Preview: Everything you need to follow the 81st General Convention as it convenes in Louisville

Partners in Housing Transition invites families to select from its available furniture and other household items in a basement room of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Photo: Partners in Housing Transition [Episcopal News Service] Partners in Housing Transition is a long-running furniture ministry of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Of all…

[Anglican Journal] A ceasefire and the free passage of humanitarian aid into Gaza are urgently needed to halt a genocide in progress, an official with the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem says. The diocese runs the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital, which is the only hospital still functioning in northern Gaza. Sawsan Aranki-Batato, programs development officer for the…

[Diocese of East Carolina] The Diocese of East Carolina’s Search Committee has announced a slate of three nominees to stand for election as the ninth bishop of East Carolina during the Nov. 14-15 diocesan convention at the Maxwell Convention Center in Goldsboro, North Carolina. Approved by the diocesan Standing Committee on Sept. 4, the nominees…

[Anglican Church of Canada] The Anglican Church of Canada’s acting primate, the Most Rev. Anne Germond, and the national bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, the Rev. Susan Johnson, have asked Prime Minster Mark Carney to use the country’s diplomatic tools to push for an immediate flow of life-saving food, water, aid, fuel…

[Anglican Journal] According to data available so far, attendance at Anglican Church of Canada Easter and Christmas services rose by 41% and 50% respectively in 2023, even while average Sunday attendance fell by 9% over the same period—substantially faster than the decline of about 2.5% per year before the pandemic, says the church’s statistics officer,…

[Anglican Communion News Service] The secretary general of the Anglican Communion, the Rt. Rev. Anthony Poggo, visited and encouraged members of the Church of Bangladesh March 1-2 as they celebrated their 50th anniversary and the 200th anniversary of St Thomas’ Cathedral. The Church of Bangladesh is a united Protestant church formed by the union of various…