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From the Presiding Bishop | President of the House of Deputies | Public Affairs

Episcopal Church joins religious freedom lawsuit challenging ICE enforcement actions in churches
Bysrands Feb 11, 2025Jul 7, 2026

The Episcopal Church is among dozens of multifaith plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging the U.S. government’s recent rescission of guidelines that limited immigration enforcement in sensitive areas such as churches, schools, and hospitals. The suit was filed this morning in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia by Georgetown Law’s Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection.

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Episcopal Church support for foreign assistance (2025)
ByChris Sikkema Feb 7, 2025Jun 30, 2026

“Just then a lawyer stood up to test Jesus. ‘Teacher,’ he said, ‘what must I do to inherit eternal life?’ He said to him, ‘What is written in the law? What do you read there?’ He answered, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with…

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Public Affairs

Support Episcopal HBCU chaplains through gifts to Absalom Jones Fund
Bysrands Feb 6, 2025

People of all backgrounds and faiths are invited to give generously to the Absalom Jones Fund in support of the work of two historically Black institutions of higher education in cultivating and preparing leaders: Voorhees University and Saint Augustine’s University.

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Sacred Ground

Report from California: Our second Sacred Ground regional gathering
Bysrands Feb 5, 2025Jun 24, 2026

By Andrea Lauerman On Jan. 25, more than 60 people from the Sacred Ground community came together in San Carlos, California, for a day of learning, fellowship, and worship. We were welcomed to the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany by the Rev. Marisa Tabizon-Thompson and spent some time in small groups learning about each other’s…

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Grant Site Update: 2023 Grant to Western New York: Clergy Jail Visiting Project
ByChris Sikkema Feb 3, 2025Jun 29, 2026

From the Final Grant Report Tell us a bit about how your project unfolded.The Clergy Jail Visiting Project has brought 15 clergy into Erie County’s two jails in 2023-2024, with another visit scheduled for the end of October. These clergy from various backgrounds (Lutheran, Presbyterian, United Church of Christ, Episcopal, Baptist, Jewish) have interviewed around…

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From the Presiding Bishop | Public Affairs

Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe’s sermon at Washington National Cathedral
Bysrands Feb 2, 2025Jul 7, 2026

Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe preached the sermon during a Feb. 2 Eucharist at Washington National Cathedral celebrating the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. The service also included Bishop Rowe’s ceremonial seating, a liturgy in the Book of Occasional Services.

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From the Presiding Bishop | Public Affairs

Seating of Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe to be livestreamed Feb. 2
Bysrands Jan 29, 2025Jul 7, 2026

Washington National Cathedral will host the ceremonial seating of the Most Rev. Sean W. Rowe, the 28th presiding bishop of The Episcopal Church, during its Feb. 2 Eucharist service. The 11:15 a.m. ET service will be livestreamed on the cathedral’s channels.

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Episcopal Church statement on creation care
ByChris Sikkema Jan 23, 2025Jun 29, 2026

During the first few days of his presidency, President Trump followed through on promises he made throughout the campaign to roll back significant investments in environmental regulation, combatting climate change, and international agreements and processes. Specifically, as he did during his first administration, President Trump announced his plan to withdraw the United States from the…

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Letter from Episcopal Church leaders on Trump administration immigration executive orders
Bysrands Jan 21, 2025Jul 7, 2026

Because our true citizenship is not here on earth but in heaven, we are called to transcend the earthly distinctions made among us by the leaders of this world. We must proclaim that the kingdom of heaven is promised to the persecuted and answer Christ’s call to welcome the stranger among us. This vision of God’s kingdom, this new reality, is the one to which we Christians are pledged in our baptism above any political preference or policy, and to which our church must bear witness through word and deed.

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Evangelism | Public Affairs

Episcopal evangelism grants awarded for projects in U.S., Caribbean, and South America
Bysrands Jan 16, 2025

More than 30 projects—ranging from digital ministries to art shows to immigrant outreach—have been approved for Episcopal Church evangelism grants totaling $123,800. The Executive Council’s Executive Committee approved the grants in December, benefiting dioceses across the U.S. and in Colombia, Dominican Republic, and Ecuador Central.

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