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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 SpanishThe 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

Minn. Bishop Decries Homicidal Attacks

The Episcopal Bishop of Minnesota: “We must also, like so many disciples before us, refuse to meet violence with violence, dehumanizing rhetoric with dehumanizing rhetoric.”

A Priest, Rabbi, and an Imam Walk Into a Room to Find Common Ground

St. Mary's Church in the Diocese of Southeast Florida concludes the 2025 iteration of the parish's Interfaith Luncheon series.

Church Leaders Respond as Travel Ban Hits Largest Diocese

The Trump administration's travel ban, which took effect June 9, affects the largest diocese in the Episcopal Church.

Kenyan Women Pay High Price amid USAID’s Exit

Anne Kassait said she treks for 10 kilometers every day to a water pan in Merkalei.

New Wycliffe Dean Comes Home

Kristen Deede Johnson came to faith at The Falls Church Episcopal in the early 1990s, “so that was very shaping for my faith and my vocational discernment.”

From Australia, a Creed of Biblical Sexuality

The short statement endorses sexual relations only within traditional marriage, chastity beyond, affirms that God has created male and female.

Diocese of Canterbury Wants Pro-LGBTQ Archbishop

The diocese’s preference on sexuality debates is the eighth item on the first page of needs. It devotes 99 words to themes of inclusion and 15 words to the Church’s historic doctrine of marriage.

Sanctuary Churches Cope with Changing Policies

What are clergy and lay people to do if immigration officers knock on a church door, particularly in protecting those who are at risk of deportation?

Accord Extends Suspension of Bishop Andrus

Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe: “Bishop Andrus will remain suspended from ministry until I am satisfied that he has demonstrated sufficient amendment of life to permit his return.”

Pilgrimage Chaplain: ‘They Are Not Criminals’

The five-day pilgrimage took the group through two states and two countries that play a significant role in the migrant crisis.