May Week Four 2026

Shark teeth, me and the Episcopal Church

Joining the Chorus of Commentary on Magnifica Humanitas

The Episcopal Church and the Cost of Reform

Jesus disrupts our instincts by calling us to be kind, be honest, trust God, and treat people with love — even when it’s hard. Even on a Tuesday.

As the first students of the Deacons Formation Collaborative graduate, the Rev. Hailey McKeefry Delmas reflects on why flexible, mentor-guided formation matters for the future of the Church.

George Washington’s involvement within the Anglican Church (with later ties to its counterpart, the Episcopal Church,) was influenced by his Christian upbringing and moral compass. Elements of Christianity can also be outlined in his leadership within and outside of the church. Throughout his life, Washington visited and attended several churches also outside of his denomination as well as churches within the Anglican/Episcopal denomination. The Post-Revolutionary War period was when the Anglican Church began to separate itself from the Church of England and later would become recognized as its American counterpart, the Protestant Episcopal Church. The Church’s progression is important to Washington’s story. Though supposedly never confirmed to any specific denomination, George Washington had at one point been affiliated with the following Anglican churches: St. George’s, The Falls Church, Christ Church, and Pohick Church.2= As a vestryman, Washington served in multiple churches that fell within the jurisdiction of the Truro Parish and the Fairfax Parish. As an American leader, his Anglican upbringing and affiliation within the Church wove themselves into the varying aspects of his life.

As America marks 250 years of independence, it’s important to recognize that Christianity and nationalism are not the same. Christians should remember what Jesus actually taught.

(RNS) — Only about 1% of houses of worship in the U.S. today existed in 1776. Here are four that predate the revolution — and still hold services.