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The Living Church Foundation is a ministry of unity that champions the catholic and evangelical faith by supporting and resourcing the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion through our publications, programs, and products. A 501(c)3 non-profit charitable organization, TLC is a foundation governed by members of the Episcopal Church and Anglican Communion and was founded in 1878.

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WHAT WE DO

The Magazine
Our flagship publication, The Living Church magazine has been in continuous publication since 1878. Each of our monthly issues includes news and commentary on the issues of the day, reflections on ministry and theology, obituaries and ministry transitions, and commentary on the Sunday lectionary. Our website publishes all the contents of the print magazine along with daily online-exclusive content and an archive of past issues. Click here to subscribe.

Print Media
Since 1983, TLC has published The Episcopal Musician’s Handbook, the essential tool for assisting clergy, musicians, and laity in preparing meaningful worship in the Anglican tradition. Anglicans Believe is a series of pamphlets focused on classic topics of Anglican theology, such as faith, prayer, and the Eucharist, that are also available for free download in Spanish. The Living Church Books presents historical and theological materials and pastoral resources for Anglican and other Christian readers.

Covenant: TLC’s Online Journal
Without peer in the Anglican Communion as an online locus of sound teaching and deep formation in Christian faith and catholic unity, Covenant is an online journal that publishes an article every weekday from a team of about 40 invited contributors and guest writers. Founded as a blog in 2007, Covenant took its place within the ministry of the Living Church Foundation in 2009.

The Podcast
Our twice-monthly podcast features a regular compendium of interviews and discussions at the intersection of faith, culture, and Anglican life. Tune in here, on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

Digital Resources

  • The Living Word Plus is a paid subscription containing sermon resources to help engage the Revised Common Lectionary readings for the upcoming Sunday. Each week, subscribers receive at least three contemporary sermons from gifted preachers around the world; excerpts from classic homiletical, theological, and devotional texts; and articles on relevant themes from the archives of The Living Church magazine and Covenant, TLC’s online journal. A free version is also available.
  • Illuminations is a lector’s aid for Sunday worship to encourage congregational comprehension. Our weekly downloadable PDF guides provide concise introductions to the lessons, as listed in the Prayer Book Lectionary and Revised Common Lectionary. Subscriptions are available monthly and yearly.
  • TLC’s Daily Devotional provides a free meditation on one of the Scripture lessons from the Daily Office Lectionary of the 1979 Book of Common Prayer, delivered to your inbox each morning. Subscribe here.
  • The Weekly from TLC delivers the top articles from The Living Church and Covenant every Friday. Subscribe here.
  • Books and Culture is a monthly newsletter with book, film, and culture reviews from TLC. Subscribe here.

Events
TLC hosts public conferences, seminars, courses, teaching days, and webinars in partnership with congregations, dioceses, and churchwide institutions, both at home and abroad. Anglican identity, the call to Christian unity, and reconciliation are areas of special focus. Learn more about our upcoming events here.

Financial Support
As a 501(c)3 nonprofit, more than half of TLC’s revenue comes from contributions from hundreds of individuals, parishes, dioceses, and institutions, including Our Partners. The remainder comes from subscriptions, The Episcopal Musician’s Handbook and other resources, and advertising.

Latest Articles

Rowe Installed as 28th Presiding Bishop

The new Presiding Bishop preached a sermon based on the story of Lazarus in John 11:32-44, reflecting on the themes of finding life in the midst of death.

GAFCON Blasts Welby for Endorsement of Gay Sex

The GAFCON Primates’ Council rebuked the Archbishop of Canterbury for stating in a recent podcast interview that he believes that sex within any “committed relationship, straight or gay,” is moral.

ACNA Installs New Archbishop

In a service marked by pageantry, prayers, and celebratory bagpipes, the Anglican Church in North America received its new Archbishop and Primate this week.

Rowe Urges Strategy-Driven Executive Council

Bishop Sean Rowe: “You can only have a helpful evaluative structure if you have a strategy to evaluate.”

Mission Center Builds Up African Ministries in Boston Area

Bishop Alan Gates: “It is a fuller celebration of the truly global character of the diocese as reflecting the character of our Anglican Communion.”

Singapore Mission Consultation Celebrates Anglican Church Planting

A cross-section of American, British, and Australian Anglican groups met with clergy and deans from a half-dozen Asian countries.

Bishop Dabney Smith (1953-2024)

“His deep faith, practical wisdom, and lighthearted sense of humor were a blessing to all who knew him, and his steady leadership guided our diocese through many challenges over the course of his fifteen years as our bishop,” said his successor, the Rt. Rev. Douglas Scharf.

Bishop Paul Marshall (1947-2024)

The Rt. Rev. Paul Victor Marshall, a liturgical historian who served as Bishop of Bethlehem from 1996 to 2013, died October 21 at 77.

Priest in St. Augustine, Florida, Recovering from Stabbing

Multiple news reports said there is no indication that the Rev. Matt Marino and the woman accused of stabbing him know each other.

Dioceses of Central Pa. & Bethlehem Approve Reunion

Pending further approval, the two will become the Diocese of the Susquehanna on January 1, 2026. The new name refers to the Susquehanna River, which flows through both of the dioceses.