What Episcopal churches preach about

What Episcopal churches preach about, from 2,010 transcribed sermons on Divining: the most common themes are The Creed (Apostles'/Nicene), Bible & Exposition, Prayer & Devotion, God the Father / Creator. Compared with other churches they stand out for The Creed (Apostles'/Nicene), Doxology & Benediction, The Trinity.

2,010 sermons11 churches2016–2026

These pages are built from sermons that Episcopal churches publish online and Divining transcribes. Each number is the share of sermons with at least one chapter on that theme.

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Most-preached themes

The Creed (Apostles'/Nicene): 35% of Episcopal sermonsThe Creed (Apostles'/Nicene)35%Bible & Exposition: 25% of Episcopal sermonsBible & Exposition25%Prayer & Devotion: 21% of Episcopal sermonsPrayer & Devotion21%God the Father / Creator: 19% of Episcopal sermonsGod the Father / Creator19%Worship & Praise: 15% of Episcopal sermonsWorship & Praise15%Doxology & Benediction: 13% of Episcopal sermonsDoxology & Benediction13%Crucifixion & Atonement: 8.9% of Episcopal sermonsCrucifixion & Atonement8.9%Baptism & Communion: 6.9% of Episcopal sermonsBaptism & Communion6.9%Holy Spirit: 6.2% of Episcopal sermonsHoly Spirit6.2%The Trinity: 6.0% of Episcopal sermonsThe Trinity6.0%Salvation & Grace: 5.6% of Episcopal sermonsSalvation & Grace5.6%Sin & Repentance: 5.1% of Episcopal sermonsSin & Repentance5.1%

What sets Episcopal preaching apart

Filled dot: Episcopal; open dot: all other churches. The multiple is how much more often Episcopal sermons take up the theme.

The Creed (Apostles'/Nicene): 35% of Episcopal sermons vs 0.8% elsewhereThe Creed (Apostles'/Nicene)×46.0Doxology & Benediction: 13% of Episcopal sermons vs 0.9% elsewhereDoxology & Benediction×14.4The Trinity: 6.0% of Episcopal sermons vs 0.5% elsewhereThe Trinity×12.4The Lord's Prayer: 4.0% of Episcopal sermons vs 1.0% elsewhereThe Lord's Prayer×3.9Prayer & Devotion: 21% of Episcopal sermons vs 6.9% elsewherePrayer & Devotion×3.1God the Father / Creator: 19% of Episcopal sermons vs 9.2% elsewhereGod the Father / Creator×2.1The 'I AM' Sayings: 1.1% of Episcopal sermons vs 0.4% elsewhereThe 'I AM' Sayings×2.5Worship & Praise: 15% of Episcopal sermons vs 11% elsewhereWorship & Praise×1.4

Rising and fading since 2025

Open dot: share of sermons through 2024 (1,819 sermons); filled: 2025–26 (191). Churches added to Divining recently can shift these, so read them as hints.

Humanism: 0.3% through 2024 → 17% in 2025-26Humanism×61.0Creation & Eden: 1.0% through 2024 → 14% in 2025-26Creation & Eden×13.5Sin & Repentance: 3.0% through 2024 → 25% in 2025-26Sin & Repentance×8.5Friendship & Belonging: 2.2% through 2024 → 20% in 2025-26Friendship & Belonging×9.0Poverty & Compassion: 3.0% through 2024 → 23% in 2025-26Poverty & Compassion×7.6Faith & Doubt: 1.4% through 2024 → 12% in 2025-26Faith & Doubt×8.4Faith & Civic Life: 1.9% through 2024 → 14% in 2025-26Faith & Civic Life×7.3Evangelism & Mission: 1.8% through 2024 → 12% in 2025-26Evangelism & Mission×6.8

Fading:

The Creed (Apostles'/Nicene): 38% through 2024 → 6.8% in 2025-26The Creed (Apostles'/Nicene)×0.2The Trinity: 6.4% through 2024 → 2.1% in 2025-26The Trinity×0.3Advent & Christmas: 4.9% through 2024 → 2.1% in 2025-26Advent & Christmas×0.4Doxology & Benediction: 13% through 2024 → 6.8% in 2025-26Doxology & Benediction×0.5God the Father / Creator: 20% through 2024 → 15% in 2025-26God the Father / Creator×0.7

Top themes year by year

The Creed (Apostles'/Nicene)0%10%20%30%40%50%202120222026The Creed (Apostles'/Nicene) 2021: 37%The Creed (Apostles'/Nicene) 2022: 40%The Creed (Apostles'/Nicene) 2026: 6.8%
Bible & Exposition0%10%20%30%40%202120222026Bible & Exposition 2021: 25%Bible & Exposition 2022: 24%Bible & Exposition 2026: 37%
Prayer & Devotion0%10%20%30%202120222026Prayer & Devotion 2021: 15%Prayer & Devotion 2022: 26%Prayer & Devotion 2026: 25%
God the Father / Creator0%5%10%15%20%25%202120222026God the Father / Creator 2021: 21%God the Father / Creator 2022: 19%God the Father / Creator 2026: 15%
Worship & Praise0%5%10%15%20%202120222026Worship & Praise 2021: 12%Worship & Praise 2022: 18%Worship & Praise 2026: 16%
Doxology & Benediction0%5%10%15%202120222026Doxology & Benediction 2021: 13%Doxology & Benediction 2022: 13%Doxology & Benediction 2026: 6.8%

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Share of transcribed sermons on Divining with at least one chapter on a theme, from Divining’s topic segmenter; 2016 to Nov 2026. Updated Nov 2, 2026 · Site map · Divining: a deeper search for meaning · build_seo_pages v0.0.1