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The Episcopal Church of the Advocate

where tradition, liturgy and reason meet compassion, justice and transformation

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History

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A Brief History of the Episcopal Church of the Advocate

The Homestead Site — How it came to be

Where Did the Chapel Come From???

News & Posts

  • Meet Our Beekeeper Saturday at 10 AM
  • Summer Discussion on The Sermon on the Mount, Sundays at 10 AM
  • Blue Grass Mass Sunday at 11 AM
  • Pee Wee Homes and Piedmont Patch Each Awarded Grants This Season
  • Study of Hebrew Scripture Starting in September
  • Reconstructing The Gospel: A Poor Peoples Campaign Conversation
  • Seeing White: Teachable Moments in Eastertide
  • Horticulture as Therapy: A Piedmont Patch Event, Saturday, May 19
  • $48K and we’ll be debt free!
  • Pee Wee Homes Groundbreaking, Sunday, May 6, Rain or Shine at 12:30 PM!

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The Episcopal Church of the Advocate
8410 Merin Road
Chapel Hill, NC 27516

The Rev. Lisa Fischbeck, Vicar
Phone: (919) 219-4437
vicar@TheAdvocateChurch.org

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