Congregations, dioceses and individuals can download a printable PDF of the 2014 Episcopal Church Christmas card at no fee here The design of the card features artist Joan Covell’s depiction of the nativity scene.  Covell’s art was the top vote-getter in the recent contest to select the art image. Learn more about Covell here For…

Episcopalians across the church are invited to review and comment on the preliminary draft 2016-2018 triennium budget as it is prepared for approval by the Episcopal Church Executive Council in January 2015. From there, Executive Council will present the draft budget to Joint Standing Committee on Program, Budget, and Finance (PB&F) in February, which will…

The Episcopal Church Joint Nominating Committee for the Election of the Presiding Bishop (JNCPB) has released the following statement:   Submission Period ends for Bishops Discerning Election as the 27th Presiding Bishop The Joint Nominating Committee for the Election of the Presiding Bishop (JNCPB) has announced that the "Submission Period" for Bishops discerning a call…

Bishop Stacy Sauls, Episcopal Church Chief Operating Officer, has announced the awarding of a $150,000 grant devoted to Chinese Ministries at the Li Tim-Oi Center for Chinese Ministry in San Gabriel, CA (Diocese of Los Angeles). The funding, to be distributed in increments of $50,000 annually, was approved by the Episcopal Church Executive Council at…

The following is A Communique issued by Primates and Bishops of Africa and The Episcopal Church on a recent groundbreaking meeting.     A Communique: Transformation through Friendship   October 8-10, 2014 The General Theological Seminary, New York City   We speak as six Primates representing Burundi, Central Africa, Southern Africa, Tanzania, West Africa, and…

The deadline for applications for the 2015 Roanridge Trust Award Grants is nearing – October 31. Roanridge Trust Award Grants are awarded annually for creative models for leadership development, training and ministries in small towns and rural communities across the Episcopal Church. Dioceses, congregations and Episcopal related organizations and institutions are invited to apply for…

Bishop Stacy F. Sauls, Chief Operating Officer of The Episcopal Church, has announced that Wendy Johnson has been named Program Manager of Communications for the Episcopal Migration Ministries of The Episcopal Church. Episcopal Migration Ministries (EMM) is the program of the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society (DFMS) that serves and welcomes refugees, uprooted by persecution…

Se han anunciados los ganadores para las subvenciones especiales de $ 12,500 de la Ofrenda Unida de Acción de Gracias para un obispo en cada una de las nueve provincias de la Iglesia y para la Obispa Presidente, por un total de $ 125.000. Estas subvenciones especiales de aniversario son parte de la celebración del…

The following are the opening remarks of Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori at the Executive Council of The Episcopal Church, currently meeting through October 27 the Conference Center at the Maritime Institute in Linthicum Heights, MD. Executive Council opening remarks24 October 2014Maritime Center, Linthicum Heights, MD   The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts SchoriPresiding Bishop and…

[October 24, 2014] The video is available at no fee here  http://www.episcopalchurch.org/page/civil-discourse-event of the October 22 live webcast Civil Discourse in America: Finding Common Ground for the Greater Good.   Produced by The Episcopal Church in partnership with the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania, the 98-minute forum featured a keynote address by Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori…