Christ Episcopal Church

From May 8 -18, 2016, Christ Church Parishioners traveled from Orlando to Havana by air and then by bus over 900 km to Santiago and Holguin, Cuba. Our new companion church is St. Mark's - Holguin under the guidance of lay minister Gil Fat. Before leaving the island we were able to assist Gil by purchasing a used motorbike that will help him avoid his 40 minute walk to work every day and enable his pastoral care work in Holguin. Our plan for the future is to help Gil build a church.

Children in Crisis is one of the WiM signature ministries. Since 2008, The CIC Neighborhood, located in Fort Walton Beach, has provided a nurturing, family-style home to more than 675 abused, neglected and abandoned children from Northwest Florida.

All of the children served by CIC are from communities located within the Episcopal Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast. Interacting with these children (age 6 to 14) in a joyful, family-style atmosphere is a wonderful opportunity to practice our mission of loving God by loving others.

People in dire need of a meal continue to join the line that forms every Thursday at the Lee Street bridge. They appear all year around no matter the weather conditions -- heavy rain, cold and windy, or sweltering heat. Each week there are new faces and "regulars," women, children, teens, and men.

Sacred Ground is dialogue series on race, grounded in faith. Small groups are invited to walk through chapters of America’s history of race, racism, and whiteness while weaving in threads of family story, economic class, and political and regional identity. The 10-part series is built around a powerful online curriculum of documentary films and readings that focus on Indigenous, Black, Latino, and Asian/Pacific American histories as they intersect with European American histories.

Sacred Ground is a resource coming out of Becoming Beloved Community, The Episcopal Church’s long-term commitment to racial healing, reconciliation, and justice in our personal lives, our ministries, and our society. This series is especially designed to help white people talk with other white people, while being open to all racial/ethnic groups. Participants are invited to peel away the layers that have contributed to the challenges and divides of the present day – all while grounded in our call to faith, hope and love.