On Saturday, August 24, Bishop Brian Cole along with the people of East Tennessee and St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, Cape Elizabeth, Maine, celebrated the ordination of the Rev. Sarah Hess to the priesthood at Grace Episcopal Church, Chattanooga.

Rich, complex, exciting, confusing, life, death, and beyond—all words to capture a bit of truth about this very rich, complex world inhabited by all kinds of individual particles emerging into flora, fauna, animals of all kinds, including humans who together make up a unity. This book is Keese’s attempt to celebrate the unity and the diversity. Poetry hints of an openness to complexity while certainty tends to become restrictive dogma. Other Ways means to hint that full meaning, complete certainty, is

Bishop Brian Cole and the St. Elizabeth’s and Knoxville community gathered to celebrate the ordination of the Rev. William Simerly to the priesthood on the feast of Jonathan Myrick Daniels on Wednesday, August 14. Rev. Simerly also celebrated his first Eucharist with the feast of the Assumption of Mary the next day. Photos: Bro. Andrew Aelred Morehead, OC

Bishop Brian Cole and the people of East Tennessee celebrated the ordination of the Rev. Sean McEwen to the priesthood this past Saturday at St. Andrews Episcopal Church Maryville TN. Congratulations to Rev. Sean McEwen and the people of St. Andrew’s on this joyous occasion.

On Saturday, July 27, Bishop Brian Cole along with the people of The Episcopal Church of The Annunciation and East Tennessee gathered to celebrate the ordination of the Rev. D. Brian Austin, PhD, to the priesthood. He will be serving Church of the Annunciation, Newport. Congratulations, Rev. Austin! Photography: Bro. Andrew Aelred Morehead, OC

On Wednesday, June 26, 2024, the House of Bishops, after a lively service of Holy Eucharist in many languages, filed out of the convention center and proceeded to Christ Church Cathedral. After one round of voting and a brief lunch, the House of Bishops elected the Rt. Rev. Sean Rowe as the next Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church. Presiding Bishop-elect Rowe has served both dioceses of Western New York and Northwestern Pennsylvania. A graduate of Grove City College (B.A.

Our nation is in the midst of trying times. No doubt the 2024 election campaigns are weighing upon our communities and families. Your diocesan Evangelism Working Group took up the task of reviewing courses and offerings from various sources to encourage our communities to begin developing the capacity for civil discourse not only before and during the election, but afterwards. No matter your political background, we can all point to the need for increased capacity to hold civil conversations across

The Diocese of East Tennessee is excited to announce that the Rev. Ashton Sims has been called as the next priest-in-charge at St. Martin of Tours Episcopal Church, Chattanooga. There he will serve both the parish and pre-school. Rev. Sims previously served as a curate at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Oak Ridge. We are excited for the future of Rev. Sims’ ministry at St. Martin’s.             Rev. Sims’ Letter to St. Martin’s Grace and peace

The Diocese of East Tennessee is pleased to announce that the Rev. Drew Bunting has been called as the next priest-in-charge at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Chattanooga. There he will serve both the parish and St. Peter’s Episcopal School. Rev. Bunting arrives at St. Peter’s after serving Thankful Memorial Episcopal Church, Chattanooga, as their Vicar. Previously, Rev. Bunting served other East Tennessee parishes, notably St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Athens. We are excited for the future of Rev. Bunting’s ministry at