Emmanuel Episcopal Church

06/23/2026

Join us the next two Sundays at 9:30 AM .episcopal

06/18/2026

When it comes to women in ministry, there are hundreds of examples across Scripture of women leading, prophesying, teaching, and breaking cultural barriers in the name of God. Yet, again and again, parts of the church bypass all of that and land on the two New Testament passages that seem to restrict women — passages that, conveniently, happen to confirm what our culture already expected. This pattern itself is ancient.

Despite our tendencies, the breadth of examples of women's leadership across scripture is striking and cannot be ignored or explained away. - Fr. Tom

When it comes to women in ministry, there are hundreds of examples across Scripture of women leading, prophesying, teaching, and breaking cultural barriers in the name of God. Yet, again and again, parts of the church bypass all of that and land on the two New Testament passages that seem to restric...

06/14/2026

Live from Emmanuel Episcopal in Shawnee OK

06/11/2026

**The 5-hour drive: a word on fear & hope from Father Tom**
When my friend Chris told me he was driving up from Dallas to tell me something, I was very confused. It was a five-hour drive. Whatever he needed to say, couldn't he just say it over the phone?

But maybe there are some things that need to be said face to face.

When my friend Chris told me he was driving up from Dallas to tell me something, I was very confused. It was a five-hour drive. Whatever he needed to say, couldn't he just say it over the phone?But maybe there are some things that need to be said face to face.We had been friends for more than a deca...

06/01/2026

What is Trinity Sunday all about? .episcopal

06/01/2026

Trinity Sunday .episcopal

05/26/2026

On Pentecost Sunday Father Tom reminded us that Jesus said his disciples were to be like a river, not a monument, not a museum, but a river.

05/26/2026

The River: Homily for Pentecost Sunday .episcopal