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  2. Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America located in the southwest area of Virginia. It is in Province III (for the Middle Atlantic region). The diocese includes 50 parishes in the state's southwestern region, including the cities of Lynchburg and Roanoke.

  3. Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Susan Bunton Haynes was consecrated the Eleventh Bishop of Southern Virginia in a ceremony held in Williamsburg, Virginia on February 1, 2020. [5] Chanco on the James is an outdoor ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia. It is a retreat center for youth and adults, as well as one of the longest running summer camp programs in ...

  4. Category:Episcopal churches in Virginia - Wikipedia

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    This category is for all Episcopal churches in the Commonwealth of Virginia regardless of which of diocese they are in or have withdrawn from. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Episcopal churches in Virginia .

  5. St. Thomas Episcopal Church (Abingdon, Virginia) - Wikipedia

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    [12] Although the icons are venerated in Eastern Orthodox Churches, as a protestant church, St. Thomas Episcopal Church uses the icons to teach about the life of Jesus Christ. [11] The titled icons include: [12] "The Hospitality of Abraham" depicting the account of the three visitors to Abraham in Genesis 18 "The Annunciation" "The Nativity"

  6. Category:Churches in Virginia by populated place - Wikipedia

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    Churches in Norfolk, Virginia (12 P) P. Churches in Portsmouth, Virginia (3 P) R. Churches in Richmond, Virginia (2 C, 18 P) Churches in Roanoke, Virginia (6 P) S.

  7. Episcopal Diocese of Virginia - Wikipedia

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    In Virginia, vestries, usually consisting of 12 wealthy men, could appoint and remove ministers. Colonial parishes were units of local government and social welfare agencies. In addition to paying the minister's salary and building churches, the parish levy provided the vestry with funding for poor relief. Vestries were in charge of road ...

  8. Pohick Church - Wikipedia

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    Pohick Church, previously known as Pohick Episcopal Church, is an Episcopal church in the community of Lorton in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States.Often called the "Mother Church of Northern Virginia," [3] [4] [5] the church is notable for its association with important figures in early Virginian history such as George Washington and George Mason, both of whom served on its vestry.

  9. Abingdon Church - Wikipedia

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    The church interior features an elaborate reredos. Following the disestablishment of the Episcopal Church in Virginia in 1802, the building fell into disrepair, although Methodists worshipped at Abingdon Church 1818–1822, and an Episcopal congregation was re-formed in 1826 and repaired the church in 1841.