There are 6 article(s) tagged Episcopal Diocese of West Tennessee:

• April 2024

  • First female Episcopal priests documentary screening at Paradiso

    In celebration of the 50th anniversary of women’s ordination in the Episcopal Church, Memphis is one of 11 cities nationwide selected for a one-night viewing of the new documentary “The Philadelphia Eleven.”

    By Jane Roberts April 29, 2024

• November 2021

  • Want a vintage, stained-glass window? Now’s your chance

    Salvaged over many decades from closed Episcopal churches in Tennessee, the 25 windows will be offered first to any local buyers until Jan. 1, then marketed internationally.

    By Tom Bailey November 22, 2021

• October 2020

  • Boyd: From ‘Faithfully Memphis’ to ‘3 Black Chicks,’ a music station makes time to talk

    WYXR was launched on Oct. 5 with a one-time, hours-long musical marathon.

    By Jared Boyd October 16, 2020

• March 2020

  • Waters: A bishop’s long Lent in coronavirus quarantine

    Rev. Brad Whitaker was Hamilton County’s first confirmed COVID-19 case. Church leaders and county health officials began notifying anyone who had come in contact with him. That list included Bishop Phoebe Roaf of the Episcopal Diocese of West Tennessee.

     

    By David Waters March 27, 2020

• May 2019

  • ‘A child of God like everyone else’ makes history in the Episcopal Diocese

    Phoebe Roaf didn't see a woman wearing a clergy collar until she was in her 20s, and didn't wear one herself until she was 41. On Saturday, she became the first female and African-American to serve as bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of West Tennessee.

    By David Waters May 05, 2019

• December 2018

  • Newly elected Episcopal bishop of West Tennessee found her calling later in life

    The Episcopal Diocese of West Tennessee's newly elected bishop didn't find her calling until late in life, having pursued careers in research, auditing and law before being ordained at age 41.

    By Christin Yates December 09, 2018