By Kirk Petersen On the afternoon of Thursday, July 14, 2022, the Rev. Gay Clark Jennings is scheduled to bang the gavel at General Convention for the final time as president of the House of Deputies. She'll then hand the gavel to a person who, in that moment, will become the next PHoD -- having been elected to the influential role three days earlier. That person will … [Read more...] about Process Set for Picking Next HoD President
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Executive Council Honors Journalist
The top leadership of the Episcopal Church paid tribute Monday to a woman whose work has made her one of the most prominent voices in the governance of the church. At their thrice-yearly meeting in Linthicum Heights, Maryland, the Executive Council recognized the Rev. Mary Frances Schjonberg for 14 years as a prolific reporter for Episcopal News Service, the church’s online … [Read more...] about Executive Council Honors Journalist
Budget Priority: Evangelism
In response to “a clarion call” of comments on the proposed budget that was posted in November (TLC, 12/3/2017), the Executive Council of the Episcopal Church added more than $1.8 million to the church’s planned spending for evangelism. At the same time, thanks in large part to the booming stock market, the budget committee was able to close a $4.5 million projected deficit … [Read more...] about Budget Priority: Evangelism
Gay Jennings on the UTO
From the Rev. Gay Jennings, president of the House of DeputiesSeptember 12, 2013Dear Deputies:In the last several days, many people in the church have expressed interest and concern about the United Thank Offering (UTO). I wanted to write directly to you to give you my perspective and ask for your thoughts.First, some background as I understand it: Beginning this summer, a … [Read more...] about Gay Jennings on the UTO
‘Closer to Justice’
Via President Jennings’s websiteThe Rev. Gay Clark Jennings, president of the House of Deputies of the Episcopal Church, issued this statement in response to the United States Supreme Court’s rulings that the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional and that same-sex marriage can resume in California:I join with millions of Christians across the country in celebrating … [Read more...] about ‘Closer to Justice’
Revisiting Marriage
By G. Jeffrey MacDonald, TLC CorrespondentAs a 12-member task force begins studying whether Christian marriage will incorporate same-sex couples, observers say it’s not certain what the panel’s report will ultimately recommend. The panel’s appointment, announced Feb. 14, honors instructions from the same 2012 General Convention that sanctioned a new rite for blessing same-sex … [Read more...] about Revisiting Marriage