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By Karin Elsen, UTO Board President and chair of the Formation and Development Committee UTO has had a great start to the year and is finding new ways to support spiritual growth. With seasonal resources and partnerships, we are dedicated to helping everyone in the church grow in gratitude. Here’s what’s coming up soon: Quarterly…
By the UTO Grant Committee We tried something new in 2026 with community partners, and it helped open the door to learn a lot about our grant process. Perhaps the most important thing we learned, is that when we create a system with support, it creates a system that welcomes feedback. To honor all those…
By the Rev. Rowan Larson, (they/them), Chair, UTO Grant Committee This year, the whole board has been captivated by Robin Wall Kimmerer’s newest book, “The Serviceberry.” In it, she writes about a different kind of economy than the one the Wall Street Journal and The New York Times report about. Instead of money, she describes an…
By Karin Elsen, (she/her) UTO Board President The UTO Board is looking for representatives from Provinces II, III, V, VI, VII, and IX for the 2027-2030 triennium. Applicants need to live in the province they seek to represent. Selected individuals will help shape UTO’s future as we approach the 150th anniversary. The UTO Board reviews…
By Heather Melton, (she/her) UTO Staff Officer This summer has been incredibly busy at UTO, so I want to start off by expressing my thankfulness and gratitude to all of you for your patience while I try to manage all the moving parts. With that said, this newsletter is packed with information about UTO things,…
While there is not a specific version of Sacred Ground for young people, there are a number of excellent faith-based curricula for talking about race with youth. Whether you engage with youth through schools, Sunday school, intergenerational worship, camp, Vacation Bible School, or just about any other setting, there are programs that will suit your…
Anglican primates and provincial secretaries from across the Americas met in São Paulo Aug. 10-12 for a time of prayer, learning, and mutual discernment. The primates in attendance included the Most Rev. Sean Rowe of The Episcopal Church; the Most Rev. Marinez Rosa dos Santos Bassoto of the Anglican Episcopal Church Brazil; the Most Rev. Shane Parker of the Anglican Church of Canada; the Most Rev. Alba Sally Sue Hernández García of the Anglican Church of Mexico; the Rt. Rev. Juan David Alvarado Melgar of the Anglican Church in Central America; the Most Rev. Brian Williams of the Anglican Church in South America; and the Most Rev. Philip Wright of the Church of the Province of the West Indies. They offered the following joint statement at the end of their gathering.
At the 65th General Convention in 1976 in Minneapolis, The Episcopal Church adopted a resolution affirming that homosexual people are children of God with a full and equal claim upon the church’s love, acceptance, and pastoral concern and care. Fifty years later, Episcopalians are invited to return to Minneapolis Sept. 3–5 for “Full & Equal: 50 Years…
By Heather Melton, UTO Staff Officer At the time of writing this article, the 2026 UTO grants have only just been awarded, so none of the projects has started yet. With that said, I wanted to share the story of one of our new grant recipients because it is a part of the world that…
From the UTO Finance and Archives Committee Many of our parish UTO leaders are working hard to encourage folks to donate online using the QR code on the boxes/envelopes, and we appreciate the effort. Giving online is incredibly easy and gives folks who don’t use cash a way to connect with UTO. If you let…
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