The ministry of Laundry Love, and the many lives the program impacts, are explored in a new video from the Episcopal Church Office of Communication. Based in Venice Beach, CA (Diocese of Los Angeles), Laundry Love is a ministry through which the members of the Episcopal Community of Thad’s Place demonstrate that “people are the…

The United Thank Offering of the Episcopal Church has awarded 48 grants for a total of $1,525,407.78 for the mission and ministry of the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion. The 2014 grants were awarded to projects in 36 domestic and overseas dioceses.  The grants were announced at the Episcopal Church Executive Council meeting in…

You can participate in an important effort to raise awareness of the refugee resettlement work done by The Episcopal Church through “Share the Journey” from Episcopal Migration Ministries. The “Share the Journey” campaign will highlight the stories of refugees and their resettlement in the United States through traditional and social media. “Launching on June 16,…

The Rt. Rev. Gordon Scruton, retired Bishop of the Diocese of Western Massachusetts has been named to the Episcopal Church Joint Nominating Committee for the Election of the Presiding Bishop (JNCPB), replacing Bishop Thomas Shaw of the Diocese of Massachusetts http://www.diomass.org/, who has resigned from the Committee. Bishop Scruton was appointed by Presiding Bishop Katharine…

Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori presented the following opening remarks to the Executive Council, currently meeting in Phoenix, AZ, through June 12.   Executive Council Opening remarks 10 June 2014               Good to see you all; welcome to the desert.  When I landed in Phoenix Saturday evening It felt like coming home…

You can participate in #Giving Tuesday on December 2 and directly help the needs of the Episcopal Church in Navajoland. This year marks the first time The Episcopal Church will participate in #Giving Tuesday, an international movement. Through the efforts of the Episcopal Church Development Office, donations can be made to the building of hogans…

Se han anunciados los ganadores para las subvenciones especiales de $ 12,500 de la Ofrenda Unida de Acción de Gracias para un obispo en cada una de las nueve provincias de la Iglesia y para la Obispa Presidente, por un total de $ 125.000. Estas subvenciones especiales de aniversario son parte de la celebración del…

Samuel McDonald, Episcopal Church Director of Mission and Deputy Chief Operating Officer, announced the recipients of the New Opportunities Grants, totaling $75,000.  The Episcopal Church Office of Indigenous Ministries and the Executive Council Committee on Indigenous Ministries invited Episcopal communities with Native American initiatives to submit proposals for the New Opportunities Grants, which provided funding…

The Rev. Deacon Brandon Mauai of the Diocese of North Dakota has been elected by the Episcopal Church Executive Council to serve the unexpired term of the late Rev. Deacon Terry Star. The announcement was made by the Rev. Canon Michael Barlowe, Executive Officer of General Convention, during the opening session of the Executive Council…

Bishop Stacy F. Sauls, Chief Operating Officer of The Episcopal Church, has announced that Heidi J. Kim has been named Episcopal Church Missioner for Racial Reconciliation.  As Missioner for Racial Reconciliation, Kim will be responsible for facilitating the establishment and growth of networks in the Church that confront structural issues of racism in society and…