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The Union of Black Episcopalians hosted a banquet in tribute to Presiding Bishop Michael Curry during the last night of its annual business meeting and conference June 21, 2024, at the Galt House Hotel in downtown Louisville, Kentucky. UBE’s 56th annual conference was held here June 18-21, two days before the official start of 81st…

Candidates for the 28th presiding bishop participated in a candidate forum on June 21 held at the Louisville Marriott Downtown. Following the forum, they posed for a photo. From left they are Northwestern Pennsylvania Bishop Sean Rowe, who also serves as bishop provisional of the Diocese of Western New York, Atlanta Bishop Robert Wright, Pennsylvania…

Julia Ayala Harris, Zena Link and the Rev. Rachel Taber-Hamilton, candidates for president of the House of Deputies, await the start of a June 21 forum in which they spoke and answered questions. Photo: Melodie Woerman/Episcopal New Service [Episcopal News Service – Louisville, Kentucky] Three women of color who are running for president of the…

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Louisville, Kentucky, is the state’s largest city with about 250,000 residents and sits on the banks of the Ohio River. Photo: David Paulsen/Episcopal News Service [Episcopal News Service – Louisville, Kentucky] The Episcopal Church’s home base for the next week will be at the corner of Fourth and Jefferson streets, where a steady stream of…

[World Council of Churches] A new report, entitled “We have values that are needed: Faith Actors and their role in Civic Space,” by Elisabet Le Roux, cobranded by DanChurchAid, ACT Alliance, and the World Council of Churches was released June 18 at a side event during the 56th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva. Speakers…

[Anglican Communion News Service] The 12th Synod of the Diocese of Tabora in the Anglican Church of Tanzania unanimously voted on June 18 to accept the ordination of women priests. This makes it the eighth diocese out of 28 in Tanzania to have women priests. For the last 30 years, the synod agenda has discussed…

Members of the staff of the Church Pension Group were part of a June 14 webinar that marked the 15th anniversary of the Denominational Health Plan and the mandatory pension system for lay employees. [Episcopal News Service] On June 20 the Church Pension Group issued a report to General Convention in advance of its June…

[Episcopal News Service] One of the longest-serving presidents in House of Deputies history, the Rev. James Craik, was a Civil War-era Kentucky priest and slaveholder whose racist views on slavery and African Americans have since been disavowed by his diocese for openly promoting white supremacy. Much of the controversy over Craik’s views centers on a pamphlet…

Congolese refugees Jeanine Balezi, an intensive-case manager for Refugee Focus, left, and Namughisha Nashimwe, pose for a photo in Nashimwe’s apartment in Tucson, Arizona. Photo: Lynette Wilson/ENS [Episcopal News Service] June 20 marks World Refugee Day, and Episcopal congregations worldwide are observing with various events, including educational presentations and interfaith gatherings. World Refugee Day was…