TELLING THE STORY OF OUR DIOCESE

Reparations Grant Applications Due February 18
Grant applications for the fourth round of awards from our Diocesan Reparations Fund are open; completed applications must be received by Noon, February 18. We encourage applications from start-ups and established organizations that are doing the work of restoring African American and Black communities within the Diocese of Maryland.

From Bishop Carrie: A Pastoral Letter
In a country that is full of painful and stark divisions, my prayer is that our worshipping communities, schools, and ministries can be places of deep, respectful, and kind conversations, even when we disagree.

‘The time is always right to do what is right’
“Will we be extremists for hate or for love?” The Rev. Angela Furlong, co-chair of our diocesan reparations committee, asks a question as we honor the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. this weekend.
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From Bishop Carrie: A Pastoral Letter
In a country that is full of painful and stark divisions, my prayer is that our worshipping communities, schools, and ministries can be places of deep, respectful, and kind conversations, even when we disagree.
FROM THE ARCHIVES

From the Archives – Bishop Whittingham’s Visitation to Western Maryland, 1840
With interstate highways and 70-mile-per-hour travel, it still takes three hours to travel by car from Baltimore to Western Maryland, but in 1840, Maryland’s newly-consecrated bishop faced longer and more primitive travel and communicated using written, hand-delivered letters during his first foray into the westernmost reaches of his new diocese. In the age before Facebook, Instagram and other social media, Bishop Whittingham shared and documented his travels using hand-delivered letters and handwritten entries in his journals.
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St. Mary’s, Hampden, Part II
Saint Mary’s Outreach Center was begun in 2002 to respond to social and economic needs of the community, and the Episcopal Housing Corporation along with St. David’s Thrift shop were its first tenants. The Baltimore Shakespeare Festival, dedicated to producing affordable classical theater, used the church building as a theater for several years.
St. Mary’s, Hampden, Part I
Since the beginning of the century, small stone houses had been built for the mill workers in the area, and outsiders called the area “Slabtown,” presumably because of the architecture of the small houses. Both the inhabitants and the new stake-holders disliked the name, and Henry Mankin came up with the name Hampden, which sounded more distinguished.
Landmark partnership brings new life to church property in Baltimore City
In the heart of Baltimore City’s Waverly neighborhood, a historic collaboration is set to breathe new life into our cherished St. John’s Episcopal Church property. At a recent press conference held November 21 in the sanctuary, community leaders, including Councilwoman Odette Ramos, unveiled a landmark partnership between the Sutton Scholars program, the BIT Center, and the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland.
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From the Archives – Bishop Whittingham’s Visitation to Western Maryland, 1840
With interstate highways and 70-mile-per-hour travel, it still takes three hours to travel by car from Baltimore to Western Maryland, but in 1840, Maryland’s newly-consecrated bishop faced longer and more primitive travel and communicated using written, hand-delivered letters during his first foray into the westernmost reaches of his new diocese. In the age before Facebook, Instagram and other social media, Bishop Whittingham shared and documented his travels using hand-delivered letters and handwritten entries in his journals.

Join Bishop Carrie for a listening session in January
I am deeply enjoying getting to know you. Just yesterday, I heard myself tell a friend that the Diocese of Maryland is already home to me. I am so grateful for that and would love to hear more from you and learn more about our diocese. I’m asking for the gift of your time and your stories.

Harmony of Learning: Sutton Scholars and Bit Center combine resources to reshape St. John’s Episcopal Church, Waverly for community growth
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 15, 2023 [Baltimore, MD] – The Sutton Scholars® High School Enrichment Program and The BIT Center are pleased to announce their upcoming partnership on the historic property of St. John's Episcopal Church in Waverly, Baltimore. This...