Today on Thursdays at 2: St. Cyprian’s Roxbury, MA

On Thursday, March 16, Thursdays at 2 features the warm and welcoming church family at St. Cyprian’s Church in Roxbury, Massachusetts (Diocese of Massachusetts). As it prepares to mark its centennial, the St. Cyprian’s members, mostly from Barbados, happily share their ministries and their commitment to their Church. Thursdays at 2 is a weekly preview […]

Diocese of Puerto Rico notified of successful canonical consent process

Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop and Primate Michael B. Curry and Registrar of General Convention, the Rev. Canon Michael Barlowe, have notified the Diocese of Puerto Rico that Bishop-Elect Rafael Luis Morales has received the required majority of consents in the canonical consent process.  The Rev. Canon Rafael Luis Morales was elected Bishop on December 10, […]

Nominations now accepted for Episcopal Church positions, committees, boards

Nominations are now being accepted for various Episcopal Church positions, committees or boards that will be elected during the next General Convention. The Episcopal Church Joint Standing Committee for Nominations for General Convention has issued a call for nominations for five positions. Elections will take place at the 79th General Convention, to be held in […]

Today on Thursdays at 2: Episcopal Migration Ministries

On Thursday, March 16, Thursdays at 2 features Kendall Martin speaking about the work of Episcopal Migration Ministries and how this work is a call to God’s mission. Thursdays at 2 is a weekly preview of Episcopal Church innovative ministries. Every Thursday at 2 pm Eastern, a new video illustrating the work of congregations and […]

Registration now open for 2017 New Community Clergy and Lay Conference

Registration is now open for the popular Episcopal Church New Community Clergy and Lay Conference, slated for July 19-22 at Camp Allen, Navasota, TX (Diocese of Texas). The theme is Affirming Life, Liberty and Justice. In light of current issues such as the deportation of undocumented immigrants, the banning of refugees based on religion, the […]

Registration open for the 2017 Young Adult and Campus Ministry Leadership Conference

Register now for the 2017 Young Adult and Campus Ministry Leadership Conference, CULTIVATE: Resilient Hope, slated for June 25-28 at St. David’s Episcopal Church, Austin, TX (Diocese of Texas). CULTIVATE: Resilient Hope is an Episcopal conference for leaders in ministry with young adults on and off college campuses. The focus will be on how leaders […]

Stand to Support Refugees: an invitation to support Episcopal Migration Ministries

Executive Council awards grants to fund the start of 20 new ministries

At its February meeting, the Executive Council of the Episcopal Church awarded $821,000 in grants for church planting and Mission Enterprise Zones, to fund the start of 20 new ministries throughout the Church. The grants for church planting and Mission Enterprise Zones, which are evangelistic ministries with populations that are under-represented in the church, are […]

Today on Thursdays at 2: The Edible Churchyard

On Thursday, March 9, Thursdays at 2 is explores an Edible Churchyard in the middle of New York City.  Urban Farm Coordinator Claire West talks about transforming the St. Mary’s churchyard in Manhattanville, NY (Diocese of New York) into a bountiful edible garden. The video is available here.    Thursdays at 2 is a weekly […]

An Evening of Prayer in support of “Standing as Stone”: Indigenous Nations and Allies Gather in the Washington National Cathedral

On Thursday, March 9, the Episcopal Church will sponsor an interfaith prayer service on the eve of the Rise with Standing Rock: Native Nations March on Washington. All are invited to join An Evening Of Prayer in support of “Standing as Stone”: Indigenous Nations and Allies Gather at the Washington National Cathedral beginning at 7 […]