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Church symposium to present spirituality of philanthropyThe Episcopal Church Office of Mission Funding Sept. 29 will sponsor a daylong symposium on the "Spirituality of Philanthropy," uniting the theological and spiritual basis of philanthropy with a useful practicum on advanced fundraising strategies and techniques....
Episcopalians expand summer camps ministering to children of the incarceratedThe Rev. Christopher Johnson, the Episcopal Church's officer for social and economic justice, went to opposite corners of the United States early in August to discern how the church can support and strengthen the summer camp ministry to children who have lost a parent to a prison cell....
Episcopal Church Building Fund offers new terms, new ideasSaying that much of the financial strain facing struggling Episcopal Church congregations in United States can be directly attributed to their buildings, the Episcopal Church Building Fund recently announced what it called "strategic and focused changes to its offerings to benefit strapped cong...
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United Thank Offering awards more than $2 million grants for global, local missionThe United Thank Offering has awarded more than $2.16 million in grants for 2010 to assist the mission and ministry of the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion, according to an Aug. 16 press release from the public affairs office....
Member Mission offers tools, training for everyday missioners What are you doing right now to make the world a better place? The answer to that question could change how you live your life....
The Episcopal Network for Stewardship meets in IndianapolisAbout 180 people from throughout the Episcopal Church attended "Grace, Gratitude, and Generosity," the 2010 conference of The Episcopal Network for Stewardship (TENS), held July 30-31 in Indianapolis....
'Language Matters' symposium to encourage 'respectful' conversations about God and faithThe National Council of Churches will host an August 9-11 symposium, "Language Matters," in Chicago for about 30 participants, lay and ordained, who "will discuss how to talk about God and faith in ways that respects the sensibilities of people from a variety of Christian traditions a...
VTS launches canon law journalVirginia Theological Seminary has launched the inaugural issue of an online canon law journal....
Episcopal Asiamerica gathering includes Filipino convocation, school reunionAbout 500 Filipino-Americans met July 16-18 in San Diego for the Episcopal Asiamerica Ministry Filipino convocation and a reunion of alumni of the three major institutions of the Episcopal Church in the Philippines....
Seabury-Western earns reaccreditationSeabury Western Theological Seminary announced July 19 that it has been reaccredited by the Association of Theological Schools....
Seminary gets grant to partner with standing commission on same-gender blessings workChurch Divinity School of the Pacific has been awarded a grant of $404,000 by the Arcus Foundation to support the development of liturgical resources for blessing same-gender relationships in the Episcopal Church. ...
From Leesburg to Liberia, St. James' brings literacy camp to Bromley School for girlsA hand-made sign hanging on the wall of the Bromley Episcopal Mission School for girls welcomed the 16 missioners who traveled from Leesburg, Virginia, to Monrovia, Liberia. The sign read, "If love hadn't existed in your hearts, you wouldn't have come this far. Thank you for educating us, and f...
New ministry development videoconference to feature presiding bishopPresiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori will be the featured participant in a public videoconference on new, innovative ministry development July 15 at 3 p.m. Eastern, according to a press release from the Episcopal Church's public affairs office....
Bangladesh Bishop Paul Sarker visits New YorkChurch of Bangladesh Bishop Paul Shishir Sarker visited the Episcopal Church Center in New York July 6, meeting with Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori and program staff....
Five Talents awarded $1.5 million to expand, replicate program in SudanChristian microfinance charity Five Talents has received a $1.5 million grant from Comic Relief, a U.K.-based foundation, to expand its literacy and financial education program in Sudan, according to a July 1 press release....
National Association of Episcopal Schools awards $12,000 in outreach grantsThe National Association of Episcopal Schools announced June 30 the award of $12,000 in Outreach Fund grants to 13 member schools, according to a news release....
Episcopalians for Global Reconciliation launches community organizing initiative with Spokane dioceseEpiscopalians for Global Reconciliation (EGR) on June 28 announced a community organizing partnership with the Episcopal Diocese of Spokane focused on the U.N. Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and funded through a Trinity Wall Street grant....
Virginia Theological Seminary signs partnership agreement with St. George's College, JerusalemRepresentatives from Virginia Theological Seminary finalized a partnership agreement with St. George's College in Jerusalem on June 18, committing the two organizations to providing educational opportunities for members of the seminary community....
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