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Search committee for Episcopal Church Missioner for Black Ministry offers update

May 22, 2017

The search committee for the Episcopal Church Missioner for Black Ministry has provided the following update on its work:   Update on the search for the new Missioner for Black Ministry   The work of the search committee to find the new Missioner for Black Ministry within the Episcopal Church has begun. Our goal is […]

Diocese of West Texas notified of successful canonical consent process

May 22, 2017

Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop and Primate Michael B. Curry and Registrar of General Convention, the Rev. Canon Michael Barlowe, have notified the Diocese of West Texas that Bishop-Elect Jennifer Brooke-Davidson has received the required majority of consents in the canonical consent process. The Rev. Jennifer Brooke-Davidson was elected Bishop Suffragan on February 25.  Her ordination […]

Today on Thursdays at 2: Presiding Bishop Curry calls for action

May 18, 2017

On Thursday, May 18, Thursdays at 2 features Presiding Bishop Michael Curry presenting For Such a Time as This: A Call to Prayer, Fasting, and Advocacy, calling for fasting on the 21st of each month through December 2018, at which time the 115th Congress will conclude. Presiding Bishop Curry joined Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton of […]

Episcopal Presiding Bishop, ELCA Presiding Bishop joint statement: For Such a Time as This: A Call to Prayer, Fasting, and Advocacy

May 18, 2017

Full communion proposal of Episcopal Church-United Methodist: A Gift to the World: Co-Laborers for the Healing of Brokenness

May 17, 2017

The Episcopal Church – United Methodist Dialogue group have prepared A Gift to the World: Co-Laborers for the Healing of Brokenness; The Episcopal Church and The United Methodist Church – A Proposal for Full Communion, the result of dialogue for a formal full-communion relationship. In a recent letter, Bishop Frank Brookhart of Montana, Episcopal Church […]

Diocese of North Carolina notified of successful canonical consent process

May 16, 2017

Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop and Primate Michael B. Curry and Registrar of General Convention, the Rev. Canon Michael Barlowe, have notified the Diocese of North Carolina that Bishop-Elect Samuel Rodman has received the required majority of consents in the canonical consent process. The Rev. Samuel Rodman was elected Bishop on March 4. His ordination and […]

May 16 webinar to discuss Becoming Beloved Community

May 15, 2017

Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Michael Curry and President of the House of Deputies the Rev. Gay Clark Jennings will host a May 16 webinar to discuss Becoming Beloved Community: The Episcopal Church’s Long-term Commitment to Racial Healing, Reconciliation and Justice. The free webinar will be held Tuesday at 3 pm – 3:45 pm Eastern (2 […]

Today on Thursdays at 2: Red Beans and Rice

May 11, 2017

On Thursday, May 11, Thursdays at 2 features a video from the popular Faith and Food series – Red Beans and Rice, one of the most popular dishes in New Orleans, LA. Watch as this popular dish is prepared and learn the history of why this dish is a Monday favorite. Thursdays at 2 is […]

Media Advisory: Episcopal Church Executive Council to meet in Diocese of Puerto Rico June 9 – 11

May 9, 2017

The Executive Council of the Episcopal Church will meet June 9 – 11 at the Condado Plaza Hilton Hotel in San Juan Puerto Rico (Diocese of Puerto Rico). Media representatives wishing to attend the meeting must secure credentials. Contact Neva Rae Fox, Public Affairs Officer, at publicaffairs@episcopalchurch.org. A media conference with access for media not […]

Thy Kingdom Come: Episcopal Church joins Worldwide Anglican Communion campaign calling for prayer

May 4, 2017

The Episcopal Church has joined the Worldwide Anglican Communion in Thy Kingdom Come, a campaign initiated by Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby calling for prayer by individuals, congregations and families. Thy Kingdom Come is a global prayer movement that invites Christians around the world to pray between Ascension Day – May 25 – and Pentecost – […]

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