The Episcopal Church and the churchwide Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society (DFMS) staff are undergoing transitions to re-orient not only the work of the churchwide staff but also where that work will be conducted. The transitions are primarily, but not completely, a result of actions approved at General Convention 2012 in July.  Many are budget-based…

The following statement has been issued by the members of the Episcopal Church Joint Standing Committee on Program, Budget and Finance, meeting on July 4 at the 77th General Convention of the Episcopal Church. At its first working meeting on July 4, the Joint Standing Committee on Program, Budget and Finance decided to utilize the…

Congregations can experience substantial energy savings while helping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through the innovative Genesis Covenant. Approved by General Convention 2009, the Genesis Covenant is a national ecumenical effort by religious communities to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions from their facilities by 50% within 10 years. Michael Schut, Episcopal Church Economic and Environmental…

The Episcopal Church Office of Mission Funding will sponsor the Second Annual Symposium on the Spirituality of Philanthropy, a two-day event uniting the theological and spiritual basis of philanthropy with a useful practicum on advanced fundraising strategies and techniques, on September 29 and 30. Designed for directors of development at dioceses, parishes, and other Episcopal…

The on-demand video is now available for the groundbreaking forum initiated by the Episcopal Church, The Intersection of Poverty and the Environment at www.episcopalchurch.org/intersection During the two-hour presentation originating from the Cathedral of St. Mark’s in Salt Lake City, UT, experts from religious, political and community-organizing areas examined the impact of Can Sustainability Initiatives Lift…

The Governance of The Episcopal Church: This information is another in an ongoing series discussing the governance of The Episcopal Church. Becoming A Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society: An Adaptive Moment, a proposal to address and discuss potential restructuring of the Episcopal Church, is available for viewing here:  http://vimeo.com/36441308 Presented by Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts…

Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has issued a video message to the House of Deputies and the House of Bishops on the topic of the July General Convention. “I want to challenge this church to look forward and outward, rather than focusing inward and backward,” she says in her communiqué. Citing the five…

 “The eternal hope and yearning of the human race emerges from darkness into light in the birth of this child both humble and divine,” Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori noted in her homily for Christmas Eve, 2011. “We gather to celebrate his birth and recover that eternal hope.” Presiding Bishop Jefferts Schori presented…

 Paul Nix of Atlanta, GA has been named interim Legal Counsel for the Episcopal Church to fill the post vacated by the retirement of Tom Duggan, Esq., at the end of 2011.  Nix will hold the position until a search for a permanent Legal Counsel is conducted following the 77th General Convention in July. The…

A redesigned Episcopal News Service website now enhances its news and commentary with a myriad of advances, including expanded multimedia and a range of social media offerings and share tools, all designed to help you keep up-to-date on the Episcopal Church. Episcopal News Service: https://www.episcopalnewsservice.org/ “The new Episcopal News Service website enables readers and visitors…