Ecumenical and Inter-religious Relations
Virginia Lutheran-Anglican-Roman Catholic-United Methodist Covenant (2006)
Preamble We Bishops are witnesses to two powerful experiences in our time which have impelled Lutherans, Episcopalians, Roman Catholics, and United Methodists toward church unity: the Ecumenical Movement and the Second Vatican Council. The Holy Spirit continues to use these graced events to enlighten and form God’s people as we begin the Third Millennium.Unity is […]
South Carolina LARCUM Covenant (1995)
The Lutherans, Anglicans, Roman Catholics, and United Methodists in the State of South Carolina We, the Bishops of the South Carolina Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Episcopal Dioceses of South Carolina and Upper South Carolina, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston, and the United Methodist Church – South Carolina Conference affirm […]
LARC Central Pennsylvania Covenant (1993)
A Covenant Among: The Episcopal Diocese of Central Pennsylvania The Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg The Lower Susquehanna Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America The Upper Susquehanna Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Our Lord Jesus Christ wills the unity of his Church. On the night of his Last Supper, our […]
Milwaukee Lutheran-Anglican-Roman Catholic Covenant
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Believing in the will of the Lord Jesus Christ “that all may be one,” mutually confessing the three ecumenical creeds, encouraged by our common worship and service, and spurred on by the people of God in the Greater Milwaukee Synod […]
Covenant between the Episcopal Diocese of Albany and Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany
In the Name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen. Whereas, it is the will of our Lord Jesus Christ “that they all may be one;” and Whereas, the highest leadership of the Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches have expressed a desire for full unity of these Christian and sister Churches; and […]
Los Angeles Episcopal, Lutheran, Roman Catholic Covenant 1993
Following is the full text of the covenant agreement launched November 21, 1993 by the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles, and the Southern California West Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The covenant was signed by, respectively, the Rt. Rev. Frederick H. Borsch, Cardinal Roger Mahony, […]
United Methodists and Episcopalians Convene in Chicago
Gathering at the Nicholas Center of St. James Cathedral in downtown Chicago on October 1-2, 2018, the United Methodist-Episcopal dialogue committee continued its conversations about a proposal for full communion between these churches entitled “A Gift to the World: Co-Laborers for the Healing of Brokenness.” The committee received and reviewed reports on the proposal from The […]
Searching for Home: North American (Im)migration and the Reign of God
It may have something to do with the peripatetic nature of the ministry I’ve engaged in the last couple of decades, but I am increasingly aware of and convinced of the enduring truth of all the journey imagery in scripture. It begins in the garden, as the earth creatures are sent forth and the gate […]
United States of Love Over Hate: A Ramadan Supper Series
We all know that relationships with others can be transformational. In a world that seems to be dividing at alarming rates we need to sit down with real, living, breathing human beings more often. Thankfully, many of our religious traditions have spaces built into the regular rhythms of life to make this even more possible. […]
Lent Devotions offered by heads of Episcopal Church, Anglican Church of Canada, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada
Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop and Primate Michael Curry joined the leaders of the Anglican Church of Canada, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in preparing Lent Devotions for the upcoming liturgical season. Named Set Free By Truth, the Lent Devotions begin with Ash Wednesday on February 14 and continue through Easter […]
