Public Affairs

The Episcopal Church is accepting applications for the position of Chief Legal Officer, a member of the Presiding Bishop’s staff. A new full-time position, the Chief Legal Officer is based at the Episcopal Church Center in New York City. The Chief Legal Officer will be responsible for assuring the reliable and timely provision of high…

The Rev. Canon Bruce W. Woodcock has been named Episcopal Church Partnership Officer for Asia and the Pacific, a member of the Presiding Bishop’s staff. In his position as the Partnership Officer for Asia and the Pacific, Woodcock will be responsible for nurturing Episcopal Church relationships with Anglican Communion partners in the region and working…

The Rev. Dr. Bradley S. Hauff has been named the Episcopal Church Missioner for Indigenous Ministries, a member of the Presiding Bishop’s staff. As Missioner for Indigenous Ministries, Hauff will be responsible for enabling and empowering Indigenous peoples and their respective communities within the Episcopal Church. His primary focus will be leadership development, education and…

Jeremy Tackett has been named the Episcopal Church Digital Evangelist, a member of the Presiding Bishop’s staff. In this new full-time position, Tackett’s duties will include strategizing efforts for the building of relationships, creating community, and fostering an aspirational online social presence by managing and implementing the Episcopal Church’s growing digital evangelism ministry. Most recently,…

The Executive Council of the Episcopal Church will meet February 5-8 at the Conference Center at the Maritime Institute in Linthicum Heights, MD (Diocese of Maryland). Media representatives wishing to attend the meeting must secure credentials. Contact Neva Rae Fox, Public Affairs Officer, at publicaffairs@episcopalchurch.org. A media conference with access for media not able to…

The Rev. Deacon Geoffrey T. Smith has been named the Episcopal Church Chief Operating Officer, a member of the Presiding Bishop’s staff. The appointment was made by the Episcopal Church Executive Council following the joint nomination by Presiding Bishop Michael Curry and President of the House of Deputies the Rev. Gay Clark Jennings. Smith boasts…

Applications are being accepted for a new position, the Director of the Reconciliation, Justice and Stewardship of Creation, a member of the Presiding Bishop’s staff. The Reconciliation, Justice and Stewardship of Creation department includes staff who facilitate and lead churchwide ministry in relation to the Racial Reconciliation and Justice, Domestic Poverty, Stewardship of Creation, and…

The Episcopal Church is accepting applications for the position of Partnership Officer for Asia and the Pacific, a member of the Presiding Bishop’s staff. In this full-time position, the Partnership Officer for Asia and the Pacific nurtures Episcopal Church relationships with Anglican Communion partners in the region and works with the Episcopal Church’s office for…

The Episcopal Church Chief Operating Officer Nominating Advisory Committee has issued the following report: The Chief Operating Officer (COO) Nominating Advisory Committee conducted its first in-person meeting in November, following a series of conference calls and video conferences. The COO Nominating Advisory Committee stressed that its work is ongoing, intensive and productive. Chairperson Bishop Greg…

There is still time to apply for the Episcopal Church position of Manager for Language Services, a member of the Presiding Bishop’s staff. In this full-time position, the Manager for Language Services will manage all aspects of translation and interpretation activities for the Episcopal Church, including items needed from the Presiding Bishop’s Office, General Convention…

On Thursday, August 11, Thursdays at 2 will feature the Young Adult Pilgrimage to Ferguson in 2015, as August 9 was the second anniversary of the death of Michael Brown, whose shooting reverberated across the nation. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s question “Where do we go from here? Chaos or Community?” continues to resonate today. The shooting…