From Mississippi-With a mission and ministry nearly 175 years old, St. Andrew's Episcopal Cathedral set a tone architecturally downtown.
Now 'revitalization' is the word in this weeks "Faith in Focus".
The Sunday service on May 12 celebrated baptism but it also welcomed new members to the Episcopal community in Jackson.
"My wife and I are here so we can be confirmed into the Episcopal church," Michael Boswell said.
"To us I think it comes down to not only a focus on Christ but also just a complete attitude of acceptance and openness and love as well that we have found at this church," Boswell said.
The Very Reverend Edward O'Connor, Dean of St. Andrew's Cathedral, reports the parish has roughly 2,000 members.
Of those there are 1,200 active members and a quarter of them are under age 32 - young with high energy, O'Connor said.
"This is a place where you might find a home and be filled so you go back out into the world and be light in the darkness," O'Connor said.
Parish leadership has made it a goal for church-goers to take messages learned during services and apply them in downtown Jackson.
More here-
http://www.wjtv.com/story/22291354/faith-in-focus-st-andrews-episcopal-cathedral-works-downtown
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