The picture with my light ring and computer sitting on a tub of liturgical supplies is such a good microcosm of what it feels like to plant a church during a pandemic: a tabernacling mindset with God's presence as the only constant. Our living room in this picture reminds me that it does not take many resources to make disciples.

Please mark your calendar for November 12 at 7 p.m. for our first Equip! session, “Surviving the Digital Shift.” The video will be posted a week in advance, so you’ll have time to view it. We look forward to trying this new format with you and hope that it will scratch the itch for us as we discern how best to "Be the Church in the Digital World."

God may ask us to pour out what we have so that he may meet the needs of others and our own needs, as well.

The Service of Lament provided space to encounter God through times of silence, music, sacred art and reflection on Psalm 102.

We thank God for the ordination of Katie Hamlin.

Ted is a dynamic speaker that combines the experience of an archaeologist, the mind of a Christian apologist and the heart of a pastor. Please join us! Be sure to mark your calendars. This is a FREE EVENT!

We all need healing in some areas of our lives!:For some, it's physical; for others, a broken marriage or family relationships, addictions, recovery from emotional, physical, sexual abuse, generational sins, struggles related to sexuality, intimacy, identity, or other life issues. Come and see how biblical worship prepares the way for experiencing God's healing and wholeness in our lives!

New Wineskins mobilizes Anglicans for authentic, cross-cultural partnership around the world. This ministry calls us to pray for those around the world with a missional heart that resembles that of our Lord and to consider how we can support their effort.

“Phoenix was a freshman at a small school in Boston last year. During his freshman year, he dealt with a difficult family situation from afar and he fought through his own personal doubts and darkness. He was lost and looking for truth and in true community.”

You are encouraged to join the many who pray for the Anglicans for Life ministry. Multiple times a year, Deacon Georgette Forney sends out a letter with prayer needs along with a prayer calendar.

Church of the Messiah in Chesapeake, VA is offering a four-part, Facebook-live series with Dr. Paul VanValin, professional counselor. These free sessions are open to the public and are recorded and available for viewing at your convenience. Wednesdays @ 7 p.m.

Like most church planters, even before we planted Holy Spirit by God’s grace, my wife Ginger and I had a vision to plant new churches out of our church.

And then Scripture tells us that Asa’s pride brought about his own death. In his final years, his feet became severely diseased. He turned to physicians (which the Bible doesn’t condemn—after all, Luke the Evangelist was a physician). But Asa would not pray, he would not seek help from God.

The half-day “Protection of Children” workshop satisfies the diocesan training requirements for clergy, vestry members, staff and volunteers who work with youth or children. To become a diocesan-approved Child Protection Trainer, the person must be endorsed by his/her rector and register to attend the upcoming Train the Trainer Workshop.

Enjoy photos from the glorious Baptism service at Ascension in Kearnseyville, VA on Sunday, Sept. 27.

On September 19 at All Saints’ Church in Woodbridge, VA, Bishop John commissioned the Franconia-Springfield Mission.

Abundant Life uses biblically-based teaching to engage teenagers, partner with parents, and equip youth leaders to navigate relational and culturally-relevant topics. I believe that educating teenagers about who they are in Christ, the purpose of relationships, the value of life—their own and others–and how the Gospel interacts with all of this is essential in the Kingdom of God. Why? If we don’t give them something to live for, someone else will.

There are around 150,000 people (!) who live in the Lake Gaston area — that's almost nine times the population of Emporia/Greensville County. The next closest Anglican (ACNA) congregation is in the Raleigh/Durham area. It behooves us to reach out to make new disciples around Lake Gaston and to minister to the many Anglicans who have retired to the lake from Raleigh/Durham, Hampton Roads, and Northern Virginia.

Being a human can be messy. Each of us is physical, emotional, relational, sexual, and spiritual. We carry past stories and future hopes.

Sitting this morning at my desk I was ‘remembering’ this past Sunday (September 13) in the park when Incarnation gathered and celebrated two years from ‘going public’ on Sept 9, 2018. Two years of unity.