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[Episcopal News Service] Presiding Bishop Michael Curry was already known as a gifted and energetic preacher when he was elected as The Episcopal Church’s denominational leader in 2015, and throughout nine years of travel around the church during his term, he was welcomed warmly by Episcopalians eager to hear one of his rousing sermons. Curry…

Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Michael Curry is seen during a 2017 trip to Asia. Photo: Tsang-Hing Ho [Episcopal News Service] Presiding Bishop Michael Curry was elected and confirmed in June 2015 at the 78th General Convention, and on Nov. 1 that year, he was installed as presiding bishop, becoming the first Black denominational leader of…

Members of the Chinese Lunch Team ministry at the Church of Our Savior in San Gabriel, California, prepare and sell dumplings at the city’s annual Dumpling & Beer Fest every year. Proceeds from the dumplings sold benefit the church’s senior program. Photo: Hannah Riley [Episcopal News Service] When she was five years old, Jessica Jin…

The Episcopal Church, in collaboration with other members of Churches for Middle East Peace, observed the one-year anniversary of the Hamas-led attack on Israel and the ensuing war in Gaza with an Oct. 7 virtual ecumenical service of lament. Nearly 42,000 Palestinians and about 1,200 Israelis, all mostly civilians, have been killed since the war…

Presiding Bishop-elect Sean Rowe preaches at Holy Eucharist on Oct. 5 during the Diocese of Wisconsin’s convention in Stevens Point. Wisconsin Bishop Matthew Gunter is seated behind Rowe. Photo: David Paulsen/Episcopal News Service [Episcopal News Service – Stevens Point, Wisconsin] The Diocese of Wisconsin gathered here Oct. 4-5 for its first diocesan convention since the…

The Rev. Jean Beniste, a Haitian immigrant, blesses an individual and her dog Oct. 5 during a Blessing of the Animals in the garden of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Concord, New Hampshire, where Beniste is rector. Photo: G. Jeffrey MacDonald [Religion News Service — Concord, New Hampshire] As pet lovers gathered in a church garden on…

[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…

[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…

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…