By G. Jeffrey MacDonald As rampaging October wildfires forced thousands of Northern Californians to flee for their lives, St. Stephen’s Church in Sebastopol opened its doors to the most vulnerable and received a surprising lesson in Christian hospitality. The call first came from relief workers caring for 500 evacuees in a gymnasium-turned-shelter at nearby Analy High … [Read more...] about ‘We Get to Be the Church’
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A Texas-sized Growth Story
In Search of Growth By Kirk Petersen St. Martin’s in Houston has been the largest Episcopal church for many years, and that is not likely to change anytime soon. Its 2016 average Sunday attendance of 1,871 is more than 30 percent higher than the next-largest church. The Rev. Russell Levenson Jr., rector of St. Martin’s since 2007, has been a prominent voice among … [Read more...] about A Texas-sized Growth Story