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Deacon Ordination
This page outlines the three-year process by which the call to ordination as a vocational deacon is discerned, formed, supported, and endorsed in the Diocese of North Carolina. Please send all documentation listed in this process to Patricia Saraz...Read More ›
Digital Disciple General Terms and Conditions
1. GENERAL By installing the App (as defined below), you agree to be bound by these terms of use (the "Terms of Use"). Please review them carefully before installation and/or acceptance. 2. DEFINITIONS The "App" shall mean the Episcopal Diocese o...Read More ›
Diocesan Alcohol Policy
The Episcopal Church considered the appropriate role of alcohol in our shared life together at the 78th General Convention. The following resolution represents the recommended policy for consideration. We intend to follow these policies at all dio...Read More ›
Diocesan Council
Diocesan Council is an elected body which conducts the affairs of the diocese between conventions. Duties of the Diocesan Council, outlined in D-III.3, are: (a) Assist the Bishop and Bishop Coadjutor, if there be one, in planning and developing t...Read More ›
Diocesan Cycle of Prayer
The following Diocesan Cycle of Prayer was printed in the 2024-2025 Gospel-Based Discipleship and is available here for worship-planning purposes. Download a copy of the 2024-2025 Gospel-based Discipleship.. 2024 Sunday, Dec. 1 The An...Read More ›
Diocesan Gun Policy
The Diocese of North Carolina declares its office properties, specifically the offices in Raleigh (200 West Morgan Street), gun-free zones. No guns concealed or otherwise are allowed on the premises. We believe this policy is in keeping with the...Read More ›
Diocese of Botswana
Dumela! Greetings! The Diocese of North Carolina and the Anglican Diocese of Botswana entering into a companion link agreement at North Carolina’s diocesan convention early in 2008. The dioceses renewed the agreement in November 2014. During ...Read More ›
Discerning a Call
From the Rt. Rev. Samuel Rodman, XII Bishop of North Carolina In the Diocese of North Carolina, we are seeking to be a community of disciples committed to following Jesus Christ into God's dream for us and for all creation. We seek to be a missi...Read More ›
Discerning a Call to the Diaconate
Did you ever think you might be called to “a special ministry of servanthood directly under your bishop,” to serve “all people, particularly the poor, the weak, the sick, and the lonely,” to “show Christ’s people that in serving the he...Read More ›
Dismantling Racism, Youth Edition
The youth ministry department will offer Dismantling Racism to high school youth in our Diocese this fall. The curriculum will be offered as a hybrid in-person/online course beginning on Saturday, October 17. This curriculum comes from the Absalom...Read More ›
Donate
To help giving efforts to support diocesan initiatives and alleviate financial concerns in and around our churches and missions, the Diocese has launched a single-point online giving resource. With this link, you can select where you would like yo...Read More ›
DYC: Diocesan Youth Council
The Diocesan Youth Council is a group of youth and adults from the seven different convocations in the Diocese of North Carolina appointed by the Bishop to govern all the youth programs in the diocese. The Diocesan Youth Council is a selected g...Read More ›
Ecumenical and Interfaith Partners
As part of our commitment to collaboration, the Diocese and its churches work frequently with faith communities from across the Christian Church and other religious traditions. CHRIST'S BELOVED COMMUNITY (COMUNIDAD AMADA DE CRISTO) Christ's Bel...Read More ›
Education for Ministry Mentor Training and Resources
GATHERINGS FOR MENTORS Join your fellow mentors and co-mentors from across the Diocese for our bimonthly EfM forum. This is a great opportunity to connect and share; we hope this event will strengthen our EfM community and provide resources and ...Read More ›
EFM Groups in the Diocese of North Carolina
Summer is the usual time of year when Education for Ministry (EfM) groups enroll for the fall, and most begin in the fall. If you’ve been thinking about beginning this enriching curriculum of study and reflection, please contact a mentor in your...Read More ›
Emergency Communications
While we will always continue to hope for clear skies and sunny days, the reality is the geographic region of the Diocese of North Carolina will continue to face severe weather threats. One consolation amongst the worry and preparation is that our...Read More ›
Episcopal Partners
Episcopal Church Women The Episcopal Church Women (ECW) of the Diocese of North Carolina are part of the ministry and fellowship of all women of the Church. The diocesan ECW in North Carolina has been a unique presence for more than a century an...Read More ›
The Diocese Gives Thanks for the Ministry of the Rev. Ray Hanna
posted on Apr 12, 2023The Diocese gives thanks for the ministry of the Rev. Ray Hanna, retiring vicar of St. Stephen's, Erwin. The Rev. Hanna has served as the part-time rector of St. Stephen's since 2021. Previously, he served as the rector of Trinity, Mount Airy. O...
