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Participants in the pilgrimage by members of the Episcopal Church in Alabama stand in front of the museum honoring the Scottsboro Boys, nine African American teenagers falsely accused of raping two women on a train. Photo: Episcopal Church in Alabama [Episcopal Church in Alabama] The Episcopal Church in Alabama, in partnership with The Scottsboro Boys Museum, held…

The home of the Rev. Peter Doddema and his wife Nicole after they had to evacuate by boat from flooding of about 16 feet. Photo: Facebook [Episcopal News Service] The Rev. Peter Doddema is used to having some flood water in his basement. Living just 100 feet from the Kentucky River in Frankfort, Kentucky’s state…

[Sydney Anglicans] “The magnitude of this crisis is overwhelming,” said the Most Rev. Stephen Than, archbishop of the Church of the Province of Myanmar, describing the aftermath of a powerful earthquake that struck six regions across Myanmar in late March. The 7.7-magnitude earthquake, with its epicenter near Mandalay, was also felt in Thailand. It was the strongest…

[World Council of Churches] On the 80th anniversary of the execution of Dietrich Bonhoeffer for his opposition to Hitler, the moderator of the World Council of Churches has paid tribute to the deep faith of the German theologian, saying his life and witness continue to inspire the ecumenical movement. “The South African resistance against apartheid,…

[Melbourne Anglican] The Rev. Glenn Loughrey, an Aboriginal priest who for the past year has served as the Diocese of Melbourne’s archdeacon for reconciliation, First Nations recognition and treaty, has been appointed Aboriginal co-chair for Reconciliation Victoria, a body promoting reconciliation across the state of Victoria. Loughrey said he hopes his leadership role in the…

England’s Choir of King’s College Cambridge. [Episcopal News Service] England’s Choir of King’s College Cambridge is completing its mini U.S. tour this week with two concerts at 7 p.m. Eastern on April 8 and 9 at the Episcopal Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea in Palm Beach, Florida. Tickets are still available for both concerts. “I think that…

Throughout the 2024-2025 school year, fifth-grade students at Grace Episcopal Day School in Kensington, Maryland, communicated with U.S. Army Reserve soldiers through an educational and interpersonal pen pal program. Photo: Courtesy of Rachel Martinez [Episcopal News Service] Throughout the 2024-2025 school year, fifth-grade students at Grace Episcopal Day School in Kensington, Maryland, communicated with U.S….

[Church of England] Parish revitalizations, work with children, young people and families and training for mission in rural areas are among a range of programs to spread the Christian faith backed by the latest round of grants awarded by the Church of England. The dioceses of Carlisle, Chelmsford, Rochester, Sheffield, St. Edmundsbury and Ipswich, and…

[Episcopal News Service] The Episcopal Church’s largest congregation by membership and attendance has named a new rector. St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in Houston, Texas, announced in a message to its members that it had selected as its next leader the Very Rev. Dane Boston, dean of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Columbia, South Carolina. Boston is…

The Rev. Mtipe Koggani (left) offers a prayer at Grace Africa Christian Connection during a Sunday afternoon service in January. GACC is a start-up of the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri centered on African and Afro Caribbean immigrants in the St. Louis area. Photo: Facebook [Episcopal News Service] Grace Africa Christian Connection in St. Louis, Missouri,…