1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (188+ words) Episcopal News Service [Anglican Communion News Service] Guatemala Bishop Ram'n Ovalle was elected primate of the Anglican Church in Central America, or the Iglesia Anglicana de la Region Central de America, commonly known as IARCA, in Spanish. The election took…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (295+ words) [Diocese of Western Massachusetts] The Diocese of Western Massachusetts'ordained and consecrated the Rt. Rev. Miguelina Howell as its 10th bishop on April 25 at Christ Church Cathedral in Springfield, Massachusetts. Howell, who formerly was dean of Christ Church Cathedral in Hartford, Connecticut,…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (218+ words) Episcopal News Service The Episcopal Church's long struggle over the full inclusion of sexual minorities'and the harm caused by exclusion'calls for a return to Scripture with fresh urgency and greater care. Across the Old Testament, this course will examine key…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago  (752+ words) [Episcopal News Service " Rome, Italy] In her first homily outside the Church of England, Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally preached on April 26 during a choral Evensong at Rome's St. Paul's Within the Walls about what the church is called to…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago  (747+ words) The Episcopal Church Office of Ecumenical and Interreligious Relations holds an April 23 webinar on full-communion dialogue with the United Methodist Church. [Episcopal News Service] The Episcopal Church is moving closer to finalizing a full-communion agreement with the United Methodist Church,…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago  (245+ words) [Diocese of Chicago] As the congregation sang "God has filled us with laughter and music" on a recent Sunday, two joyful 5yearolds broke into a spontaneous liturgical dance " much to the delight of all who witnessed it. Moments like these reflect…...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago  (208+ words) Trinity Book Publishers is pleased to announce the launch of its expanded author development initiative, designed to support and equip the next generation of Christian writers seeking to share their faith through the written word. Based in the United States,…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago  (148+ words) Episcopal News Service [World Council of Churches] The Global Christian Forum's international committee is convening April 21-23 in Rome, Italy. The Rev. Vasile-Octavian Mihoc, program executive for the World Council of Churches' ecumenical relations and faith and order, and the Rev....

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (757+ words) [Episcopal News Service] In Las Cruces, New Mexico, a city that's more than 60% Latino, only a few Protestant churches offer Spanish-language worship services. When in December St. James Episcopal Church began engaging in Latino outreach, its attendance went from 70 to…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (377+ words) [Diocese of Long Island] The Rev. Adam J. Shoemaker was elected ninth bishop of the Diocese of Long Island on April 18 by nearly 300 clergy and lay delegates, meeting at the Cathedral of the Incarnation in Garden City, New York. Shoemaker was…...