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Registration open for Young Adult and Campus Ministries leadership conference

April 24, 2024

Episcopal leaders who work with young adults (ages 18-30) on and off college campuses are invited to register for a leadership conference June 3-7 at St. Asaph’s Episcopal Church in Philadelphia.

‘Nuevo Amanecer’ conference celebrates Latino/Hispanic ministries, welcomes families

April 23, 2024

Registration is open through May 1 for Nuevo Amanecer (“New Dawn”) 2024, a popular biennial gathering that celebrates Latino ministries across The Episcopal Church. The June 3-6 event is co-hosted by the Office of Latino/Hispanic Ministries and Kanuga, a retreat center near Hendersonville, North Carolina.

United Thank Offering: Over $1M awarded for projects welcoming ‘the stranger’

April 22, 2024

The Episcopal Church Executive Council approved more than $1 million in United Thank Offering grants supporting 20 innovative mission and ministry projects during its April meeting.

Presiding Bishop Michael Curry’s opening remarks to Executive Council

April 19, 2024

The following is a lightly edited transcript of the opening remarks of Presiding Bishop Michael Curry to the Executive Council of The Episcopal Church, meeting April 18-20 in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Episcopal Church Executive Council: Opening remarks from the president of the House of Deputies

April 19, 2024

The following is a transcript of the opening remarks of President of the House of Deputies Julia Ayala Harris to the Executive Council of The Episcopal Church, meeting April 18-20 in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Episcopal Church awards 2024 Young Adult and Campus Ministry grants

April 18, 2024

The Executive Council of The Episcopal Church has awarded 19 grants, totaling $140,000, to young adult and campus ministries from dioceses across the U.S. The recommended grant applications were approved during the council’s January 2024 meeting.

Episcopal Church leaders launch independent racial justice coalition

April 17, 2024

Bishop DeDe Duncan-Probe nominated by petition for election as presiding bishop

April 16, 2024

Letter outlines process for hiring next General Convention executive officer

April 12, 2024

The following letter from Presiding Bishop Michael Curry and House of Deputies President Julia Ayala Harris was sent to The Episcopal Church’s Executive Council, explaining the process for hiring the next executive officer of the General Convention Office. The Rev. Michael Barlowe announced Jan. 16 that he plans to retire from that role in August.

Episcopal, Lutheran partnership focuses on asylum-seeker sponsor training

April 10, 2024

Building on a shared vision for Gospel-centered hospitality and inclusion, Episcopal Migration Ministries (EMM) and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America’s (ELCA) ministry to migrants have entered a partnership to better train and support asylum-seeker sponsors.

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