Funds are available for mortgages, small business loans, community economic development, affordable housing, job creation and other avenues for the mission and ministry of The Episcopal Church through the Economic Justice Loan Funds, administered by the Economic Justice Loan Committee (EJLC). Established in 1988 through Resolution C030 by General Convention and in 1989 by The…

Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has named the Rev. Dr. Thomas Ferguson as Ecumenical and Interreligious Relations Officer for The Episcopal Church. In this position, Ferguson will develop strategies and actions supporting the Presiding Bishop”s efforts as chief ecumenical officer of The Episcopal Church. Working with colleagues, Ferguson will seek to foster ecumenical and interreligious…

In observance of World Refugee Day on June 20, Episcopal Migration Ministries (EMM) is offering web-based resources and videos that movingly tell the stories of refugees who seek a new start, a new home, and a new life. Sunday, June 20, is World Refugee Day, designated by the United Nations and observed by refugee advocates…

The Executive Council of The Episcopal Church has issued the following message following the conclusion of its three-day meeting at the Conference Center at the Maritime Institute in Linthicum Heights, MD. A Message to The Episcopal Church from the Executive Council of The Episcopal Church, meeting in Linthicum, Maryland, June 16-18, 2010 In the 1960s…

“We are urgently committed to helping to build a society of peace with justice – a world of shalom and salaam, the very concept from which Jerusalem takes its name,” Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori said in her address to the Congressional Prayer Breakfast for Peace in the Middle East on June 15,…

“The Episcopal Church seeks justice, dignity, and equality in these matters, and we will partner with any and all who share those values and priorities,” Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori said at the Brookings Institute in Washington DC on June 15. Presiding Bishop Jefferts Schori participated in a panel presentation discussing “How religious…

Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori preached at Southwark Cathedral, England, on Sunday, June 13. The following is the Presiding Bishop”s sermon. The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori Presiding Bishop and Primate The Episcopal Church Southwark Cathedral, 11 am 13 June 2010 Proper 6, Year C (rcl) I come from a notorious place. Gambling…

The Governance of The Episcopal Church: This information is another in an ongoing series discussing the governance of The Episcopal Church. The Office of Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has notified the Diocese of Wyoming that Bishop-Elect John Sheridan Smylie has received the required majority of consents in the canonical consent process. As…

Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has accepted the gracious invitations to speak and participate at three events in the United Kingdom. USPG Annual Conference Presiding Bishop Jefferts Schori will speak at the USPG: Anglicans in World Mission Annual Conference in Derbyshire on Wednesday, June 9, addressing the conference theme, Witness to Christ Today….

“A Report of Mission and Resources ‘09 of The Episcopal Church,” focusing on the mission and programs of the Church Center, is now available online at: http://episcopalchurch.org/annualreport2009.htm The online Annual Report details the work accomplished through the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society (DFMS) budget throughout 2009. The Annual Report is introduced by Presiding Bishop Katharine…