Guidelines & Questions for a Return to In-Person Worship
by Andrew Morehead | May 8, 2020 | Message from the Bishop
May 8, 2020 Dear East Tennessee Friends, In St. Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus declares that loving God fully and loving our neighbors as ourselves are the two great commandments. Everything else we do as followers of Jesus builds on these calls to love. The Diocesan...
Abide with me, fast falls the eventide
by Andrew Morehead | May 6, 2020 | Message from the Bishop
“The darkness deepens, Lord, with me abide When other helpers fail and comforts flee Help of the helpless, oh, abide with me…” Abide with Me, Henry Francis Lyte Dear East Tennessee Friends, I am writing to you on the Wednesday after the fourth...
Jesus Desires to Bring Peace and Breathe Upon You, a pastoral letter by Bishop Brian Cole
by Andrew Morehead | Apr 22, 2020 | Message from the Bishop
April 22, 2020 “When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear…Jesus came and stood among them and said, ‘Peace be with you.’” -John 20:19 Dear East Tennessee...
We are One Diocese, One People of God Together
by Andrew Morehead | Apr 18, 2020 | Message from the Bishop
On Friday, April 17, we visited with a small group of clergy and lay leaders from our parish churches in Chattanooga and Cleveland who were most impacted by the tornadoes of Easter Sunday night/Monday morning. We met at St. Francis Ooltewah, fewer than 10 of...





