A050 Marriage Task Force Update
The Task Force on the Study of Marriage created by Resolution A050 of the 2012 General Convention has issued an update on its work. Deputies are invited to watch the video report and answer these questions by March 14. Completed questions can be emailed to the Task...Executive Council Opening Remarks February 2014
The Rev. Gay Clark Jennings, President of the House of Deputies, delivered these remarks to the opening session of the Executive Council of The Episcopal Church on February 5, 2014: Good morning. Welcome to sunny Baltimore. A couple of weeks ago, I was lucky enough to...Jennings in Religion News Service on Nigerian, Uganda anti-gay legislation
On January 27 in Religion News Service, President Jennings published an opinion essay in on brutally repressive anti-gay laws in Uganda and Nigeria and the church’s role in and against homophobia. Read the essay.
Speak Out Sunday
On November 24, Episcopal Relief & Development joined partners across the country in SPEAK OUT SUNDAY, a day of prayer, teaching, dialogue and action about gender based violence and its prevention. Learn more in a blog post by President Jennings....Executive Council Meets in Chicago
The Executive Council of the Episcopal Church met in Chicago from October 15-17 at the headquarters of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). At the meeting, Executive Council approved the Episcopal Church’s 2014 budget, approved spending a portion...From the President
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Julia Ayala Harris
President, House of Deputies
