Task Force on Study of Marriage releases study guide, discussion resources in Spanish

New Opportunities Grants awarded for Native American program assistance

Samuel McDonald, Episcopal Church Director of Mission and Deputy Chief Operating Officer, announced the recipients of the New Opportunities Grants, totaling $75,000.  The Episcopal Church Office of Indigenous Ministries and the Executive Council Committee on Indigenous Ministries invited Episcopal communities with Native American initiatives to submit proposals for the New Opportunities Grants, which provided funding […]

Video now available: 40th anniversary of women’s ordination celebration

The video of the special celebration of the 40th anniversary of women’s ordination on July 26 is now available at no fee here  http://www.episcopalchurch.org/page/live-demand-worship The Diocese of Pennsylvania hosted a celebration of the 40th anniversary of women’s ordination to the priesthood in The Episcopal Church at the Church of the Advocate in Philadelphia, the site […]

TREC plans churchwide meeting on October 2

As directed in its enabling resolution C095 approved by the 77th General Convention in 2012, the Task Force to Reimagine the Episcopal Church (TREC) will convene a churchwide meeting on October 2 at 7:30 pm Eastern time (6:30 pm Central/5:30 pm Mountain/4:30 pm Pacific/3:30 pm Alaska/1:30 pm Hawaii). The purpose of the meeting is “to […]

Justice and Advocacy Fellowship recipients announced for poverty alleviation and environmental stewardship

Samuel McDonald, Episcopal Church Director of Mission and Deputy Chief Operating Officer, has announced the recipients of the one-year and two-year Justice and Advocacy Fellowships for social justice and advocacy work for The Episcopal Church. The Justice and Advocacy Fellowships for Domestic Poverty and Environmental Stewardship, new initiatives of The Episcopal Church, will provide financial […]

Deadline extended for United Thank Offering special anniversary grants

The deadline has been extended to August 15 for The Episcopal Church United Thank Offering special “seed money” grants of $12,500 to one bishop in each of the Church’s nine provinces, and to the Presiding Bishop, for a total of $125,000. Part of the celebration of the 125th Anniversary of the United Thank Offering, these […]

Joint Nominating Committee presents second of three essays

The Joint Nominating Committee for the Election of the Presiding Bishop (JNCPB) continues its work to prepare The Episcopal Church for the election of the 27th Presiding Bishop at General Convention next summer. The Committee publishes the second of three essays designed to begin a discussion about the election which will take place in the summer of 2015.

Video explores the ministry of Laundry Love

The ministry of Laundry Love, and the many lives the program impacts, are explored in a new video from the Episcopal Church Office of Communication. Based in Venice Beach, CA (Diocese of Los Angeles), Laundry Love is a ministry through which the members of the Episcopal Community of Thad’s Place demonstrate that “people are the […]

The Episcopal Church granted ECOSOC status at UN

The member states of the United Nations (UN) Committee on NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations) have granted to The Episcopal Church special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) at the United Nations. ECOSOC is one of the five main UN organs and addresses economic and social development issues. Eighty percent of the UN’s work […]

Episcopal Office of Communication to videotape 40th anniversary of women’s ordination celebration

The Episcopal Church Office of Communication will offer the video of the special celebration of the 40th anniversary of women’s ordination on July 26. The video will be offered on-demand at no fee. On Saturday, July 26, the Diocese of Pennsylvania is hosting a celebration of the 40th anniversary of women’s ordination to the priesthood […]