Since early this year a working group of clergy and lay people have been working on a four part series in direct response to resolution D035, passed by the General Convention of the Episcopal Church in 2009. The resolution repudiated and renounced the Doctrine of Discovery (DOD), a set of legal and ecclesiastical documents and…

La siguiente información se ofrece únicamente con fines informativos y no debe considerarse como asesoría legal. Esta área del derecho es muy compleja y depende de las circunstancias específicas de cada caso, por lo que le recomendamos que consulte a un abogado local para obtener ayuda legal específica. Los recursos que se presentan a continuación…

by Rachel Taber-Hamilton, Shackan First Nation  “What have you done?” asked my mother in weighty staccato, stressing each word individually. The sharp glare from her eyes pinned me like a bug to the place where I stood. The tone in her voice conveyed a gravitas as though I had robbed a bank, assassinated someone, or kicked her…

United Thank Offering Started by women in 1883, the United Thank Offering has become one of The Episcopal Church’s most enduring and impactful ministries, raising more than $146 million to fund some 5,500 projects worldwide, from water-filtration systems in Louisiana to prison support outreach in Ghana.  The funds come from the United Thank Offering’s yearly Ingathering,…

Faithful Episcopalians have been working toward a greater understanding and radical inclusion of all of God’s children for nearly a half-century. In 1974, Louie Crew founded IntegrityUSA, a nonprofit organization with the goal of full inclusion of LGBTQ+ people in The Episcopal Church. The next General Convention, in 1976, adopted resolutions stating that “homosexual persons are children…

A new, three-session, video-based course about baptism, Eucharist, and the church’s sacramental rites is available for download or streaming with accompanying study guides. “Signs and Grace: An Introduction to the Sacraments” marks the first video collaboration between The Episcopal Church and Forward Movement in a partnership designed to provide free formation resources for dioceses and congregations.

Past presiding bishops Samuel Seabury (Nov. 30, 1729–Feb. 25, 1796) Presiding Bishop by precedence, 1789–1792 Samuel Seabury was born in Groton, Connecticut. He graduated from Yale College in 1748 and studied theology under his father, who was originally a Congregationalist minister and later ordained a deacon and priest in the Church of England. From 1752…

Obispos presidentes anteriores Samuel Seabury (30 de noviembre de 1729–25 de febrero de 1796) Obispo/a Presidente por precedencia, 1789–1792 Samuel Seabury nació en Groton, Connecticut. Se graduó de Yale College en 1748 y estudió teología con su padre, quien originalmente fue ministro congregacionalista y más tarde fue ordenado diácono/a y presbítero/a en la Iglesia de…

Find a Church Photo: David Rider Are you looking for an Episcopal congregation near you? Maybe you’re traveling and want to find a church you can visit at your destination. Use our Episcopal Asset Map to find congregations by geographic location and livestream capabilities, as well as by what ministries and organizations they offer on site. Click on individual…

You are welcome here. What we believe We believe our core work as Christians is to love God with our whole being and to love our neighbors as ourselves. What kind of Christians are we? Find answers to your questions about what it means to be an Episcopalian. What makes us joyful? What are we…