The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) voted to enter full communion with the Episcopal Church at the Churchwide Assembly in Denver, Colorado, in August this year. Nearly 70% of over 1,000 voting delegates approved "Called to Common Mission".
21 December 1999
A major nation-wide project of the Episcopal Communicators Network in the United States is challenging parishes about the way they are catering for the needs of young people. "Stand up for Youth" looks at how to help young people, adults and churches face the stresses of modern teen life.
17 December 1999
The joy of the Wise Men is understandable. The Gift of Christ to our world is beyond our comprehension. Christmas is always a joyful time for Christians, a time to reflect, with thankfulness to God, upon the full richness of his gift to the world of the Word made Flesh.
16 December 1999
Peace and love from Venezuela. As you may have read in the press or watched on TV, here in Caracas we are going through the worst catastrophe in recent memory. Heavy rains for the last several days have produced floods and landslides of incredible magnitude.
12 December 1999
The Bishop of Southern Virginia, David C Bane, decided to take action when he realised that the clergy in his diocese didn't know each other very well. He began a series of gatherings, called "Noon to Noon with the Bishop"
19 November 1999
Against long political odds, Episcopal, Catholic, and Protestant churches in the USA came together and successfully pushed a package through Congress to provide debt relief for poor countries.
18 November 1999
I have read with alarm and deep concern accounts of statements by the presidents of Kenya, Uganda, and Zimbabwe which have become a provocation for the harassment and persecution of homosexual persons.
08 October 1999
Over the years many Americans have become Friends of Canterbury, the renowned English Cathedral steeped in history, and a centre of spirituality for the Christian world.
09 July 1999
The following text was issued during Bishop Griswold's visit earlier this week to the Russian Orthodox Church.
07 July 1999
Twenty-five years ago, Luisa Miller was living in Upper Montclair, NJ, when an extraordinary event in Philadelphia brought her back to church.
24 June 1999