The Episcopal Church has released a Request for Proposals for the development of land in downtown Austin, Texas, that is owned by the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society on behalf of The Episcopal Church.
A new two-hour documentary called “Chaplains,” produced by Maryland Public Television, will made available to local PBS affiliates in 2015. Contact your local PBS affiliate to let them know you want to see it.
Pope Francis will canonize Junipero Serra on September 23 in Washington, DC. The 18th-century Spanish Franciscan missionary was either a missionary who cared for the natives who converted or a conquerer who forced people to abandon their beliefs and way of life.
Vice-President Joe Biden talked about faith, politics, and living through tragedy with Stephen Colbert in a refreshing switch in how religion and faith is handled in the public square.
Sari Rice says that the millennials who stay will change the church in fundamental ways, mainly because they don’t behave like members of the other generations.
Mary Joyce sees the usual objections to #blacklivesmatter as a chance to teach and engage. She suggests answers to the seven typical objections that white people raise.
St. Matthew’s Church used to meet in a big church building in Westerville, OH. Now they meet in pubs and a storefront and is growing in unexpected ways.
As refugees flood Germany and other European communities, a surprising number of people raised Muslim are choosing to adopt Christianity and be baptized in their new homes.
Scott McLeod looks at that terrible picture and weeps.
Episcopal Migration Ministries says that the Syrian refugee crisis is the largest forced displacement of people in the world today with 9.5 million people displaced, including 3.2 million refugees who have fled to neighboring countries.