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Events during General Convention focus on racial reconciliation efforts by Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society

June 23, 2015

The Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society will offer two public events related to racial justice and reconciliation during General Convention 2015, combining the visual effect of video and the impactful […]

Toolkit prepared by Status of Women Committee

June 19, 2015

The Executive Council Committee on the Status of Women has prepared a search toolkit called Cast Wide the Net with resources available here  Designed to provide resources for ordained women, search […]

Media Hub brings Episcopal Church General Convention to all people in all places

June 19, 2015

As bishops and deputies prepare to gather for the 78th General Convention of The Episcopal Church, the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society has launched an online Media Hub to make […]

Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society exhibit space features churchwide mission during General Convention 2015

June 18, 2015

The far-reaching and all-encompassing mission and ministry of the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society – from aid to Haiti and relief for refugees to homelessness, poverty and grants — will […]

The Rev. David Boyd named Interim Director of Development

June 18, 2015

Bishop Stacy Sauls, Episcopal Church Chief Operating Officer, announced that the Rev. David Boyd has been named Interim Director of Development for the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society. Boyd assumes […]

Advancing to General Convention: Presiding Bishop Transition and Installation Committee releases information

June 18, 2015

The Presiding Bishop Transition and Installation Committee has released information concerning the activities of The Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop-Elect following the election of the 27th Presiding Bishop on June 27 […]

Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop presents 2015 World Refugee Day message

June 17, 2015

“The world too often wants to close its borders, board up its front doors, and drown out the cries of the hungry and unsheltered,” Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori states in her 2015 World Refugee Day message. “We are our brothers’ and sisters’ keepers, and when we’re reflective, we remember that our own wellbeing depends on the safety of others.”

27 Episcopalians ready to serve as missionaries through the Young Adult Service Corps program

June 17, 2015

Twenty-seven young adults representing 20 Episcopal Church dioceses are serving as missionaries in the Young Adult Service Corps (YASC) for the 2015-2016 term in locales throughout the Anglican Communion. “This […]

2015 Campus Ministry grants announced

June 17, 2015

Samuel McDonald, Director of Mission and Deputy Chief Operating Officer for the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society, announced the recipients of the Campus Ministry Grants, totaling $ 95,300, for the […]

Advancing to General Convention 2015: Now available: final report of Joint Subcommittee on the Location of the Episcopal Church Center

June 15, 2015

The Rev. Canon Michael Barlowe, General Convention Executive Officer, has announced that the final report from the Joint Subcommittee on the Location of the Episcopal Church Center has been issued, […]

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