by the Episcopal Church Office of Public Affairs The Summary of Actions, detailing the resolutions, elections and other matters from the 77th General Convention held in July 2012, is now available in English from the Episcopal Church General Convention office here. The Summary of Actions fulfills the canonical requirement of Joint Rule 15 in the Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church. The document reports on the 411 resolutions considered by the 77th General Convention: -167 from Commit...

from the Episcopal News Service The seeming disconnect in some parts of the Episcopal Church between the theology and practice of admission to communion became newly apparent to the Rev. Canon Beth Wickenberg Ely on a recent Sunday morning. Ely, canon for regional ministry in North Carolina, who was presiding at St.

Episcopal churches: Short on politics, sexuality debates and long on Jesus by the Rev. Gay Clark Jennings, the newly elected president of the House of Deputies of the Episcopal Church Every three years, the Episcopal Church lays itself open to criticism and ridicule by gathering about a thousand people together for eight days and thinking out loud. ...The most significant legislative action we took in Indianapolis was a unanimous vote to begin reorganizing our church to meet the challenges of pr...

Innovative Media Hub brings Episcopal Church General Convention to all people in all places by the Episcopal Church Office of Public Affairs The innovative Media Hub, developed and produced by the Episcopal Church Office of Communication, will bring the 77th General Convention 2012 to all people, wherever they may be, available here or episcopaldigitalnetwork.com/gc2012. “Whether our viewers are attending General Convention in Indianapolis, or they are in their own dioceses and homes, they can f...

The following sermon was presented today prior to the beginning of the 77th General Convention of the Episcopal Church, meeting in Indianapolis IN, July 5 through July 12. The Rev. Gregory S.

by Neva Rae Fox, Public Affairs Officer, The Episcopal Church General Convention 2012 of the Episcopal Church will be the topic of a live webcast on Wednesday, May 9 at 1 pm Eastern (noon Central, 11 am Mountain, 10 am Pacific, 9 am Alaska, 8 am Hawaii). The webcast, originating from Indianapolis, the site of this year’s General Convention, can be accessed live or on demand at www.episcopalchurch.org. Participants in the live webcast will be: Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, the Most Re...