Frank T. Griswold III is not the first Bishop of Chicago to become spiritual leader of American Episcopalians. Two others, Philander Chase and Charles Palmerston Anderson, served as Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, elected from their posts in the Diocese of Chicago.
01 August 1997
Four bishops have been nominated as candidates for the next Presiding Bishops of the Episcopal Church USA.
18 April 1997
The Diocese of Eau Claire in ECUSA has established an agreement for prayer and fellowship with the Old Catholic Diocese of Germany, the first such agreement between Episcopal and Old Catholic dioceses.
14 March 1997
As part of a "pure evangelistic undertaking", the Diocese of Connecticut is distributing small wooden crosses made by Christian Palestinians from olive wood. According to Alinda Stanley, chair of the diocese's evangelism committee, "the crosses have filled a great need here in Connecticut, to provide a simple, powerful tool for Episcopalians to witness to the power of Christ's love for the world."
07 March 1997
The Rev. Catherine Waynick was born and raised in southern Michigan. She has been married 28 years to Larry, an elementary school principal, and they are the parents of two children, who are both in college.
17 January 1997
After months of work, the Episcopal Council of Indian Ministries (ECIM) adopted a framework in late October for a new Indigenous Theological Training Institute to provide culturally sensitive leadership training for laity and clergy.
19 December 1996
Threatened because of their affiliation with the United States government, nearly 20 Kurdish refugees will soon find a new home in the Diocese of Idaho, the first of hundreds to be resettled with the help of Episcopal Migration Ministries (EMM).
19 December 1996
Statement issued November 11, 1996, by Presiding Bishop Edmond Browning in reponse to allegations about sexual misconduct in the Diocese of Long Island
15 November 1996
The following information comes in response to an article that appear in a popular pornography glossy PENTHOUSE in the USA. The story was carried on EPISCOPAL NEWS SERVICE. The unfortunate incident is addressed very well by the Bishop of Bethlehem (ECUSA) and we post this for your information and use.
13 November 1996
The University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee, which is owned by 28 Episcopal dioceses in 12 states, will receive an estimated $7 million in the final bequest from the estate of one of America's foremost writers.
07 October 1996