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Greetings from Louisville, Kentucky, the site of The Episcopal Church’s 81st General Convention, which officially starts June 23 and runs through June 28. These daily updates from the Office of Public Affairs will include news, events, and resources related to GC81.
Greetings from Louisville, Kentucky, the site of The Episcopal Church’s 81st General Convention, which officially starts June 23 and runs through June 28. These daily updates from the Office of Public Affairs will include news, events, and resources related to GC81.
The Episcopal Church Joint Nominating Committee for the Election of the Presiding Bishop (JNCPB) today offers the last of its four educational essays.
We write today to make you aware of five recent Title IV matters involving three bishops who have been nominated for election as our next presiding bishop. We recognize the gravity of this decision, and we would like to explain our reasons for this disclosure.
From early work to support church missions to the struggle for equal representation in church leadership and ordination, the history of women in the church is told in “For the Extension of the Kingdom: Women of The Episcopal Church,” a comprehensive online exhibit curated and presented by The Archives of The Episcopal Church.
Episcopalians registered to attend the 81st General Convention in Louisville, Kentucky, are invited to daily worship services that seek to embody the church’s “beautiful mosaic of diversity.” Three Eucharist services—including one entirely in Spanish—and three Morning Prayer services will be offered June 23-28 and livestreamed.
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.
Media representatives and communications professionals wishing to cover the 81st General Convention of The Episcopal Church—June 23-28 in Louisville, Kentucky—may apply online now for media credentials.
The Episcopal Church’s Joint Nominating Committee for the Election of the Presiding Bishop today announced the names of the bishops it will nominate to succeed Presiding Bishop Michael Curry.
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