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  • Grant Site Update: 2024 Grant to Ecuador Litoral
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    Grant Site Update: 2024 Grant to Ecuador Litoral

    ByChris Sikkema Mar 3, 2025Jun 29, 2026

    Inclusion, Equality and Opportunity to Learn Together From the Final Grant Report Tell us a bit about how your project unfolded.The Inclusion, Equality and Opportunity to Learn Together project in this first year at the Transfiguration School provides education and psychological support to 85 vulnerable migrant boys and girls between the ages of 3 and…

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    Episcopal Church support for foreign assistance (2025)

    ByChris Sikkema Feb 7, 2025Jun 30, 2026

    “Just then a lawyer stood up to test Jesus. ‘Teacher,’ he said, ‘what must I do to inherit eternal life?’ He said to him, ‘What is written in the law? What do you read there?’ He answered, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with…

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  • Grant Site Update: 2023 Grant to Western New York: Clergy Jail Visiting Project
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    Grant Site Update: 2023 Grant to Western New York: Clergy Jail Visiting Project

    ByChris Sikkema Feb 3, 2025Jun 29, 2026

    From the Final Grant Report Tell us a bit about how your project unfolded.The Clergy Jail Visiting Project has brought 15 clergy into Erie County’s two jails in 2023-2024, with another visit scheduled for the end of October. These clergy from various backgrounds (Lutheran, Presbyterian, United Church of Christ, Episcopal, Baptist, Jewish) have interviewed around…

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    Episcopal Church statement on creation care

    ByChris Sikkema Jan 23, 2025Jun 29, 2026

    During the first few days of his presidency, President Trump followed through on promises he made throughout the campaign to roll back significant investments in environmental regulation, combatting climate change, and international agreements and processes. Specifically, as he did during his first administration, President Trump announced his plan to withdraw the United States from the…

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    Episcopal Church Calls for End to Destruction of Gaza Healthcare System

    ByChris Sikkema Dec 30, 2024Jul 17, 2026

    On December 29, al Ahli hospital, a ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem, was hit by an Israeli missile. The attack caused further destruction to hospital facilities that were already operating under extremely dire conditions, with limited fuel, medicine, and medical staff caring for hundreds more patients than the hospital was designed to serve. This…

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    Episcopal Church statement affirming the Senate vote on the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act (2024)

    ByChris Sikkema Dec 20, 2024Jun 30, 2026

    On December 20, the Senate passed S.1723 – Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act of 2023. We applaud the passage of this legislation, which would seek to address the harms caused to Indigenous communities and would “formally investigate, document, and report on the histories of Indian Boarding Schools, Indian Boarding School Polices, and…

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    Advocate for compassionate immigration policies on International Migrants Day (2024)

    ByChris Sikkema Dec 18, 2024Jun 30, 2026

    As we commemorate International Migrants Day on December 18, 2024, The Episcopal Church reaffirms its commitment to advocating for policies that support the needs of migrants in search of a better life. This day serves as a powerful reminder of the journeys of countless individuals and families who seek safety, opportunity, and a better life….

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    The Episcopal Church Celebrates the Release of Layan Nasir

    ByChris Sikkema Dec 5, 2024Jul 17, 2026

    The Episcopal Church is thankful for the release of Layan Nasir, a 23-year-old Anglican Palestinian woman, who has been in Israeli custody since April 6. We give thanks to God for answered prayers and to the advocates who have worked tirelessly to secure her freedom.  While celebrating Layan’s release, we lament the thousands of Palestinians…

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  • 2024 UTO Challenge Grant for Jerusalem Update: St. Luke’s Hospital-Nablus
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    2024 UTO Challenge Grant for Jerusalem Update: St. Luke’s Hospital-Nablus

    ByChris Sikkema Dec 3, 2024Jun 29, 2026

    By Sawsan Batato, Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem In a small village nestled between rolling hills called Burin, a 45-year-old woman named Fatima lived a simple life with her husband, Farid, and their five children—three girls and two boys. Farid was the sole breadwinner, and they had shared dreams and struggles as a family. But everything…

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    Safeguarding Democracy: A call to avoid election interference and violence (2024)

    ByChris Sikkema Nov 1, 2024Jun 29, 2026

    As we move through another election season, The Episcopal Church urges all citizens to uphold the fundamental principles of our democracy. A cornerstone of our democratic system is the peaceful and orderly transfer of power, which has been a hallmark of American governance for centuries. Election interference and disruption, whether through the spread of misinformation or…

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