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Building Beloved Community Conference 2020

February 24, 2020

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There is still time to apply for Episcopal Church Constable Fund Grants

February 21, 2020

Application Deadline: March 31, 2020

Presiding Bishop Michael Curry calls for Good Friday Offering to support ministry in Anglican Province of Jerusalem and the Middle East

February 21, 2020

Love is at the foundation of the Good Friday Offering of our Church which provides an opportunity for every parish throughout our Church to be connected with the ministry of love and compassion carried out by our Anglican sisters and brothers throughout the Province of Jerusalem and the Middle East.

The Episcopal Church invites U.S. Episcopalians to help shape their future through civic engagement: The 2020 Census and election

February 20, 2020

In the United States, 2020 is a year for federal as well as state and local elections and, as the beginning of a new decade, the year for its decennial count of people living in the country. The Episcopal Church encourages U.S. Episcopalians to participate in both. Taking part in the census and voting are […]

Accurate Count: Learn how to support the 2020 Census

February 20, 2020

EMM webinar offered Thursday, February 27 Join Episcopal Migration Ministries on Thursday, February 27, 4:00 – 5:00 pm EST for a webinar presentation on how you can assist the 2020 Census to get an accurate count in your community. Alan Yarborough, Church Relations Officer in The Episcopal Church’s Office of Government Relations, will provide information […]

Applications accepted for Africa Partnership Officer

February 19, 2020

The Episcopal Church is accepting applications for the position of Africa Partnership Officer, a member of the Presiding Bishop’s staff. As a member of the Global Partnership Team, the Partnership Officer for Africa nurtures Episcopal Church relationships with Anglican Communion partners in the region. Serving as a resource for parishes, dioceses and institutions of The […]

Presiding Bishop Michael Curry invites participation in The Theology of Gratitude: Convocation and Scholars Conference

February 19, 2020

The United Thank Offering (UTO) and Bexley Seabury Seminary are collaborating to host a Convocation and Scholars Conference on the Theology of Gratitude with Diana Butler Bass, April 23-24, 2020, in Chicago, Illinois. “The Theology of Gratitude is based on the premise that the attitude of gratitude is a game-changer in life,” says Episcopal Church […]

“Make Me an Instrument of Peace: A Guide to Civil Discourse:” Online course debuts ahead of 2020 engagement

February 18, 2020

The Episcopal Church’s Office of Government Relations and Department of Faith Formation, in partnership with ChurchNext, a ministry of Forward Movement, has released “Make Me an Instrument of Peace: A Guide to Civil Discourse.” This five-part online curriculum covers the following topics: civil discourse in context, tenets for civil discourse, values-based conversations, the complexities of policy, […]

Evangelism Grants fund 16 projects across Episcopal Church

February 14, 2020

This is a corrected version of the press release; Grant recipients Spiritually Homeless – LGBTQ+ is in Crestview, Florida in the Episcopal Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast, and CCC – Evangelism 101 is also in the Episcopal Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast.       At its February 2020 meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah, the […]

Diocese of Missouri notified of successful canonical consent process

February 13, 2020

The Episcopal Diocese of Missouri has received notification from Presiding Bishop and Primate Michael B. Curry and Registrar of General Convention, the Rev. Canon Michael Barlowe, that Bishop-Elect Deon Kevin Johnson has received the required majority of consents in the canonical consent process detailed in Canon III.11.3.

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