Advancing to General Convention 2015: “Greening and Screening”

2013 The Episcopal Network for Stewardship (TENS) Conference: Flourish in Faith

Exploring stewardship as a response of faithfulness will be the major focus of the 2013 Conference of The Episcopal Network for Stewardship (TENS) on July 12 and 13 at the Episcopal Commons of Utah in Salt Lake City, Diocese of Utah. The conference, centering on the theme Flourish in Faith, is designed to offer congregational […]

TREC invites conversation through website, social media

The Task Force for Reimagining the Episcopal Church (TREC) is utilizing social media to solicit ideas, info and as a means to hear from the church. And, TREC plans to regularly pose questions, report on its progress, and engage both the wider church and specific groups within the church in an ongoing dialogue throughout the […]

Episcopal News Service provides new offering to post professional announcements

Save the Date: Episcopal Church hosts major topical forum: Fifty Years Later: The State of Racism in America

On November 15, the Episcopal Church will host and produce a forum centering on a critical topic for our times: Fifty Years Later: The State of Racism in America. Originating from St. Andrew’s Episcopal Cathedral in Jackson, MS (Diocese of Mississippi), the 90-minute ecumenical forum will be live webcast beginning at 1 pm Central (2 […]

Media Advisory: Episcopal Church Executive Council to meet in Maryland June 8-10

The Executive Council of the Episcopal Church will meet June 8-10 at the Conference Center at the Maritime Institute in Linthicum Heights, MD (Diocese of Maryland). 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 phone access for media not able […]

Videos available from Episcopal Church, Church of Sweden event: "Sustaining hope in the face of climate change"

Videos featuring discussions from the Episcopal Church and the Church of Sweden May event, “Sustaining hope in the face of climate change” are now available at no fee here. “Sustaining hope in the face of climate change” was held at St John’s Lafayette Square, Washington DC.  The videos were produced by the Episcopal Church Office of […]

DFMS enters lease agreement for Episcopal Church Center space

An agreement has been completed between the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society (DFMS) and Lyceum Kennedy French American School http://www.lyceumkennedy.org/lyceum/index.php to lease the Second Floor at the Episcopal Church Center, 815 Second Avenue in New York City. Currently located at 225 E 43rd St in New York City, this lease provides an expansion of space […]

Episcopal Church, Church of Sweden, ELCA commitment: "Sustaining hope in the face of climate change"

The heads of three religious denominations – The Episcopal Church, the Church of Sweden, and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) – signed a joint statement “to celebrate our commitment to hope in the face of climate change.” Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, Church of Sweden Archbishop Anders Wejryd and ELCA Presiding […]

Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop’s office notifies Diocese of North Carolina of successful canonical consent process

The Office of Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has notified the Diocese of North Carolina that Bishop-Elect Anne Hodges-Copple has received the required majority of consents in the canonical consent process. As outlined under Canon III.11.4 (a), the Presiding Bishop confirmed the receipt of consents from a majority of bishops with jurisdiction, and […]