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In its first ever online meeting, Diocesan Convention passed two antiracism resolutions, approved a $3.5 million budget and revised its constitution to enfranchise an eight-member youth delegation. The convention also passed numerous canonical changes to make diocesan structures more efficient and responsive, and made Project Home Indy, which works with teen mothers and their children, […]
The Episcopal Dioceses of Indianapolis has been awarded a three-year, $1 million grant by Lilly Endowment Inc.’s Thriving Congregations Initiative to establish a joint program with the Diocese of Northern Indiana titled “Maximizing Church Building Assets in Advancement of Mission and Ministry.” The grant will fund a project designed to help congregations become more integral […]
Bishop Jennifer today released revised guidelines for diocesan churches. “I am grateful for your leadership and collaboration as you have engaged in the task of developing regathering plans, as well as for your thoughtful feedback on implementation of the second version of the diocesan guidelines issued June 3rd,” the bishop wrote in a letter accompanying the […]
Dear Ones, I did not anticipate, when you called me as your bishop, that I would find myself urging members of the diocese not to come to church on Sunday. But thanks to the COVID-19 epidemic, that is where things stand. In this letter, I want to update you on several significant changes in our […]
Bishop Jennifer and the Rev. Alissa Newton, program director for the College for Congregational Development in the Diocese of Olympia, at Waycross in December Registration is filling up fast for the Diocese of Indianapolis’s inaugural week-long intensive College for Congregational Development (CCD) training. The training, which will take place July 12-18 at Waycross, is designed […]
Dear Ones, My Christmas preparations this year have included a slow read of Howard Thurman’s “The Mood of Christmas.” Published 46 years ago, this little book of reflections and poems speaks so much to the mood of our times. I’ve been equally slow in decking the halls, even as I’ve been inspired by the beautiful […]