United Thank Offering (UTO) The United Thank Offering is a ministry of the Episcopal Church that encourages the personal spiritual practice of gratitude in support of the mission of the whole church. UTO encourages people...
I fell in love with the tiny, distant country of Laos about twelve years ago, when I first visited on vacation. Laos is a sliver of mountain and river, with Vietnam on one side and...
A few of our favorite things for churches, families, and communities, updated for 2025… From The Episcopal Church: In Luke’s telling of the Christmas story, startled shepherds are the first to hear that good news...
Update June 16, 2025: The Maine legislature has defeated all eight of the anti-transgender bills! The Episcopal Church has taken an unequivocal and strong position in support of trans, non-binary, and two-spirit people. We have...
Loring House Task Force Report – October 24, 2023 The Loring House Task Force has concluded its charge to study the best and highest use for Loring House (143 State Street, Portland) which is the...
Lovett Fund Grants are to be used on the maintenance and improvement of mission churches.
A letter to our fellow Americans. We, the undersigned bishops of The Episcopal Church, write today out of grief, righteous anger, and steadfast hope. What happened a week ago in Minnesota and is happening in...
Normal Operating Income (NOI) Assessments are calculated as a percentage of Qualifying Normal Operating Income (QNOI) as reported on the Annual Parochial Report submitted two years prior to the assessment year. For example, 2026 assessments...
Convention adopted the resolution below (and here) regarding the investment of diocesan funds which asks the bishop to form a special commission to discuss the resolution, the ‘call to action’ attached to the resolution, and...
Sunday, August 8 Bishop Brown writes, “Ever feel totally grateful and also completely finished? The Lambeth Conference has been amazing, at times brilliant (as they say here); lots of grace, at least for me. I...
