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Episcopal Church Drops Below 1.5 Million Members

By Jeffrey Walton, Juicy Ecumenism. New data released this week by the Episcopal Church shows both a modest decline in attendance and a large loss in membership alongside leading i...

Community Spotlight - Episcopal Cathedral of St. Paul

The Baptismal Covenant in the Episcopal Church asks, "Will you strive for justice and peace among all people, and respect the dignity of every human being?" The Episcopal Cathedral...

Episcopal Church Drops Below 1.5 Million Members

Jeffrey Walton, Juicy Ecumenism New data released this week by the Episcopal Church shows both a modest decline in attendance and a large loss in membership alongside leading indi...

Executive Council authorizes sale negotiations with potential buyer of church’s NYC headquarters

[Episcopal News Service] The Episcopal Church has found a prospective buyer for its 12-story office building in New York, New York, and is finalizing a tentative plan to move out o...

Appeals court sides with Episcopal Church, interfaith partners in immigration enforcement lawsuit

[Episcopal News Service] A federal appeals court panel has ruled in favor of The Episcopal Church and 26 ecumenical and interfaith partners in a lawsuit contesting the Trump admini...

Episcopal Church 2025 Parochial Report shows attendance stabilizing, new data on congregational life

US Episcopal Church membership falls below 1.5 million as decades-long decline continues

The US Episcopal Church has reported a further decline in membership and worship attendance, with new data it has fallen below 1.5 million members despite signs of post-pandemic st...

Growing number of ‘Lutherpalian’ churches blend two traditions in unified congregations

[Episcopal News Service – Stevens Point, Wisconsin] Barb Bowers and Sue Sachs are both longtime residents of this college town in the center of the state. And both are active in th...

The Episcopal Church appoints its first transgender cathedral dean

The 30-year-old priest says his new role should signal welcome, as he leads an affirming congregation. The post The Episcopal Church appoints its first transgender cathedral dean a...

Friday's Catch: 'Parochial Report: Church Membership Down, ASA Stable' And More

Parochial Report: Church Membership Down, ASA Stable The 2025 iteration of the Parochial Report, which paints a picture of church life in numbers, reveals that the Episcopal Church...

The Long Search For A New Episcopal Priest: Why It Can Take Months Or Years

St. John’s Episcopal Church in Presque Isle had more pews than people as a dozen parishioners spread out in the dimly lit church at a recent Saturday service. The Rev. Robert Smith...

Former Long Island church to be sold for $11.8 million as two congregations merge

[Episcopal News Service] Two Episcopal congregations in the Diocese of Long Island began worshipping together this month through a merger that expects to benefit financially from t...

Episcopal dean makes history as first out trans priest in high church role

He was raised in the Methodist faith, but pursued another denomination after feeling like he didn't fit in.

Episcopal Bishop Budde announces she'll resign

Bishop Mariann Edge Budde of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington announced she will resign. Budde was the first woman elected to lead the diocese and has served in the role sinc...

Texas church to host Latin American-themed service as a celebration and ‘joyful protest’

[Episcopal News Service] Trinity Episcopal Church in Houston, Texas, will host a “Celebrate the Feast” bilingual Latin American Signature Music Mass on Sept. 6. Texas Assistant Bis...

Episcopal churches bless animals on St. Francis of Assisi’s feast day

[Episcopal News Service] Oct. 4 was the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals and ecology, and Episcopal congregations nationwide celebrated by welcoming “all...

ACNA bishop faces discipline for joining Episcopal bishop at South Carolina chapel dedication

[Episcopal News Service] A bishop in the Anglican Church in North America, or ACNA, has submitted himself to potential disciplinary action after facing criticism from within his de...

Episcopalians honor Indigenous boarding school victims, survivors on Orange Shirt Day

[Episcopal News Service] Sept. 30 is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, an annual observance to bring awareness to Indigenous boarding schools and to honor victims, sur...

Episcopal bishop who urged Trump to ‘have mercy’ to resign post in Washington DC

Mariann Budde gained national attention for calling on US president to consider immigrants and LGBTQ+ peopleRev Mariann Edgar Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington DC who gaine...

National Council of Churches adopts 4 statements on range of pressing issues

[National Council of Churches] The National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA (NCC) Governing Board convened for the 2026 Christian Unity Gathering, held in Philadelphia...

Michigan church hosts interfaith rally supporting Muslim neighbors as hate groups target Dearborn

[Episcopal News Service] Interfaith leaders gathered this week inside an Episcopal church in Dearborn, Michigan, in a show of solidarity after recent incidents of anti-Muslim hatre...

Episcopal bishop joins Anglicans to bring faith-based advocacy to UN biodiverbiosity conference

[Episcopal News Service] The United Nations is four days into its biennial Conference of the Parties on the Convention on Biological Diversity, and the Rt. Rev. Cathleen Bascom, Th...

South Carolina church to unveil Jesus icon, part of artist’s series along slave trade route

[Episcopal News Service] Calvary Episcopal Church in Charleston, the oldest historically Black parish in the Diocese of South Carolina, on Oct. 10 will unveil and dedicate an icon...

Episcopal services of remembrance planned as US marks 25 years since 9/11 attacks

[Episcopal News Service] It has been 25 years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and Episcopal congregations in New York, Washington, D.C., and beyond are hosting commemorations thi...