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Applications accepted for Africa Partnership Officer
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
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
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
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
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.
Diocese of Lexington notified of successful canonical consent process
The Episcopal Diocese of Lexington has received notification from Presiding Bishop and Primate Michael B. Curry and Registrar of General Convention, the Rev. Canon Michael Barlowe, that Bishop Mark Allan Van Koevering has received the required majority of consents in the canonical consent process detailed in Canon III.11.3.
Lent 2020: A Call to Prayer, Fasting, and Repentance Leading to Action
Churchwide Bible Reading Initiative continues during Epiphany 2020
United Thank Offering 2020 Annual Grants
Applications for the 2020 United Thank Offering (UTO) Annual Grants is March 6. The focus of these annual grants is Bless: Share faith, practice generosity and compassion, and proclaim the Good News of God in Christ with hope and humility. Grants are awarded to Episcopal churches and organizations as well as to churches and programs […]
