July 4th Collects
From House of Deputies Vice President Byron Rushing: Let me take this opportunity to remind Episcopalians in the United States that many of us do not consider the words–“the founders of this country won liberty for themselves and for us”–in the...President Jennings Celebrates Marriage Equality
The Rev. Gay Clark Jennings, president of the House of Deputies of The Episcopal Church, issued this statement in response to the United States Supreme Court’s rulings that the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional and that same-sex marriage can resume in...
President Jennings Laments Voting Rights Decision
The Rev. Gay Clark Jennings, president of the House of Deputies of The Episcopal Church, issued this statement in response to the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Shelby County vs. Holder: “In the summer of 1965, two weeks after President Johnson...Executive Council Opening Remarks
In her 1998 book Amazing Grace, Kathleen Norris writes about learning to believe: Perhaps my most important breakthrough with regard to belief came when I learned to be as consciously skeptical and questioning of my disbelief and my doubts as I was of my burgeoning...
Remarks at Ohioans to Stop Executions People of Faith Summit
Good morning. My name is Gay Clark Jennings, and I am the president of the House of Deputies of The Episcopal Church. Along with the Rev. Will Mebane, Bishop Bowman and Bishop Persell, I am very glad to welcome you to our cathedral. When my friend and colleague Will...From the President
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Julia Ayala Harris
President, House of Deputies
