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Church Receives Diocesan Grant

Saint Ambrose received a significant grant from the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina for its application entitled, Beehive Banquet: Healthy Foods/Healthy Communities Initiative, to renovate the church's kitchen and sacristy. The grant was publicly announced at the...

St. Ambrose the Honey Tongue Preacher, Family, and Love

The Rev. Jemonde Taylor leans into the history of St. Ambrose. The explanation of the honeycomb and its ties to the community environment, St. Ambrose of Milan, the first Dr., and the honey tongue preacher. Fr. Taylor explores the ancient text and how the family...

Engineering Grassroots Environmental Justice with Reverend Jamonde Taylor

On this episode, Dr. Easley and Bennett Olupo speak with Reverend Robert Jemonde Taylor as he discusses the deep history of Environmental Justice and resilience surrounding Saint Ambrose Episcopal Church’s predominantly Black community in Raleigh, North Carolina. He...

Animal Blessing 2024

Members of the church brought their favorite pet or animal to receive God’s blessings! Check out the pictures from the event!

Annual Parish Meeting Continuation

Download the Runoff Ballot Here   Pastoral Letter to the Congregation Dear Church Family, In the Name of the Father, Son, Holy Spirit: One God. Amen. The Annual Meeting took place at 12 noon on Sunday, January 28, 2024. The church membership elected the vestry class...

St. Ambrose Wins Statewide PTA Award

Written by Ms. Phyllis Gray A PARTNERSHIP OF SIGNIFICANCE FOR CHURCH AND SCHOOL Gray receiving the 2023 state PTA Community Partner Award on behalf of St. Ambrose Saint Ambrose Episcopal Church in Raleigh was awarded the North Carolina Parent Teacher Association (PTA)...

Baptized in Dirty Water

Baptized in Dirty Water

The Reverend Jemonde Taylor wrote an article for the 2023 Spring edition of The Disciple, the Diocese of North Carolina's quarterly magazine. His article, Baptized in Dirty Water, recounts Saint Ambrose's response to environmental racism in Southeast Raleigh. Read the...

Endeavors in Ethiopian Spirituality Sabbatical

Overview Saint Ambrose received a $50,000 grant from the Lilly Endowment Clergy Renewal Program. Our rector, the Reverend Jemonde Taylor, worked with the congregation and vestry on an eight (8) month process that included listening sessions to design a grant...

The Rector’s Tenth Anniversary Celebration

The Rector’s Tenth Anniversary Celebration

Saint Ambrose family and friends gathered to worship God and give thanks for the Reverend Jemonde Taylor serving as rector for ten years on Sunday, September 25, 2022. The preacher and celebrant was the Rev. Dr. Wilberforce Mundia. The Rev. Deacon Velinda Hardy served...

Saint Ambrose is located at 813 Darby St, Raleigh 27610 near the intersection of State and Darby Streets. It is easily accessible from Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard from downtown Raleigh or Rock Quarry Road from the Raleigh I-40 beltline.

Saint Ambrose Episcopal Church is a welcoming community that gives worship to God, receives wisdom from God, and works alongside God to move the city of Raleigh.