October 2019 News

At its spring meeting, the Executive Council of The Episcopal Church announced that Waycross Camp and Conference Center was among the organizations awarded grants from the Church’s Roanridge Trust. Offered annually, Roanridge Trust Grants support creative models of leadership development, training, and ministries in small towns and rural communities across The Episcopal Church. Waycross was awarded $15,000 to increase […]

The campaign to support a new sports and community center in the Diocese of Brasilia is nearing its goal of $50,000, says the Rev. Jeffrey Bower, chair of the Global Missions Commission. The offering at the diocesan convention Eucharist on November 16 will support the effort, which as of October 29 lacks just $5,000. To […]

On a Sunday morning in mid-July, Bishop Jennifer gathered with members of St. Stephen’s in New Harmony for an unusual liturgy:  the burning of a mortgage note. “Sweat was pouring down our faces and we were singing ‘Ode to Joy,’ remembers St. Stephen’s rector the Rev. Dr. Beth Macke. “It was a lovely liturgy.” The […]

This week, the Rev. Dr. Hilary Cooke became the new chaplain at the Chapel of the Good Shepherd, the Episcopal Church campus ministry at Purdue University. One of her top priorities is dismantling common campus misconceptions about Christianity. “I’m really excited to be present on Purdue’s campus because we live in a community that is […]