Virginia Episcopalian Magazine Winter 2014 Issue | Page 4

Stretching Out of the Box

Stories of renewal from across the Diocese
Emily Cherry

For this issue of the Virginia
Episcopalian, we set out to find
stories to energize and inspire you,
and to equip you to look at how you
“do” church in new ways. Our goal
throughout this magazine is to put
on our thinking caps and look for

creative examples of how churches
are discovering innovative solutions
to increasingly common problems,
from budget woes to building
maintenance.

In the next few pages, you’ll
find a sampling of what we call

“Stretch Stories.” These are
stories of churches that have tried
something new, thought outside
of the box, engaged with their
communities and enhanced their
ministries. We know you’ll find
some inspiration.

Intergenerational and Intercontinental Outreach
The Rev. Connie Clark, Buck Mountain, Earlysville
Almost four years ago, while looking for new ways
to do service within our community, members of
Buck Mountain Church started providing a monthly
worship service