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UPDATED: Applications open for Episcopal Church Young Adult Service Corps 2022-2023
Young Adult Service Corps (YASC), the international missionary program of The Episcopal Church, is accepting applications for 2022-2023 placements. The deadline is Jan. 21.
Episcopal Migration Ministries resettles its 100,000th refugee
Episcopal Migration Ministries (EMM)—one of nine national agencies responsible for resettling refugees and Special Immigrant Visa holders in partnership with the U.S. government—is pleased to announce the welcome and resettlement of 100,000 individuals since EMM was formally established in the 1980s.
Presiding Bishop joins interfaith support letter for Global Fund
In a letter to U.S. President Joe Biden, Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Michael Curry and other interfaith leaders highlight the urgency of ongoing support of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, noting that COVID-19 has slowed progress against those diseases.
Diocese of West Virginia notified of successful canonical consent process
The Episcopal Diocese of West Virginia has received notification from Presiding Bishop and Primate Michael B. Curry that Bishop-elect Matthew Cowden has received the required majority of consents in the canonical consent process detailed in Canon III.11.3. The consents received have been certified by the Rev. Canon Michael Barlowe, Registrar of the General Convention.
Diocese of Nevada notified of successful canonical consent process
The Episcopal Diocese of Nevada has received notification from Presiding Bishop and Primate Michael B. Curry that Bishop-elect Elizabeth Bonforte Gardner has received the required majority of consents in the canonical consent process detailed in Canon III.11.3. The consents received have been certified by the Rev. Canon Michael Barlowe, Registrar of the General Convention.
Presiding Bishop Michael Curry responds to verdict in Ahmaud Arbery case
While nothing will return Ahmaud Arbery to his loved ones, our justice system has held three men accountable for hunting down and killing a Black man who did nothing but go for a run in a predominately white neighborhood, and I give thanks for this outcome. My prayers are with Arbery’s family as they continue to grieve his loss.
Toward GC80: Feedback sought on Episcopal Church draft budget for 2023-2024
All Episcopalians are invited to review and offer comments on The Episcopal Church Executive Council’s draft budget for fiscal years 2023-2024. Feedback must be received by Dec. 15 and can be submitted using this form.
Applications open for General Convention Official Youth Presence 2022
The Episcopal Church invites teens age 16 to 19 to apply to become part of the 80th General Convention’s Official Youth Presence, a group whose members have seat and voice in the House of Deputies.
Episcopal Migration Ministries awarded major grants to support communities welcoming Afghan refugees
Episcopal Migration Ministries (EMM), the refugee resettlement and migration ministry of The Episcopal Church, has been awarded two major grants to support its intensive and ongoing work helping resettle Afghan refugees and other asylum seekers.
UN anti-violence campaign inspires Churches Beyond Borders 2021 devotional
Coinciding with Advent, this year’s devotions by the four Churches Beyond Borders are also timed with and inspired by the United Nations’ annual 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign.
