Whether you are an individual seeking to learn more or a leader of adult or youth Christian education, the Episcopal Church in East Tennessee continues to support your efforts.  We partner with educational organizations/institutions to bring you valuable, accessible content for Christian learning. While the toll of the pandemic, adaptation, recovery, and other environmental challenges have worn at our capacity to absorb new information and ideas, your diocesan leadership is determined to continue offering resources for continual Christian learning and

At its October 3, 2023, meeting, Bishop and Council set a Saturday, February 10, 2024, deadline for all parochial clergy and paid staff to complete their Safe Church, Safe Communities training and update any expired background checks. For information regarding Safe Church, Safe Communities or background checks, contact your church office, Safe Church, Safe Communities coordinator, or click here. For further questions, please email Emily Kirk, ekirk@dioet.org.

As tensions rise in the Middle East, it is the constant hope of the Episcopal Diocese of East Tennessee for deescalation and the prevalence of peace. Below are resources from various organizations within the Episcopal Church and abroad for the uplifting of prayer for and assistance to the Middle East. O God of all justice and peace, we cry out to you in the midst of the pain and trauma of violence and fear which prevails in the Holy Land.

The East Tennessee Episcopal community is excited to announce that The Rev. Maribeth Manoff has accepted Church of the Nativity’s call to be their Priest-in-Charge. Mother Maribeth will begin her work at Nativity on November 1, 2023. We give thanks for Fr. Robert Thompson’s good work in continuing the work and ministry of Nativity in the interim. Below are two letters that comprised Nativity’s announcement: October 1, 2023 Beloved Parish Family, The Search Team and the Vestry have good news!

On Sunday, September 17, 2023, the Episcopal Diocese of East Tennessee and the Chattanooga community gathered at Grace Episcopal Church, Chattanooga to celebrate the legacy of Bishop Barbara Clementine Harris, the first female and first female African-American bishop in the Anglican Communion and the Episcopal Church. Bishop Phoebe Roaf (pictured above), Bishop of the Diocese of West Tennessee, the first female and first female African American bishop of that diocese, was the guest homilist and celebrant. The service was accompanied