The Episcopal Church - USA

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  1. Episcopal Church leaders begin work on creating Coalition for Racial Equity and Justice

    [Episcopal News Service] The Episcopal Church took a significant step Feb. 7 toward forming a new Coalition for Racial Equity and Justice by announcing that more than a dozen members […]

  2. RIP: George Werner, past House of Deputies president, dies at 85

    [Episcopal News Service] The Very Rev. George L.W. Werner, who served as House of Deputies president from 2000 to 2006, died Feb. 6 at age 85 after suffering since at […]

  3. A new form of Episcopal mission in New Hampshire reflects new community vitality

    [Episcopal News Service] Franklin, New Hampshire, might seem an unlikely place for an innovative Episcopal ministry. The paper, hosiery and woolen mills that powered the local economy were gone by […]

  4. Church of England’s General Synod gets underway, with questions about same-sex marriage looming

    [Episcopal News Service] Bishops, clergy and laity from across the Church of England gathered in London on Feb. 6 for the start of a particularly consequential meeting of General Synod, […]

  5. Churches reach out with care and prayers in wake of powerful earthquake in Turkey and Syria

    [World Council of Churches] As communities in Turkey and Syria were left reeling in the wake of an earthquake that has killed at least 2,100 people — and that figure […]