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OUR VALUES AND MISSION
Episcopal Church of the Ascension welcomes all as we strive to honor and glorify God in worship and serve one another and the community around us.
OUR VALUES AND MISSION
Episcopal Church of the Ascension welcomes all as we strive to honor and glorify God in worship and serve one another and the community around us.
OUR VALUES AND MISSION
Episcopal Church of the Ascension welcomes all as we strive to honor and glorify God in worship and serve one another and the community around us.
OUR VALUES AND MISSION
Episcopal Church of the Ascension welcomes all as we strive to honor and glorify God in worship and serve one another and the community around us.
ASCENSION'S ANTI-RACISM
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Love Lives Here | Faith. Outreach. Inclusion.
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"I was hungry and you gave me food to eat. I was thirsty and you gave me a drink. I was a stranger and you welcomed me. I was naked and you gave me clothes to wear. I was sick and you took care of me. I was in prison and you visited me.’"
Matthew 25:35-36
Ascension has a long history of ministries serving the poor and those in need in our community. From the earliest years, these ministries focused on refurbishing homes for the elderly on fixed incomes and collecting needed items during Advent via an Angel Tree. Today, Ascension has broad involvement all over the Metroplex. These ministries are staffed by volunteers from our parish, and funded by our parish and others who want to contribute to our mission.
We operate the Elaine Kadane Food Pantry two times per month. In 2024, we served 450 families, providing non-perishable and perishable items such as milk and produce. Prior to major holidays, we provide extras such as flour, oil and sugar. Unlike some pantries, we are not zip code restricted and will provide food to needy families who are able to come.
When Dallas became a destination for resettled refugees, the need for bicycles became clear to a member working with this population. Dedicated parishioners created a bicycle ministry, working to repair both adult and children’s bicycles and deliver them to refugees. The bikes allowed refugees transportation to and from work, providing them an opportunity to improve their lives.
Ascension has a Community Garden with plots available to people in our community. Our gardeners are a tight-knit community, and 10% of harvested produce is donated to the Food Pantry.
Once per quarter, we provide a meal to Austin Street Shelter, which serves unhoused people in Dallas. Parishioners bring baked lasagnas to the church, while volunteers transport them to the Shelter and serve dinner to the overnight residents.
Our church also has a Little Diversity Library on site, providing curated books about diversity and inclusion for anyone who cares to borrow them. Parishioners donate books and we also buy them when the inventory is low.
Over the last two years, Ascension has collected and delivered nearly 1,250 cases of water to Sandbranch, an unincorporated community located 20 miles southeast of downtown Dallas, which has no access to running water. Approximately 150 descendants of former slaves reside here. Until the 1980s, they had wells, but that water got contaminated. All of its residents live below the federal poverty line and do not have clean water for drinking, cooking, or bathing.
Our youth, as their own ministry, prepare Blessing Bags that contain items that can be given to unhoused people in our community. Contents of the Bags are seasonally adjusted.
