The Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania has turned to a course of legal action to resolve a dispute with one of its parishes that is seeking to remove church property from the diocese after its rector and vestry voted to form a separate corporation, and leave the Episcopal Church.
21 August 2001
Fifteen Latin American, Caribbean, and East African scholars met at Virginia Theological Seminary for four days in June to discuss a topic of persistent tension and promise -"Church Governance and Growth in a Variety of Cultures."
14 August 2001
The Lilly Endowment has awarded a grant of $419,565 to the Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest that will enable the Council of Deans of all Episcopal seminaries to review theological education in the church.
14 August 2001
The United Church of Christ and the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) formally approved a proposal to enter a new ecumenical partnership with seven other denominations, Churches Uniting in Christ (CUIC), that will be inaugurated January 20, 2002 in Memphis.
14 August 2001
"There is an urgent need for us to move away from the shore and out into the deep, to have the courage to question our status quo," Cardinal Edward Cassidy, recently retired president of the Vatican's Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, said during an ecumenical worship service.
14 August 2001
A top ecumenical leader has urged churches to recapture a sense of spirituality or risk losing their relevance. Dr. Choan-Seng Song deplored the public perception that ecumenical institutions are "stressing social and political action without spiritual strength."
14 August 2001
In response to a General Convention resolution calling on the Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music to "implement a plan for liturgical renewal and enrichment of the common worship of this church," a November 9-13 conference in Minneapolis will take steps toward a process of data collection.
14 August 2001
The task force, led by San Diego bishop Gethin B. Hughes, was commissioned by General Convention in Denver last year to study the state of the church and propose a plan for meeting the challenges of the future with the objective of substantial growth.
07 August 2001
Three members of the Canadian Sisters of the Church will travel halfway across the world in September to help their fellow sisters celebrate the inauguration of a new province in the religious order.
07 August 2001
General Synod staff spent a day sweeping broken glass, taking inventory, straightening offices and changing the locks after break-ins on two consecutive nights at their downtown Toronto office.
07 August 2001