Application deadline nears for 2017-2018 Young Adult Service Corps placements

The application deadline nears for young adults (21-30 years old) for 2017-2018 placements in the Young Adult Service Corps, commonly known as YASC. Through YASC, young adults have an opportunity to transform their own lives while engaging in mission and ministry in the Anglican Communion. The application for a 2017-2018 placement with additional information and […]

Presiding Bishop Curry’s Christmas Message 2016

Today on Thursdays at 2: A young adult missionary in Africa

On Thursday, December 8, Thursdays at 2 will feature Andy Russell, an Episcopal Church Young Adult Service Corps volunteer as he shared his experiences in the African country of Tanzania. The video is available here and is also available closed-captioned. Andy Russell from the Diocese of Southern Virginia has served as a Young Adult Service Corps […]

Applications accepted for Director of Reconciliation, Justice and Stewardship of Creation

Applications are being accepted for a new position, the Director of the Reconciliation, Justice and Stewardship of Creation, a member of the Presiding Bishop’s staff. The Reconciliation, Justice and Stewardship of Creation department includes staff who facilitate and lead churchwide ministry in relation to the Racial Reconciliation and Justice, Domestic Poverty, Stewardship of Creation, and […]

Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music to present options on possible prayer book revision

The Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music (SCLM) plans to present the 2018 General Convention with four options regarding the possible revision of the 1979 Book of Common Prayer, said the Rev. Devon Anderson, commission chair. The options, discussed in detail on the SCLM’s blog, are: Revision of the prayer book beginning after the 2018 […]

Presiding Bishop Michael Curry on news from Standing Rock: This morning, the sun ascended over the Great Plains of our nation and hope truly dawned anew.

Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop and Primate Michael Curry has issued the following statement on the news concerning the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation:   This morning, the sun ascended over the Great Plains of our nation, and hope truly dawned anew. After months of courageously and peacefully working to prevent the laying of the Dakota Access […]

2017 United Thank Offering grant applications now accepted

Applications accepted for Episcopal Church Partnership Officer for Asia and the Pacific

The Episcopal Church is accepting applications for the position of Partnership Officer for Asia and the Pacific, a member of the Presiding Bishop’s staff. In this full-time position, the Partnership Officer for Asia and the Pacific nurtures Episcopal Church relationships with Anglican Communion partners in the region and works with the Episcopal Church’s office for […]

Episcopal Migration Ministries offers reflections throughout Advent

Throughout December, Episcopal Migration Ministries is offering weekly Advent Reflection videos available here, with a focus on the refugee resettlement work of the Episcopal Church. “We invite you into the journey of Advent with us, as we reflect on this important season and the ministry of resettlement and welcome,” noted the Rev. Canon E. Mark […]

Episcopal Presiding Bishop letter to North Dakota Governor, Sheriff: “I urge you to monitor the nature and tone of the policing actions by local and state law enforcement” at Standing Rock

The following is the letter sent on November 30 by Presiding Bishop and Primate Michael B. Curry to North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple and Morton County Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier concerning the situation at the Standing Rock Sioux Nation.   November 30, 2016   Dear Governor Dalrymple and Sheriff Kirchmeier:   I pray that this letter […]