By David Paulsen
Posted 14 hours ago
From left, the Rev. Robert Salamone of Emmanuel Episcopal Church; the Rev. Clayton Harrington, campus missioner; the Rev. Nikki Mathis of St. Gregory the Great Episcopal Church, and Diocese of Atlanta Bishop Robert Wright attend the groundbreaking in April for the Wright House residences and new Episcopal Center on the University of Georgia campus in Athens. Photo: Diocese of Atlanta
[Episcopal News Service] The Episcopal campus ministry at the University of Georgia in Athens is undergoing a dramatic transformation, and the disruptions caused by the pandemic are only part of the story.
In March, the Diocese of Atlanta demolished a church building at the center of the campus that had housed the Episcopal Center, though Episcopal students hadn’t gathered or worshiped in the building since the first surge in COVID-19 cases a year earlier. In place of the church, construction is underway on a new residential building, which the diocese is toutin