Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop’s office notifies Diocese of New York of successful canonical consent process

The Governance of The Episcopal Church: This information is another in an ongoing series discussing the governance of The Episcopal Church. The Office of Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has notified the Diocese of New York that Bishop-Elect Andrew Dietsche has received the required majority of consents in the canonical consent process. As […]

Jubilee Ministry grants awarded for Episcopal Church programs and mission work

Episcopal Church conference offers opportunities for clergy, lay to explore mission in ethnic ministries

A message from the Episcopal Church Executive Council

Presiding Bishop issues video message to both houses of General Convention

Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has issued a video message to the House of Deputies and the House of Bishops on the topic of the July General Convention. “I want to challenge this church to look forward and outward, rather than focusing inward and backward,” she says in her communiqué. Citing the five […]

Thousands visit, offer prayers, watch videos on the new Episcopal Church website

Marking the second anniversary of Haiti earthquake: message from Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop, powerful video of Haiti, images, resources

Media Advisory: Episcopal Church Executive Council to meet in Maryland January 27-29

The Executive Council of the Episcopal Church will meet January 27-29 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 […]

Episcopal Church Interim Legal Counsel named

 Paul Nix of Atlanta, GA has been named interim Legal Counsel for the Episcopal Church to fill the post vacated by the retirement of Tom Duggan, Esq., at the end of 2011.  Nix will hold the position until a search for a permanent Legal Counsel is conducted following the 77th General Convention in July. The […]

Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop on Christmas Eve: “We gather to celebrate his birth.”

 “The eternal hope and yearning of the human race emerges from darkness into light in the birth of this child both humble and divine,” Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori noted in her homily for Christmas Eve, 2011. “We gather to celebrate his birth and recover that eternal hope.” Presiding Bishop Jefferts Schori presented […]