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Sewanee’s School of Theology hosts webinar on how churches can address climate change post-Hurricane Helene
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RIP: Dabney Smith, former bishop of Southwest Florida, dies at 70
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Church of England congregations are invited to pray together for peace in the Middle East
[Church of England] Church of England congregations are being invited to join together with other churches to pray for the people of Gaza, Israel and the wider Middle East next month. A group of Christian charities and aid agencies, working with church leaders, is organizing a day of prayer for peace in the Middle East on…
