Ecumenical and Inter-religious Relations
Ecumenical and Interreligious Bodies
Dialogues and Coordinating Committees Anglican-Roman Catholic Dialogue in the USA The Right Rev. John Bauerschmidt (Tennessee, chair) The Rev. Dr. Michael Cover (Dallas) The Rev. Dr. Dan Joslyn-Siemiatkoski (California) Dr. John Kiess (Maryland)The Rev. Dr. Denise Yarbrough (Rochester) Lutheran-Episcopal Coordinating CommitteeThe Right Rev. Douglas Sparks (Northern Indiana, chair)The Rev. Jane Johnson (Fond du Lac)The Rev. T. […]
Mission, Ministry, and Advocacy: The Episcopal Church and the Middle East
A webinar, sponsored by the Office of Government Relations, entitled, “Mission, Ministry, and Advocacy: The Episcopal Church & the Middle East” was presented on Thursday, January 25, 2018. Below are resources which were mentioned, including a link to the recording. We invite you to explore these wonderful opportunities for additional engagement in ministry, advocacy and […]
Triennial report on Episcopal Church-Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Dialogue
THE EPISCOPAL PRESBYTERIAN BI-LATERAL DIALOGUE RECOMMENDATION The Episcopal Presbyterian Bi-lateral Dialogue committee recommends to the 223rd General Assembly (2018) and the 79th General Convention of The Episcopal Church (2018): 1. The bi-lateral dialogue be continued and meet until 2024, a year in which both the General Assembly and the General Convention will meet, and report back […]
Prayers for attack on mosque in Egypt
We in the Episcopal Church join with our ecumenical partners around the world in condemning the attack on the Bir al Abd Mosque in the Sinai region this past Friday. We join our prayers with all those around the world in deep sorrow and grief at this violence. The statement and letter of condolence to the Grand Imam sent from […]
2017 Report of the Episcopal-Presbyterian Dialogue
The Episcopal-Presbyterian Dialogue met in Chicago, Illinois at the Nicholas Center at the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago on October 4-5, 2017. Members present from the Episcopal Church: the Right Rev. Dr. Eugene Sutton (co-chair), the Rev. Dr. Timothy Mulder, the Rev. Dr. Joseph Wolyniak, the Rev. Canon Elise Johnstone, Elizabeth Barker Ring and the Rev. […]
Frequently Asked Questions: Episcopal Church and United Methodist Church Dialogue
Why now? We long to be together not scattered and alone but gathered from the ends of the earth to God’s table, seeking healing from our brokenness and joy in our service. All Christians share in a ministry of reconciliation from God through Christ in which something entirely new comes into being (2 Cor 5:17-19). […]
African Methodist Episcopal Church Council of Bishops Statement on Confederate Monuments
The Council of Bishops of the African Methodist Episcopal Church supports the national movement to remove all symbols and monuments to white supremacy. The purpose of these symbols is to celebrate white power and its ability to keep “minorities” fearful, passive and powerless. These monuments may have a place in a museum of Confederate or […]
Ecumenical and Interreligious Partners Respond to Charlottesville
African Methodist Episcopal Church Council of Bishops Statement on Confederate Monuments Churches Uniting in Christ Statement on White Nationalism and White Supremacism ELCA Resources on Racial Justice National Council of Churches Condemns “Unite the Right” Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Resources for congregations and pastors to stand against racism, white supremacy Religions for Peace Statement Regarding the […]
Collective Care in the Face of Violent Trauma: A Guidebook for Gathering
Since January 20, the People’s Supper has hosted hundreds of suppers in cities and towns across the country, ranging from Littleton, CO, Cullowhee, NC, to Portage, MI, in order to strengthen our individual and collective resilience, and to repair the breach in our interpersonal relationships across political, ideological, and identity differences. To quote Maya Angelou, […]
Churches Uniting in Christ Statement on White Nationalism and White Supremacism
Churches Uniting in Christ’s (CUIC) Statement on White Nationalism and White Supremacism We, Churches Uniting in Christ, a gathering of eleven communions in a covenantal relationship, stand in unwavering unity, to firmly condemn any form of racist, anti-Muslim, anti-Semitic, neo-Nazi, white nationalist, white supremacist ideologies. The events of August 12, 2017, in Charlottesville, Virginia have […]
