Church World Service Immigration Summit
On October 8, President Jennings, Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, Bishop Johncy Itty, Peter Persell of theEpiscopal Diocese of Washington;and 20 other ecumenical leaders met with Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and six other members of Congress about...In Support of the Haiti Recovery Effort
At its meeting from October 15-17, 2013, the Executive Council passed Resolution WM017 in support of the Haiti Recovery Effort. Read the resolution.President Jennings’ Executive Council Opening Remarks October 2013
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...
Wynder Appointed to Structure Task Force
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...A Letter from Deputies Adams and Little on TREC
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...From the President
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Julia Ayala Harris
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