A New Church Planter in Residence 🌱
Starting next month, TJ will officially join Incarnation’s staff team as a Church Planter in Residence. He will work alongside me to help preach, shepherd, and support Incarnation in every imaginable way, while also learning pastoral ministry and church leadership.
The Province Welcomes New Leaders
The Province is excited to share some new faces serving on the Provincial staff and providing volunteer leadership of the ACNA Family Leadership Network!
A Story of Provision 🌱
The new church quickly responded and confirmed the request. St. Andrew’s first service in our new space, a space the Lord supplied, was on April 19 (4/19!) just as we had been praying for the past year! Additionally, 108 people showed up that would not have fit into the previous building.
Fixing Bikes, Serving Neighbors🌱
In March, the youth of Corpus Christi Anglican Church in Springfield, VA came together for a hands-on service project that combined practical skills with meaningful outreach.
🌱Corpus Christi
Take a moment to enjoy the annual report from Corpus Christi Anglican Church. This year’s update highlights encouraging signs of growth, deepening discipleship, increasing generosity, and faithful witness in the Springfield and Kingstowne communities. Read more and see photos from 2025.
🌱Church of the Holy Comforter
On Sunday, January 4, Incarnation Anglican (Arlandria, VA) commissioned its church plant, Church of the Holy Comforter (Hyattsville, MD), led by the Reverend Katie Hamlin.
🌱Family Fall Retreat
Our mission is to invite disconnected people into a family that follows Jesus, is formed by Jesus, and overflows with the love of Jesus—and this event was a beautiful expression of that overflowing love in action!
🌱An Evening of Fellowship and Joy
Our mission is to invite disconnected people into a family that follows Jesus, is formed by Jesus, and overflows with the love of Jesus—and this event was a beautiful expression of that overflowing love in action!
A Community Pool Party🌱
This year Corpus Christi Anglican Church (Franconia, VA) held our third annual pool party at one of our member's community pools. We had our best turnout in the last three years (and the weather was amazing).
St. Andrew’s Celebrates One Year 🌱
This July marked one year since St. Andrew’s began meeting weekly in Frederick with our church planter on the ground. We give thanks for His provision and for your faithful prayers!
St. Andrew's Anglican Church - The Feast of St. Patrick 🌱
On Sunday, March 16, St. Andrew's celebrated the Feast of St. Patrick with a fellowship meal after our service.
All Ages at Corpus Christi Enter into Lent Together 🌱
All ages at Corpus Christi in Springfield, VA, together focus on fasting, almsgiving, and prayer this Lent.
Prayer During Lent 🌱
As we enter into Lent 2025, I want to encourage us to keep our rhythms of daily prayer using the Book of Common Prayer. And, I want to encourage us this Lent to return often to the beautiful and challenging Confession and Litany of Penitence that we pray during Ash Wednesday.
Invitation for this Lenten Season🌱
That’s the invitation for this Lenten season: to turn from sin, and prepare with joy for the resurrection season. It’s an invitation to forty days of intentional reorientation together in response to the grace of God found in Christ Jesus our Lord and empowered by his Holy Spirit.
Celebrating Candlemas🌱
Simeon's prophecy about Christ's light going to the Gentiles is tethered to a prophecy about the pain that the Blessed Virgin Mary will experience in her son's life and ministry.
Diocesan Staff Changes 🌱
Frankly, I think this is actually great discipleship strategy. As Christians we trust Jesus, the author, pioneer and finisher of our faith, who goes ahead of us and calls us to follow him into a future that is totally secure and yet which can sometimes (often?) feel disorienting. With joy and a twinkle in his eyes, I can envision our Lord saying, “Come follow me - turn and face the strange…"