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Diocese Announces the Rev. Lindsey Ardrey as New Canon Missioner for Diocesan Reparations and Restitution Ministry
posted on Apr 4, 2023The Diocese of North Carolina announces today that the Rev. Lindsey Ardrey will soon join the staff as the new canon missioner for diocesan reparations and restitution ministry. Ardrey comes to North Carolina by way of New Orleans in the Diocese o...
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The Bishops’ Call to Action: Add Your Voices to Uphold Gun Safety Legislation
posted on Mar 24, 2023In recent days, the General Assembly of North Carolina has voted on several pieces of legislation associated with gun safety, including bills directly related to North Carolina’s Pistol Purchase Permitting (PPP) system. The results have been dis...
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The Diocese Gives Thanks for the Ministry of the Rev. Canon Dr. Sally French
posted on Mar 17, 2023The Diocese gives thanks for the ministry of the Rev. Canon Dr. Sally French, departing diocesan canon missioner for regional ministry and innovative collaboration. French was elected 13th bishop of the Diocese of New Jersey in January, and she le...
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The Diocese Gives Thanks for the Minstry of the Rev. Dr. Clarke French
posted on Mar 17, 2023The Diocese gives thanks for the ministry of the Rev. Dr. Clarke French. French has served as the rector of Church of the Holy Family, Chapel Hill, since February 2011. Additionally, he has been active in the life of the Diocese serving as the cha...
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Diocese of North Carolina Announces Joy Shillingsburg as New Mission Strategy Coordinator
posted on Mar 16, 2023The Diocese of North Carolina announces today that Joy Shillingsburg has accepted the position of diocesan mission strategy coordinator. Shillingsburg comes to the position from St. John’s, Wake Forest, where she has served as the director of yo...
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Disciple: Historic Foundations: Uncovering History
posted on Mar 15, 2023St. Michael’s, Raleigh, explores local history of race and real estate By the Rev. Greg Jones Anyone who has lived in downtown Raleigh, near North Carolina State University, or gone to the airport from Raleigh has spent a fair amount of...
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Disciple: Being Salt and Light
posted on Mar 15, 2023By the Rt. Rev. Sam Rodman Adapted from a sermon preached at St. Philip’s, Durham, on February 5 I spent a recent weekend at Bishops’ Ball, an annual event attended this year by about 100 young people from across our diocese. It was the f...
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Disciple: New, Notable & Newsworthy
posted on Mar 15, 2023The Rev. Canon Dr. Sally French Elected 13th Bishop of New Jersey The Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina offers congratulations and blessings to the Rev. Canon Dr. Sally French, diocesan canon for regional ministry and collaborative in...
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Disciple: A Commandment to Rest
posted on Mar 15, 2023By the Rt. Rev. Jennifer Brooke-Davidson “I invite you, therefore, in the name of the Church, to the observance of a holy Lent, by self-examination and repentance; by prayer, fasting, and self-denial; and by reading and meditating on G...
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Disciple: Starting a Spiritual Practice
posted on Mar 15, 2023If Jesus found the time for spiritual practice, so can we all By Jenny Beaumont As you read this issue of the Disciple, the holy season of Lent is underway. As a season of penitence and self-examination, a season of turning around, ...
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Disciple: Funding Mission
posted on Mar 15, 2023Whether for a new outreach ministry, clergy salary support, global missions, physical plant needs, seminary tuition or theological education for lay people, the Diocese of North Carolina has an extensive grants program to provide support to chur...
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Disciple: Community Through the Screen
posted on Mar 15, 2023Why online community is real community and how churches can use livestreaming to build it By Summerlee Walter Simply put, the COVID-19 pandemic forced Episcopal churches online. Most churches in the Diocese of North Carolina had a social me...
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Disciple: Community Violence Intervention Programs
posted on Mar 15, 2023Work decades in the making is gaining traction in addressing today’s issues By Christine McTaggart If you’ve spent any time reviewing the resources compiled by the diocesan Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, you may have noticed “get...
