By Sharon Rasmussen,
communication director

The Church meets in General Convention every three years for two weeks, and this year that meeting will occur in Minneapolis, beginning July 27. Episcopal Church Women will hold its Triennial Meeting there during the same time.

An estimated 10,000 people participate in General Convention. That’s just a fraction of total church membership who get to experience the event firsthand. So what’s it like to be there?

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War in Iraq stirred
strong actions, reactions
around the world

In a service at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City March 20, the day the American-led offensive against Iraq began, Bishop Mark Sisk urged the congregation to “pray for protection against war’s greatest threat — its attack on our souls. Let us pray always that our hearts not be hardened ...

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Diocesan House,
bookshop going west

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UTO grant given
to Knoxville Bridge
Refugee Project

By Sharon Rasmussen,
communication director

Imagine living in such fear that you feel leaving your home country is preferable to staying – leaving not just your hometown, but your home country. The move may require you to abandon all you own, and it likely will require you and your family to learn a new language and adjust to an alien culture. ...

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‘Small’ church emissaries
meet, have big plans

By Rick Govan,
lay ministry development director

Parishioners and clergy from ‘small’ churches throughout the diocese gathered in mid-April at St. Paul, Athens, to trade information and to develop fellowship and community. ...

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Educators ask, ‘Will
our faith have children?’

By Amy Morehous,
bookshop manager

In February, six people from East Tennessee embarked on an adventure along with 800 Episcopal clergy and educators. Their mission: to explore Christian formation in the 21st century. ...

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Grow in Mission Capital Campaign

Grow in Mission
supports vital ministries
of the diocese

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