253 South Main Street Amherst, VA 24521 Map

Church Office (434) 946-5498

Regular Services:

Sunday, 11:00 am - Holy Eucharist, first 4 Sundays of the month

Morning Prayer, fifth Sunday

 The mission of the Ascension Church community is to celebrate the worship of God and the teachings and love of Christ through the traditions of the Episcopal Church and to provide support and services to those in and around Amherst, Virginia.

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From: Ascension, Amherst

Church installs pastoral care team

"After five years without a rector, Ascension Episcopal Church in Amherst has come up with a novel plan –– the church has installed a ministry team of three clergy for the congregation'... MORE

From: Ascension, Amherst

Packaging Meals for Stop Hunger Now

We did it we packed just over 10,000 meals. They are on the truck and we are tired but satisfied. Thanks to everyone more details will be coming out soon along with pictures and a short movie. MORE

From: Ascension, Amherst

Volunteers Needed

The Thrift Shop of Amherst has changed its hours of operations. They now find they need more volunteers to help with all of the sales and flood of people coming in. MORE


Community News

From: Christ Episcopal Church, Pulaski

Christmas In July 2010

CHRISTMAS IN JULY! - What a wonderful time we had...We received about 100 items of food for our Food Pantry; $132 for the Rector's Discretionary Fund and $50 for the Food Pantry Fund; and as always... MORE

From: St. Elizabeth's, Roanoke

July 28, 2010

Notices for the 10th Sunday after Pentecost – August 1, 2010 "And he said to them, 'Take heed, and beware of all covetousness; for a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his posses... MORE

From: St. Elizabeth's, Roanoke

Concert Series

Last Monday, the 26th, was the first of our monthly concert series and a great success! Cara and our guest musicians were wonderful and the new piano sounded “grand”. Most folks stayed ... MORE


Episcopal Life Online

Arizona immigration law ignites prayer, protest, arrests

Tensions escalated July 29 as Arizona's contentious immigration law went into effect, with both opponents and supporters vowing, "we will not comply."    MORE

Church Pension Group experiences investment rebound

The amount of assets the Church Pension Fund has available for benefits "rebounded well" in the past fiscal year, according to the Church Pension Group's 2010 annual report.    MORE

Judge partially blocks Arizona's controversial immigration law; prayer vigils to proceed as planned

Activists hailed a federal judge's July 28 decision to partially block sections of Arizona's controversial immigration law and said they will proceed with prayer vigils and protests as planned for July 29, the day the law was to take effect.    MORE