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Wise Stewardship of Land

April 8, 2021

EPPN Creation Care Series 2021 Part 2 **After reading, don’t forget to use the link below to urge your Members of Congress to practice wise stewardship and permanently protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge!** Genesis 1:26 “Then God said, ‘Let us make humankind in our image, according to our likeness; and let them have dominion […]

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Stewardship

June 15, 2020

Stewardship Stewardship is about being grateful, responsible stewards of the gifts we receive from God. The tradition of giving back to God and to the church comes from the Biblical practice of “tithing,” which means to give back a tenth of our earnings to God (Numbers 18:26). The Episcopal Church sees stewardship as more than […]

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Gratitude-Based Stewardship Program Materials Now Available!

July 31, 2018

As I begin my sixth year as the UTO staff officer, I am well overdue in addressing one of the major concerns that I hear when I travel around the Church to talk about UTO and when I talk to UTO coordinators who are feeling discouraged: the concern that, if congregations participate in UTO, then […]

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Episcopal Church announces Stewardship of Creation grant recipients

January 4, 2018

Twenty new grants, plus additional funding for four grants, totaling $141,109, have been awarded in the latest round of grantmaking managed by the Advisory Council for the Stewardship of Creation and approved by the Episcopal Church Executive Council at its October meeting. New grants were awarded to: Trinity Episcopal Church, Mineral Point, WI. Two garden […]

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Still time to apply for Stewardship of Creation grants

August 8, 2017

There is still time to apply for grants from the Episcopal Church Advisory Council for the Stewardship of Creation that focus on local faith-based projects for mitigating climate change and safeguarding the integrity of Creation. This marks the next cycle of grantmaking by the Episcopal Church Advisory Council for the Stewardship of Creation, enabled by […]

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Episcopal Church announces Stewardship of Creation grant recipients

July 6, 2017

Sixteen grants, totaling $123,910, have been awarded in the second round of grantmaking managed by the Advisory Council for the Stewardship of Creation and approved by the Episcopal Church Executive Council at its June meeting. Grants were awarded to: Diocese of Delaware to begin a four-phase program of evaluating all churches in the diocese’s energy […]

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Applications accepted for Stewardship of Creation grants

July 5, 2017

The Episcopal Church Advisory Council for the Stewardship of Creation is accepting applications for grants that focus on local faith-based projects for mitigating climate change and safeguarding the integrity of Creation. This marks the next cycle of grantmaking by the Episcopal Church Advisory Council for the Stewardship of Creation, enabled by Resolution A030,   Create Task […]

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Applications accepted for Stewardship of Creation grants

June 19, 2017

The Episcopal Church Advisory Council for the Stewardship of Creation is accepting applications for grants that focus on local faith-based projects for mitigating climate change and safeguarding the integrity of Creation. This marks the next cycle of grantmaking by the Episcopal Church Advisory Council for the Stewardship of Creation, enabled by Resolution A030,   Create Task […]

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Episcopal Church announces Stewardship of Creation grant recipients

June 15, 2017

Eight grants, totaling $69,400, have been awarded in the first round of grantmaking managed by the Advisory Council for the Stewardship of Creation and approved by the Episcopal Church Executive Council at its February meeting. Grants were awarded to: Episcopal Earthkeepers Circle, Diocese of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN to develop an online repository of sermon starters, […]

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Episcopal Church announces Stewardship of Creation grant recipients

March 2, 2017

Eight grants, totaling $69,400, have been awarded in the first round of grantmaking managed by the Advisory Council for the Stewardship of Creation and approved by the Episcopal Church Executive Council at its February meeting. Grants were awarded to: Episcopal Earthkeepers Circle, Diocese of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN to develop an online repository of sermon starters, […]

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Advisory Council for the Stewardship of Creation accepts applications for grants

February 6, 2017

The Episcopal Church Advisory Council for the Stewardship of Creation is accepting applications again for grants that focus on local faith-based projects for mitigating climate change and safeguarding the integrity of Creation. The Episcopal Church Advisory Council for the Stewardship of Creation, enabled by Resolution A030, Create Task Force On Climate Change, approved at General […]

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Advisory Council for the Stewardship of Creation accepts applications for grants

February 3, 2017

The Episcopal Church Advisory Council for the Stewardship of Creation is accepting applications again for grants that focus on local faith-based projects for mitigating climate change and safeguarding the integrity of Creation. The Episcopal Church Advisory Council for the Stewardship of Creation, enabled by Resolution A030, Create Task Force On Climate Change, approved at General […]

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Applications accepted for Director of Reconciliation, Justice and Stewardship of Creation

December 7, 2016

Applications are being accepted for a new position, the Director of the Reconciliation, Justice and Stewardship of Creation, a member of the Presiding Bishop’s staff. The Reconciliation, Justice and Stewardship of Creation department includes staff who facilitate and lead churchwide ministry in relation to the Racial Reconciliation and Justice, Domestic Poverty, Stewardship of Creation, and […]

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Advisory Council on the Stewardship of Creation offers report

October 26, 2016

The Episcopal Church Advisory Council on the Stewardship of Creation offers a report of its work following a recent meeting. The report follows: The Advisory Council on the Stewardship of Creation met in New York City July 20-22 to discern the Church’s ongoing response to environmental issues.  The Advisory Council members were appointed by the […]

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Advisory Council on the Stewardship of Creation offers report

August 4, 2016

The Episcopal Church Advisory Council on the Stewardship of Creation offers a report of its work following a recent meeting. The report follows: The Advisory Council on the Stewardship of Creation met in New York City July 20-22 to discern the Church’s ongoing response to environmental issues.  The Advisory Council members were appointed by the […]

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Stewardship Resources

November 6, 2014

Parish Publishing offers quite a few resources to support your faith community’s stewardship efforts: Stewardship Insert Stewardship Toolkit Graceful Generosity Parish Web Panels Lenten Devotions for God’s Stewards Whether you use these resources or others, I encourage you to weave the language of stewardship into all of your adult formation efforts. Have resources to share? […]

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Stewardship Resource

November 6, 2014

On sale for $19.95, this 56-page Stewardship Sourcebook from Parish Publishing can be a resource to help your faith community start and maintain a multi-year stewardship plan. Appropriate for any size church, this book includes a wealth of knowledge about forming a stewardship committee, creating long-term stewardship education and communication curricula, as well as a […]

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Having Fun with Stewardship

November 6, 2014

Today we welcome guest blogger Sabrina Evans, Director of Christian Formation for the Episcopal Diocese of Oklahoma. She is originally from the Diocese of Alabama where she served as Director of Christian Formation in various congregations for over 26 years. She currently serves as Chair for the CF Committee for Province VII, and is author of Wild […]

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