The Mission Abbey

Modeled in ancient Celtic history but quite different from later monastic communities, Abbeys are centers of craft and trade, worship and outreach, counsel and guidance, teaching and training, hospitality and rest, love and healing. Abbeys are havens of refuge and peace, not only for family and friends, but also for strangers and outcasts.

The Mission Chattanooga is part of the Mission Abbey, a fellowship of ministries, chapels, parishes, and works under the leadership of Abbot Chris Sorensen. While each of our three Parishes maintain their own staff and senior pastors, the Abbey provides spiritual oversight, guidance, and support in order for each Parish to focus on mission and the work of ministry.

Our parish is proud to be a part of the Mission Abbey ecosystem that includes a university ministry partnered with The House, the Street Chapel, The Camp House (part of the Mission Chattanooga Parish), The Meeting House (part of Mission Red Bank Parish), Mission Cincinnati, and the Mission School of Ministry.

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Abbot Chris Sorensen

Abbeys are led and guided by an Abbot, a spiritual father who seeks to protect and cultivate the welfare of the community. Father Chris Sorensen was commissioned as the Abbot of the Mission Abbey by the Most Reverend Doctor Foley Beach, Archbishop of the Anglican Church of North America.

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806 E. 12th St, Chattanooga, TN 37404

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3912 Dayton Blvd, Chattanooga, TN 37415

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1075 Blythe Ave SE, Cleveland, TN 37311