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The following is a transcript of a sermon delivered by Presiding Bishop-elect Sean Rowe during the June 28 Closing Eucharist service at the 81st General Convention of The Episcopal Church in Louisville, Kentucky. Watch the service online.
Greetings from Louisville, Kentucky, the site of The Episcopal Church’s 81st General Convention, which runs through June 28 at the Kentucky International Convention Center. These daily updates from the Office of Public Affairs include news, events, and resources related to GC81.
The Rt. Rev. Sean Rowe, bishop of the Episcopal Dioceses of Northwestern Pennsylvania and Western New York, was elected and confirmed the 28th presiding bishop and primate of The Episcopal Church on June 26 for a nine-year term beginning Nov. 1.
Greetings from Louisville, Kentucky, the site of The Episcopal Church’s 81st General Convention, which runs through June 28 at the Kentucky International Convention Center. These daily updates from the Office of Public Affairs include news, events, and resources related to GC81.
Julia Ayala Harris, a deputy from the Episcopal Diocese of Oklahoma, was reelected June 25 as president of the House of Deputies of The Episcopal Church. Originally elected at the 80th General Convention in 2022, Ayala Harris’ second term as one of the denomination’s two presiding officers begins on June 28 at the close of the church’s 81st General Convention.
Greetings from Louisville, Kentucky, the site of The Episcopal Church’s 81st General Convention, which runs through June 28 at the Kentucky International Convention Center. These daily updates from the Office of Public Affairs include news, events, and resources related to GC81.
The following is a lightly edited transcript of Presiding Bishop Michael Curry’s sermon delivered at a June 22 churchwide revival at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky, the evening before the start of the 81st General Convention of The Episcopal Church.
Greetings from Louisville, Kentucky, the site of The Episcopal Church’s 81st General Convention, which officially began today and runs through June 28 at the Kentucky International Convention Center. These daily updates from the Office of Public Affairs include news, events, and resources related to GC81.
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the opening remarks of Presiding Bishop Michael Curry delivered June 22 to a joint gathering of the House of Deputies and House of Bishops at the 81st General Convention in Louisville, Kentucky.
The following is a transcript of the opening remarks of House of Deputies President Julia Ayala Harris delivered June 22 to a joint gathering of the House of Deputies and House of Bishops at the 81st General Convention in Louisville, Kentucky.
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