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[Episcopal News Service] Tennessee Bishop John Bauerschmidt announced June 30 that he plans to step down from leading the Nashville-based diocese in January 2027, and called for the election of his successor. Bauerschmidt, a native of Virginia, has served as bishop of the Diocese of Tennessee since 2007. His diocese includes Episcopal congregations in the central…

[Church of England] More than 150 people from across the world attended a gathering on the Anglican Church’s involvement in transatlantic chattel slavery and its contemporary legacies, addressed by a series of speakers from the United Kingdom, the United States, Europe, Africa and the Caribbean. The “Truth Telling” event, which took place June 23-25, was…

A pole barn structure rises at Holy Innocents Episcopal Church in Parmelee, South Dakota, and will become the new church building when it is finished, replacing a historic church that was destroyed in a 2023 fire. Photo: Diocese of South Dakota [Episcopal News Service] A small South Dakota congregation whose church was destroyed by fire…

The Oak Ridge Fire sparked on June 28, 2025, on the Navajo Nation in northeastern Arizona. As of July 2, the wildfire has burned more than 10,000 acres and is 1% contained. Photo: 25th Navajo Nation Council/Facebook [Episcopal News Service] The Episcopal Church in Navajoland is calling for prayers as a wildfire that sparked June…

Warren Hawk speaks last weekend at the 153rd Niobrara Convocation in Eagle Butte, South Dakota. Photo: Cheyenne River Episcopal Mission, via Facebook [Episcopal News Service] Indigenous Episcopalians in South Dakota, inspired by Navajo Episcopalians’ recent creation of their own missionary diocese, are taking steps to explore the possibilities and challenges of forming their dozens of…

[Episcopal News Service] The Episcopal Church’s Court of Review has ordered the reversal of the Diocese of Virginia’s discipline of a priest over his refusal to administer Communion – a so-called “Eucharistic fast” that the priest, who is white, said he felt called to as a kind of protest against racial injustice. Under the church’s…

The Cathedral of All Souls in Asheville, North Carolina, suffered significant water damage after Hurricane Helene on Sept. 28, 2024, requiring an extensive remediation and renovation process to restore and protect the historic 1896 structure. It isn’t expected to be open for worship until late 2026. Photo: Facebook [Episcopal News Service] When Hurricane Helene slammed…

[World Council of Churches] Before being evacuated on June 16-17 , accompaniers from the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Accompaniment Program in Palestine and Israel reported increased physical violence against Palestinians by Israeli security forces and settlers. One accompanier who was working in Jordan Valley left in tears, saying, “We made great friendships here, and…

[Episcopal News Service] The archbishop of Wales, the Most Rev. Andrew John, announced on June 27 his immediate resignation as archbishop and his Aug. 31 resignation as bishop of the Diocese of Bangor. His announcement came three days after the body that manages the church’s property and financial assets met to discuss issues at Bangor…

One Sunday each month between September and April, St. James’ Episcopal Church in Waimea, Hawai‘i, hosts Teen Tech, where high school students teach senior citizens how to use electronic devices and navigate the internet. Photo: Courtesy of Susan Acacio [Episcopal News Service] On the Big Island of Hawai‘i, there’s no Apple Store Genius Bar or…