Seeing everyone here in person reminds me of how much I have grown to appreciate social media. Fifteen months into my term of office, I actually have a hard time imagining being a responsive and in-touch president of the House of Deputies without Facebook and Twitter...
On September 27, Presiding Bishop Jefferts Schori and President Jennings appointed Charles Wynder Jr. to the Task Force for Reimagining the Episcopal Church created by Resolution C095 at the 77th General Convention. Wynder replaces Ian Hallas, who resigned to focus on...
September 20, 2013 Dear Deputies: As you may remember, the Taskforce for Reimagining The Episcopal Church (TREC) was created by Resolution C095 of the 77th General Convention in July of 2012. Its dual mandate is to (a) reimagine The Episcopal Church and (b) present a...
September 12, 2013 Dear Deputies: In the last several days, many people in the church have expressed interest and concern about the United Thank Offering (UTO). I wanted to write directly to you to give you my perspective and ask for your thoughts. First, some...
House of Deputies Vice President Byron Rushing will be a panelist at Fifty Years Later: The State of Racism in America, a forum to be held at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Cathedral in Jackson, MS on November 15. Learn more.
In July, President Jennings led an Episcopal Relief & Development Pilgrimage to Ghana. The group of nineteen pilgrims included five deputies and a former deputy. View a photo gallery from the pilgrimage.
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