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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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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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A message to The Episcopal Church from Executive Council
Bysrands Nov 11, 2024Jul 7, 2026

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Episcopal Church Executive Council: Opening remarks from House of Deputies President Julia Ayala Harris
Bysrands Nov 7, 2024

Following is a lightly edited transcript of opening remarks by House of Deputies President Julia Ayala Harris to the Executive Council of The Episcopal Church, meeting Nov. 7-9 in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

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Episcopal Church leaders respond to President Biden’s apology for Indigenous boarding schools
Bysrands Oct 25, 2024

In response to President Biden’s apology for the U.S. government’s role in forcing Indigenous children into assimilationist boarding schools for more than 150 years, Indigenous Episcopal leaders, Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, and House of Deputies President Julia Ayala Harris offer the following statement.

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Applications open for Episcopal Church interim bodies
Bysrands Jul 17, 2024

The Episcopal Church has opened applications for appointments to various interim bodies created by General Convention. These committees, commissions, and task forces are essential in carrying out the church’s work between conventions and addressing key priorities for the 2025-2027 triennium.

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House of Deputies reelects Julia Ayala Harris as president
Bysrands Jun 25, 2024

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.

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81st General Convention of The Episcopal Church: Opening remarks by House of Deputies President Julia Ayala Harris
Bysrands Jun 23, 2024

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

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Letter outlines process for hiring next General Convention executive officer
Bysrands Apr 12, 2024Jul 7, 2026

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.

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