Nominations to fill Executive Council vacancy accepted till Sept. 30
The Episcopal Church Executive Council is accepting nominations for a clergy member to fill an unexpired term that became vacant when the Ven. J. Stannard Baker died on June 23.

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The Episcopal Church Executive Council is accepting nominations for a clergy member to fill an unexpired term that became vacant when the Ven. J. Stannard Baker died on June 23.
Karla duPlantier, who served most recently as the Latino/Hispanic ministries coordinator in the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana, has been named interim missioner for the church’s Office of Latino Ministries.
New Episcopal Community grant applications are open for dioceses and mission developers who are envisioning, planning, or growing new worshipping communities and missional enterprises throughout the church. The deadline to apply is Sept. 23, with grantees announced after the Executive Council meeting in late October.
Many churches that have engaged in ecumenical Sacred Ground circles share that it is a valuable experience. This page is designed to share what folks have learned about this work and to help you consider whether this is a path your own congregation might pursue. What are some benefits of Ecumenical Sacred Ground circles? How…
Following a decision by the Joint Standing Committee on Planning and Arrangements, the General Convention Office has announced that the legislative days of the 82nd General Convention of The Episcopal Church will be Saturday, July 3, to Thursday, July 8, 2027. Bishops and deputies will be asked to arrive in Phoenix, Arizona, the site of the convention, by June 30 for preparatory meetings on July 1 and 2.
Dear people of God in The Episcopal Church: Yesterday, Archbishop Hosam Naoum of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem and the Middle East gave a powerful address to the Church of England’s annual Synod in York about the situation in Gaza and the Holy Land.
The Rev. Maurice Dyer II has been named the canon to the Episcopal Church bishop suffragan for Armed Forces and Federal Ministries, a member of the presiding bishop’s staff. Dyer served most recently as a U.S. Space Force chaplain in Colorado.
The Rev. Maurice Dyer II has been named the canon to the Episcopal Church bishop suffragan for Armed Forces and Federal Ministries, a member of the presiding bishop’s staff. Dyer served most recently as a U.S. Space Force chaplain in Colorado.
Following the conclusion of its meeting June 23-25 in Linthicum Heights, Maryland, The Episcopal Church’s Executive Council shared the following letter to the church. Read prior council letters to the church here.

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