How did you come to be the bishop’s executive assistant? A: I was a single mom working in real estate and responded to a call from an employment agency when the position became available. I wasn’t an Episcopalian (at the time) nor did I know anything about the Episcopal Church...

Austin, Texas – Joyce Banda, president of Malawi, introduced the joys and challenges her African nation experiences through heartfelt words while several other Malawian guests told their stories and sang their songs during an almost two-hour rollicking service at Central Presbyterian...

The mission, ministry, and impact that the Episcopal Church Young Adult Service Corps (YASC) volunteers have on a local community somewhere in the world are told in visually-exciting videos available here as well as embedded below:     YASC is a ministry for Episcopal young...

As part of an initiative that began in the Church of England, congregations across the Diocese of Texas took a step out of their comfort zones on Sunday, September 15, and invited friends, family and even strangers to church with them. The result was hundreds of visitors either returning to...

Budget changes approved by the Executive Board of the Diocese of Texas September 4, 2013 will result in significant reductions in diocesan assessments, leaving more money at the local church level according to Diocesan Treasurer Bob Biehl.

Barbecue is serious business in Austin, Texas.  But it’s also a great way to bring people together for food, fun, fellowship, and a bit of friendly competition!    That’s why Episcopalians and friends from miles around are already marking their calendars for the second...

Judith Rhedin was honored withthe Servant Leadership Award On Sunday, September 8 the community and friends of Seminary of the Southwest gathered for Matriculation Evensong in Christ Chapel on the seminary campus. The Very Rev. Cynthia Briggs Kittredge, dean and president, presided at the...

Emilia, a mother who is active at south Austin's El Buen Samaritano, is featured in a new book called A Year of Being Well: Messages from Families on Living Healthier Lives.