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Episcopal Evangelism grants available for local and regional efforts
Application deadline is November 15, 2020
Media Advisory: Episcopal Church Executive Council to meet virtually October 9-12, 2020
Presiding Bishop’s Statement on the death of Justice Ginsburg
Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Michael Curry has issued the following statement: The late John Fitzgerald Kennedy once said, “while on earth God’s work must truly be our own.” The sacred cause of liberty and justice, dignity and equality decreed by God and meant for all has been advanced because while on earth Justice Ruth Bader […]
Committee issues communiqué regarding next steps toward full communion between Episcopal Church and United Methodist Church
During their meeting on July 30, 2020 via video conference, the members of The Episcopal Church – United Methodist Dialogue Committee agreed that the churches postpone taking action on the full communion proposal until their next General Convention/General Conference after 2021: “Our churches and people are responding to unprecedented challenges in their local communities, conferences/dioceses, […]
Presiding Bishop Curry’s Word to the Church: What Did Jesus Do?
Good Trouble for a Healthy Planet: 2020 Faith-Based Organization Consultation on Climate Emergency
Join the webinar September 24, 2020 The Episcopal Church, in collaboration with a coalition of interfaith partners led by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), will offer a virtual webinar on “Good Trouble for a Healthy Planet” on September 24, 10:00am-1:00pm EDT. It will address the impact of human activity on the planet and […]
Registration now open for New Community 2020 Virtual Conference
October 30-31, 2020
129 educational scholarships granted throughout Episcopal Church, Anglican Communion
$383,810.93 in scholarships awarded One hundred twenty-nine educational scholarships, totaling $383,810.93 have been awarded to students in forty-six Episcopal Church dioceses and seven Provinces of the Anglican Communion for the 2020-2021 academic year. Requests were received from 215 applicants, the largest ever pool of applicants, largely due to effective advertising and an on-line application process. […]
New Episcopal Community leaders, redevelopers, and dreamers virtual conference offered in October
Registration open for upcoming sessions of Virtual Episcopal Latino Ministry Competency course
October 12-16, 2020 and January 25-29, 2021 Registration is now open for the next two sessions of the Virtual Episcopal Latino Ministry Competency Course (VELMC), an innovative five-day intensive course designed for diocesan staff, clergy, lay leaders, and seminarians to gain practical knowledge and cultural competency for Latino/Hispanic ministry. The October and January sessions will […]

