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Reactions show Around One Table ideal for Episcopal conversations

October 29, 2009

By the close of only one week after release, reactions to the groundbreaking report Around One Table confirm that Episcopalians see the value of using its findings for understanding and […]

Episcopal Church Center new structure: project-based, goal-oriented

October 22, 2009

Following deep budget cuts which caused personnel reductions and a re-focus of work operations, the staff of the Episcopal Church Center is gearing up for a new strategic model that […]

Survey results add data to Episcopal Life Online redesign

October 22, 2009

Results of a recent survey indicated that 73% of respondents were either very satisfied or fairly satisfied with Episcopal Life Online (http://www.episcopalchurch.org/elife/). With answers that were frank and honest, denoting […]

From The Episcopal Church on the recent statement from the Vatican

October 20, 2009

The following is from The Episcopal Church: We have received the Vatican”s statement and the joint statement signed by the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Archbishop of Westminster. We are […]

Presiding Bishop accepts Ackerman’s renunciation

October 16, 2009

Citing Title III, Canon 12, Section 7 of the Canons, Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has accepted the voluntary renunciation of Keith Ackerman in documents dated October 7. […]

Office of research issues stats

October 16, 2009

The Office of Research of The Episcopal Church has issued statistics for 2008. In The Episcopal Church, members were 2,285,143, with an Average Sunday Attendance at 747,376, marking a slight […]

Bonnie Anderson honored with two degrees in two days

October 9, 2009

Within two days, President of the House of Deputies Bonnie Anderson will be honored with two honorary degrees from two Episcopal seminaries. On October 13, Anderson will receive the honorary […]

Around One Table: Groundbreaking report showcases Episcopal identity

October 8, 2009

President Anderson asks Executive Council: “Do we want to be raised up as Church witnesses?”

October 8, 2009

Lifting the work of Vida Dutton Scudder, an 1800s Episcopalian union organizer, House of Deputies President Bonnie Anderson asked in her sermon, “Do we want to be raised up as […]

Presiding Bishop joins 200th anniversary celebration of historic Harlem church

October 5, 2009

Citing its history and honoring its presence as a home to many, Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori joined the 200th anniversary celebration of St. Philip”s in Harlem, New York City, […]

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