Strengthen Ministry for Episcopal Veterans
All Episcopalians are invited to complete a brief survey to help strengthen ministry with veterans, support chaplaincy discernment, and identify participants in this work.
Voices of Freedom Tour
The Voices of Freedom tour features historic parishes and sites in Hanover County connected to the story of religious freedom in Virginia.
Virginia Episcopal Real Estate Partners Names Sarah Whiting Executive Director
Virginia Episcopal Real Estate Partners has hired Sarah F. Whiting as Executive Director, bringing more than 25 years of nonprofit leadership, fundraising, capital project management, and historic property redevelopment experience.
Anne Richardson Named New Executive Director of the Virginia Episcopal Investment Funds
Virginia Episcopal Investment Funds today announced that Anne Richardson will become its new Executive Director. Richardson will succeed A. Lynn Ivey, who is retiring after six years as head of VEIF.
Otero Called as New Hispanic/Latino Minister
The Episcopal Diocese of Virginia has called the Rev’d Edgar Otero to serve as its new Minister for Hispanic/Latino Communities, beginning Sept. 1.
SMCs 2026 Season Ends August 1
Shrine Mont Camps will close its four final sessions on August 1.
ECW Annual Scholarship Applications Due June 30
Qualified college undergraduates and trade school students are invited to apply for the 2026 ECW Annual Scholarships. Applications are due June 30, 2026.
In the News
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...
Boar’s Head Festival Celebrates 62 Years at St. John’s in Youngstown
Sixty-two years ago, James Hummer of Boardman was in the first local performance of the Boar’s Head and Yule Log Festival and on Sunday, he and others were able to see the latest presentation of the popular holiday event. For the 62nd year, the Boar’s Head Festival...
Remembering Herndon’s History: The Closet Thrift Shop Turns 50
The year 2024 marks the 50th anniversary of The Closet of the Greater Herndon Area. The Closet has occupied many spaces in Herndon over the course of decades. For these many years they have served our community in a devoted manner. Read the Full Story
Prayer Vigil Offers Sanctuary from Election Day Noise
With Election Day traffic bustling along Royal Avenue, Calvary Episcopal Church offered a sanctuary from the stress of the day with a prayer vigil. Read the Full Story
Lilly Grants Will Support Children’s Formation
Seven entities of the Episcopal Church have recently received a multimillion-dollar infusion of funding to help them better engage their youngest members in worship. Read the Full Story