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[Religion News Service — Palorinya Refugee Settlement, Uganda] Inside the wriggly tin walls of a small, smoke-filled kiosk, Joseph Deng Chol and his wife scoop beans onto plates warmed with freshly baked flatbreads, grateful to now have the resources to run their own business. Chol, a South Sudanese refugee, opened his food stall in August 2020…

[Anglican Communion News Service] The steering committee of the International Anglican-Roman Catholic Commission for Unity and Mission (IARCCUM) met in Washington, D.C., from Sept. 29 to Oct. 2. The meeting was hosted by Georgetown University, in association with Virginia Theological Seminary. The steering committee was joined for its meeting by three of the bishops who took…

At the third annual Diocesan Leaders for African Descent Ministries conference, held Oct. 1-3, 2024, at the Golden Nugget Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Episcopal church leaders shared their experiences and resources to best serve predominantly Black congregations and ministries. Photo: Courtesy of Ron Byrd [Episcopal News Service] Episcopal clergy and lay leaders gathered…

[Episcopal Diocese of Michigan] A best-selling author on the rise of Christian nationalism urged Michigan church leaders to prepare their congregations to navigate what is likely to be political and social turbulence after the November presential election. Kristin Kobes Du Mez told a gathering of 60 people from 13 churches in the Diocese of Michigan…

The Northern Arapaho share the Wind River Reservation in central Wyoming with the Eastern Shoshone. The reservation spans more than 2 million acres. Photo: Reuters [Episcopal News Service – Casper, Wyoming] Lyle Valdez is junior warden at Our Father’s House, a congregation of Northern Arapaho Episcopalians on the Wind River Reservation just southeast of Yellowstone National…

[World Council of Churches] The fate of Armenian detainees in Azerbaijan was the focus of an Oct. 1 side event at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva featuring leading advocates and human rights lawyers representing the detainees. A year since the Armenian population was forced to leave Nagorno-Karabakh, at least 23 ethnic Armenians…

Micah Roldan, a new member of Hope Episcopal Church, Manheim, Pennsylvania, builds a birdhouse as part of the church’s creation care ministry. Photo: Hope Church [Episcopal News Service] Hope Episcopal Church in Manheim, Pennsylvania, has received a $46,000 grant that will help it clean up water runoff on its property that eventually feeds into Chesapeake…

[The Melbourne Anglican] A west Melbourne church has seen growth in attendance numbers over the past 16 years in response to efforts to revitalize it, including introducing new ministries. St. James’ Old Cathedral has grown from 15 people and few if any young people at Sunday services to 80 worshippers, and a strong youth group, since…

[World Council of Churches] At a time when global crises risk diverting attention from critical health issues, the annual Communities of Faith Breakfast Sept. 26 at the Yale Club of New York City alongside the United Nations General Assembly reaffirmed the need to prioritize children in the global fight against HIV. Co-hosted by the U.S….

[Anglican Communion News Service] The secretary general of the Anglican Communion, the Rt. Rev. Anthony Poggo, visited the Anglican Church of Southern Africa as a guest at meetings of their Synod of Bishops and their Provincial Synod. The meetings took place Sept. 3-27, hosted by the Diocese of the Highveld. Topics discussed by the Synod…