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Phoebe Chatfield, The Episcopal Church’s program associate for creation care and justice, spoke at a March 7 webinar, “Plastic Jesus in the Pews: Preparing for Earth Day Sunday,” hosted by Creation Justice Ministries, an ecumenical nonprofit devoted to protecting Earth and advocating for racial, economic and environmental justice. The webinar was used to introduce a…

Journalist John Burnett, left, moderated a panel honoring Presiding Bishop Michael Curry’s leadership and his legacy on March 7. Panelists included Alice Freeman, Bishop of New York Matthew Heyd, James Williams and the Rev. Stephanie Spellers, during the 39th Episcopal Parish Network Conference. Photo: Lynette Wilson/Episcopal News Service [Episcopal News Service – Houston, Texas] During…

[World Council of Churches] In an online conference organized by the World Union of Catholic Women’s Organizations on March 5, the World Council of Churches was represented among interreligious voices bringing their concerns and sense of solidarity in the lead-up to International Women’s Day, celebrated annually on March 8. A panel explored together the theme “Women…

[The Church of England] Following discussion at the February meeting of General Synod, further details of plans for a new program board to oversee the ongoing work of Living in Love and Faith (LLF) have been shared with General Synod members. Leicester Bishop Martyn Snow, the lead bishop for LLF, has written to Synod members to outline…

[World Council of Churches] Three World Council of Churches commissions — the Commission of the Churches on International Affairs, Commission on Health and Healing, and Commission on Climate Justice and Sustainable Development — are meeting jointly March 5-8 in Geneva to explore the theme “Faith and Effective Witness and Diakonia in the 21st Century.” The…

Raquel Richard will portray Underground Railroad conductor Harriet Tubman in a dramatic reading on March 10 at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Cathedral in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Photo: Martha Harris [Episcopal News Service] On March 10, St. Stephen’s Episcopal Cathedral in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, will observe 111 years since the death of Harriet Tubman by hosting a one-hour dramatic…

[The Church of England] A nearly $2 million grant that will help a group of Church of England churches pay for items such as solar panels and heat pumps has been announced today by the Benefact Trust. The grant-giving charity will provide additional support over two years to up to 60 “demonstrator” churches that in…

[Episcopal News Service] The work of the 81st General Convention is underway. Bishops and deputies have begun meeting online as the legislative committees that will bring resolutions to the floor when General Convention convenes in person June 23-28 in Louisville, Kentucky. This is the second General Convention for which most committee meetings and hearings are…

[World Council of Churches] During a panel discussion at the meeting of three World Council of Churches commissions on March 5 , speakers explored the theme “Climate emergency—churches responding in faith and hope.” The panel was moderated by the Most Rev. Julio Murray Thompson, who also moderates the Commission on Climate Justice and Sustainable Development,…

[World Council of Churches] People from around the world involved in the work of three critical World Council of Churches commissions have discussed global geopolitical trends impacting their activities and church members. The panel, led by the Commission of the Churches on International Affairs, was moderated by Mathews George Chunakara, general secretary of the Christian…