Statement from Presiding Bishop Michael Curry on the passing of Archbishop Desmond Tutu

Toward GC80: Vaccinations to be required of all attendees

All those attending The Episcopal Church’s 80th General Convention in Baltimore in July will be required to show proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 or submit a medical exemption in advance for approval, according to a newly adopted resolution by the Joint Standing Committee on Planning and Arrangements.

Leaders elected for presiding bishop nominating committee

The members of the Joint Nominating Committee for the Election of the Presiding Bishop have elected leaders, among other initial steps in their work to present at least three nominees to stand for election as the Episcopal Church’s 28th presiding bishop at General Convention in 2024.

Oneida Nation to host Native voices during Winter Talk

The Episcopal Church Office of Indigenous Ministries invites all Episcopalians to watch a livestream of Winter Talk 2022, an annual multiday conference that honors and highlights Indigenous and Native American traditions and contributions within the church. The event will be hosted for the first time by the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin.

Diocese of Upper South Carolina notified of successful canonical consent process

The Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina has received notification from Presiding Bishop and Primate Michael B. Curry that Bishop-elect Daniel P. Richards has received the required majority of consents in the canonical consent process detailed in Canon III.11.3. The consents received have been certified by the Rev. Canon Michael Barlowe, Registrar of the General Convention.

Presiding Bishop Michael Curry’s Christmas Message 2021: ‘In the name of these refugees, let us help all refugees’

“The Christmas stories are reminders that this Jesus came to show us how to love as God loves. And one of the ways we love as God loves is to help those who are refugees, those who seek asylum from political tyranny, poverty, famine, or other hardship.”

UPDATED: Applications open for Episcopal Church Young Adult Service Corps 2022-2023

Young Adult Service Corps (YASC), the international missionary program of The Episcopal Church, is accepting applications for 2022-2023 placements. The deadline is Jan. 21.

Episcopal Migration Ministries resettles its 100,000th refugee

Episcopal Migration Ministries (EMM)—one of nine national agencies responsible for resettling refugees and Special Immigrant Visa holders in partnership with the U.S. government—is pleased to announce the welcome and resettlement of 100,000 individuals since EMM was formally established in the 1980s.

Presiding Bishop joins interfaith support letter for Global Fund

In a letter to U.S. President Joe Biden, Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Michael Curry and other interfaith leaders highlight the urgency of ongoing support of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, noting that COVID-19 has slowed progress against those diseases.

Diocese of West Virginia notified of successful canonical consent process

The Episcopal Diocese of West Virginia has received notification from Presiding Bishop and Primate Michael B. Curry that Bishop-elect Matthew Cowden has received the required majority of consents in the canonical consent process detailed in Canon III.11.3. The consents received have been certified by the Rev. Canon Michael Barlowe, Registrar of the General Convention.