All Saints Episcopal Church

This is the Bible Belt, and everyone is looking for a church, even if they don’t think they are! I’ve been «unchurched» in the local vernacular for almost 30 years, and I came across this place last year. Since then, I’ve become a regular attendee; I support the social activities; I even made a pledge for 2013.
What I like about All Saints:
The clergy– a Rector and an assistant; the Rector is a married woman with nearing-​adulthood-​children. The assistant is a young married man (same age as my children) with a young family. His wife is *also* an Episcopal priest in Charlotte.
The staff– incredibly helpful, kind and caring. Not always a given in this line of work, folks. For example, the Music Director is a second generation organist with a degree in ecclesiastical music.
The congregation– mostly not in your face; walking the walk trumps talking the talk, and they know it! Welcoming, friendly, honestly caring. Yet, evangelical in a uniquely Southern way. They don’t mug you, but they don’t ignore you, either.
The building and grounds– Drop dead beautiful. Around the corner from CMC-​Northeast and the Carolina Mall. A church that feels and looks like a House of Worship, and a church hall that plays like a catering facility when it’s not being used for church social events.
The worship– three styles; old fashioned traditional Rite I (thees and thous, no music), modern contemporary (modern music, informal, powerpoint instead of bulletin) and the ‘mainstream’ Rite II which is not as formal as Rite I, nor as informal as Contemporary– a «Via Media» indeed. (That’s an Episcopal pun– the whole concept of the Anglican Communion is the Via Media– the Middle Way– between the Protestant Reformation and the Church of Rome. Best of both, worst of neither.)
They have FUN.
What I don’t like about All Saints:
It’s a 40 minute commute from my home.
It took me 10 years to try it.
I wish I had known what Episcopalians were about sooner.