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Ecumenical partners offer Advent message

November 30, 2020

Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop and Primate Michael Curry and the leaders of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), the Anglican Church of Canada and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada have joined together to offer the following Advent message

Episcopal Church plants seeds for 11 new ministries

November 23, 2020

At its October meeting, The Episcopal Church Executive Council approved grants totaling $365,000 for new church starts and missional communities.

Looking Ahead: 80th General Convention Set for July 7-14, 2022 in Baltimore

November 20, 2020

A letter to Episcopalians from Presiding Bishop Michael B. Curry and President of the House of Deputies the Rev. Gay Clark Jennings.

Fourth season of The Way of Love with Bishop Michael Curry podcast continues with guests Kory Caudill and Wordsmith

November 18, 2020

Season 4 of The Episcopal Church’s podcast The Way of Love with Bishop Michael Curry, is now available. In this episode, Bishop Curry talks with Kory Caudill and Wordsmith, two musicians supporting the Concert for the Human Family series – a project in collaboration with The Episcopal Church’s Becoming Beloved Community initiative, which seeks to build a world where all people may experience dignity and abundant life and see themselves and others as beloved children of God.

Tell Me Something Good, a new web series from The Episcopal Church

November 18, 2020

Tell Me Something Good, a new web series from The Episcopal Church, highlights positive stories from around the church through conversations with a variety of guests. New episodes of Tell Me Something Good will be released every two weeks. Episode 1 is available for viewing on The Episcopal Church website here, on Facebook here, and on Instagram TV, @theepiscopalchurch.

Teaching and Preaching: Churches Revisioning Unity in Christ through the Holidays

November 18, 2020

Churches Uniting in Christ (CUIC), an ecumenical multi-lateral dialogue among ten Protestant faith communions in the USA announces the release of new, ecumenical resources for local congregations to utilize during the upcoming holiday season. The resources are designed to help local churches experience Thanksgiving and Watchnight (New Year’s Eve) through the lens of racial equity.

There is still time to apply for 2021 Roanridge Trust grants for leadership development in small towns and rural communities

November 18, 2020

There is still time to apply for the 2021 Roanridge Trust Grant Awards. Dioceses, congregations and Episcopal Church related organizations and institutions are invited to apply.

Showing Up for Each Other: Conversations with Episcopal Missionaries

November 16, 2020

The Episcopal Church Global Partnerships Office presents a new webinar series, Showing Up for Each Other: Conversations with Episcopal Missionaries, this November and December. Members of the Young Adult Service Corps (YASC) and Episcopal Volunteers in Mission (EVIM) will share stories and lessons they have learned through walking alongside partners across the worldwide Anglican Communion.

Deadline approaches for Young Adult and Campus Ministry grants

November 16, 2020

The deadline approaches for The Episcopal Church 2021 grants program for Young Adult and Campus Ministries currently engaged in or seeking new relationships with young adults on or off college campuses. Episcopal ministries or ecumenical ministries with an Episcopal presence are invited to apply.

Kent K. Anker named Episcopal Church Chief Legal Officer

November 13, 2020

Kent K. Anker of Pleasantville, New York, has been named chief legal officer of the Executive Council of The Episcopal Church. The appointment was made by the Executive Council of The Episcopal Church. He was jointly nominated by Presiding Bishop Michael Curry and President of the House of Deputies the Rev. Gay Clark Jennings.

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