The Task Force to Respond to the Opioid Epidemic, created by legislation at the 79th General Convention, is seeking input from lay and ordained leaders throughout the church about the local response to the opioid epidemic through the short survey linked in English here, in Spanish here, and in French here.

Dinorah Padro has been appointed The Episcopal Church manager for language services, a member of the Presiding Bishop’s staff. In her new position, Padro will report to Bernice David, communications operations manager, and will oversee all aspects of translation and interpretation activities required by the Domestic & Foreign Missionary Society (DFMS), including those needed by…

A New York State Supreme Court judge March 12 dismissed substantially all the claims in a lawsuit against the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society (DFMS), the corporate name of The Episcopal Church, filed by Bishop Stacy Sauls, who was removed from his post as chief operating officer in April 2016. Sauls’ suit against the DFMS…

Presiding Bishop and Primate Michael B. Curry announced the appointment of Mary E. Kostel, Esquire, of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, as Chancellor to the Presiding Bishop as of January 1 of this year. She is the fourth person to hold this canonical position since it was created in the 1970s.  She succeeds David Booth…

The Episcopal Church is accepting applications for the position of Manager for Language Services, a member of the Presiding Bishop’s staff. The Manager for Language Services oversees all aspects of translation and interpretation activities required by the Domestic & Foreign Missionary Society (DFMS), including items needed from the Presiding Bishop’s Office, General Convention Office, and…

Presiding Bishop Michael B. Curry announces the upcoming retirement of Tara Elgin Holley, the Episcopal Church Director of Development, effective October 31, 2018.  Holley has held the position since 2016. “We are thankful to Tara for building a strong development staff and for laying a good foundation for our ongoing development work”, said Presiding Bishop…