Mississippi News


St. James’, Port Gibson shares priest with UMC congregation

September 30, 2011  ·  Scott Lenoir
Small towns and communities across Mississippi and the nation are finding it difficult to afford full time clergy across all denominational lines. Last April, a possible solution for Port Gibson United Methodist began to take shape with an ecumenical twist.
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Natchez Episcopal Church symposium explores slavery uprising and tragedy

September 27, 2011  ·  Scott Lenoir
As part of the observance of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, the Diocese of Mississippi co-sponsored a symposium held at Trinity Episcopal Church in Natchez, Mississippi to explore a violent and little understood local episode in the history of Adams County: an 1861 sl...
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185th Annual Council convenes in Vicksburg Feb. 3 -5

September 26, 2011  ·  Becky Drake
The planning committee has been hard at work preparing for the 185th Annual Council of the Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi which is scheduled to take place the weekend of February 3-5, 2012. The event will take place at the Vicksburg Convention Center located on Mulberry Stre...
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Organist David Hurd to begin St. James’ Concert Series

September 22, 2011  ·  Betsy Bostic
Dr. David Hurd, one of the premier concert organists and church musicians in the nation, will kick off the 2011-12 St. James’ Concert Series Sunday afternoon, Nov. 13, in Greenville.
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Trinity, Natchez hosts symposium on slave resistance & Civil War

September 21, 2011  ·  Kathleen Jenkins
On September 24, 2011, from 9:00 am until 4:30 pm, Trinity Episcopal Church in Natchez, Mississippi will host a full day of free lectures entitled “No More Silence at Second Creek: Slave Resistance and the Onset of the Civil War.”
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