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Applications accepted for DFMS positions

March 31, 2014

Applications are now being accepted for the full-time Mission Associate for Justice and Advocacy Ministries on the staff of the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society (DFMS) as well as three positions in Episcopal Migration Ministries. These positions reflect the priorities of Episcopal Church General Convention 2012 and focuses on the Five Marks of Mission. The […]

Scholarship applications now accepted for Episcopal Church grants

March 31, 2014

Applications are now being accepted for the 2014-2015 awarding of educational scholarships from The Episcopal Church, according to Samuel A. McDonald, Director of Mission/Deputy Chief Operating Officer and convener of the Scholarship Committee. “As a result of bequests, The Episcopal Church makes available a modest number of scholarships that assist students primarily enrolled in theological […]

Office of Finance issues updated report

March 31, 2014

The Episcopal Church Office of Finance has issued an updated report on budget and investments.  N. Kurt Barnes, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, announced that the nearly all of the dioceses have committed to The Episcopal Church. “We now have 108 dioceses and regional areas (of 111) which have indicated and signed commitments for 2014 totaling $26.8 […]

Episcopal Church House of Bishops Spring 2014 retreat meeting: Daily Account for Tuesday, March 25

March 25, 2014

The House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church has been meeting in retreat at the Camp Allen Conference & Retreat Center in Navasota, TX (Diocese of Texas) since March 21 and concludes today, March 25.  The following is an account of the activities for Tuesday, March 25. The theme for the spring meeting of the […]

Kindling conference created for young adult ministry leaders

March 25, 2014

Registration is now open for a visionary Episcopal conference for young adult ministry leaders called Kindling, July 28 – 31 at the Humphrey Center, University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, MN. Designed for leaders in ministry with young adults both on and off college campuses, Kindling will provide an opportunity for those seasoned in these ministries […]

Episcopal Church House of Bishops Spring 2014 retreat meeting: Daily Account for Monday, March 24

March 24, 2014

The House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church is meeting in retreat at the Camp Allen Conference & Retreat Center in Navasota, TX (Diocese of Texas) from March 21 to March 26.  The following is an account of the activities for Monday, March 24. The theme for the spring meeting of the Episcopal Church House […]

Klusmeyer joins Joint Nominating Committee

March 24, 2014

Bishop Mike Klusmeyer of the Diocese of West Virginia has been named to the Episcopal Church Joint Nominating Committee for the Election of the Presiding Bishop (JNCPB), replacing Bishop Nathan Baxter of the Diocese of Central Pennsylvania, who has resigned from the Committee. The announcement was made during the House of Bishops Spring Retreat meeting […]

Episcopal Church House of Bishops Spring 2014 retreat meeting: Daily Account for Sunday, March 23

March 23, 2014

The House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church is meeting in retreat at the Camp Allen Conference & Retreat Center in Navasota, TX (Diocese of Texas) from March 21 to March 26.  The following is an account of the activities for Sunday, March 23 The theme for the spring meeting of the Episcopal Church House […]

Episcopal Church House of Bishops Spring 2014 retreat meeting: Daily Account for Saturday, March 22

March 22, 2014

The House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church is meeting in retreat at the Camp Allen Conference & Retreat Center in Navasota, TX (Diocese of Texas) from March 21 to March 26.  The following is an account of the activities for Saturday, March 22. The theme for the spring meeting of the Episcopal Church House […]

Episcopal Church House of Bishops Spring 2014 retreat meeting: Daily Account for Friday, March 21

March 21, 2014

The House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church is meeting in retreat at the Camp Allen Conference & Retreat Center in Navasota, TX (Diocese of Texas) from March 21 to March 26.  The following is an account of the activities for Friday, March 21. The theme for the fall meeting of the Episcopal Church House […]

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