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Disciple: Historic Foundations: How Did We Get Here?
posted on Mar 15, 2023The story of God, land and race at Holy Family, Chapel Hill By the Rev. Sarah Ball-Damberg One of the goals of the diocesan mission strategy’s priority of Racial Reckoning, Justice and Healing is to see historically white congregat...
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The Rev. Dr. Cathy Deats Rejoins Diocesan Staff as Interim Canon Missioner for Congregational Vitality
posted on Mar 7, 2023The Diocese of North Carolina is welcoming back to its staff the Rev. Dr. Cathy Deats, who will serve as the interim canon missioner for congregational vitality beginning March 21, 2023. It is a role familiar to Deats, as she served on the dioce...
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History Day 2023 and Celebration of Blessed Henry Beard Delany
posted on Feb 24, 2023April 15, 2023 | 10a.m. - 3p.m. St. Luke's, Salisbury REGISTER. Co-sponsored by the diocesan office of Black ministries and our history & archives committee, this year’s History Day honoring the Rt. Rev. Henry Beard Delany will take place ...
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Diocese of North Carolina Extends Call for Volunteers for New Network of Support
posted on Feb 20, 2023From the start, the mission strategy of the Diocese of North Carolina has been designed and presented as taking a grassroots approach, meaning that the work of the strategy is not a diocesan directive, but instead an invitation for every congregat...
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The Rev. Canon Dr. Sally French Elected 13th Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey
posted on Jan 28, 2023The Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina offers congratulations and blessings to the Rev. Canon Dr. Sally French, diocesan canon/missioner for east regional ministry and collaborative innovation, upon the announcement of her election as the 13th bi...
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The Rev. Daniel P. Strandlund Called to St. Christopher's, High Point
posted on Jan 25, 2023The Rev. Daniel P. Strandlund has been called to serve as the part-time vicar of St. Christopher's, High Point. Strandlund grew up in the Diocese of Alabama and most recently served as the vicar of St. Elizabeth, Buda, Texas, in the Episcopal Dioc...
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RoR - Season 4, Episode 2: Judaism
posted on Mar 15, 2024Season 4: Race and Religion Episode 2: Judaism Sometimes a gift is even greater than can be known at the time it was given. Such is the case with this episode of “Roundtables on Race.” Recorded several weeks before her death on March 9, 202...
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RoR - Season 4, Episode 1: Hinduism
posted on Mar 8, 2024Season 4: Race and Religion Episode 1: Hinduism Season 4 of "Roundtables on Race" is taking a bit of a departure from its usual format. As we take a season-long look at "Race and Religion," each episode will feature a different faith tradition, e...
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RoR - Season 4, Bonus Episode: A Multicultural Christmas
posted on Dec 20, 2023Season 4: Race and Religion Bonus Episode: A Multicultural Christmas "Roundtables on Race" is back with a "Very Special Christmas" episode, when host the Rev. Kathy Walker is joined by friends and family to talk about the Christmas holidays and h...
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RoR - Season 3, Episode 10: Season Wrap-up
posted on Dec 20, 2023Season 3: Race and Education Episode 10: Season Wrap-up The Rev. Kathy Walker brings the season on race and education to a close with a look back at what we discussed, and a look ahead to what's coming next on "Roundtables on Race."
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RoR - Season 3, Episode 9: The Politics of Race and Education
posted on Sep 8, 2023Season 3: Race and Education Episode 9: The Politics of Race and Education It seems almost impossible to believe that education could be a political hot-button, but it has become just that. Or has it always been? Either way, the question that m...
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RoR - Season 3, Episode 8: Race and Faith-Based Schools
posted on Aug 25, 2023Season 3: Race and Education Episode 8: Race and Faith-Based Schools Given that this podcast is produced by the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina, it didn’t seem right to have a season-long conversation around race and education without dis...
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RoR - Season 3, Episode 7: Curriculum and Texts (and a whole lot more)
posted on Aug 18, 2023Season 3: Race and Education Episode 7: Curriculum and Texts (and a whole lot more) One of the hotly debated topics of conversation around education these days is what is actually taught in schools. There is a lot of misinformation and error ar...
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RoR - Season 3, Episode 6: The Funding of Education
posted on Aug 4, 2023Season 3: Race and Education Episode 6: The Funding of Education When it comes to looking at race and education, especially its inequities and challenges, the conversation often becomes about the question of resources. And of course, when it co...
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RoR - Season 3, Episode 5: Race and Higher Education
posted on Jul 28, 2023Season 3: Race and Education Episode 5: Race and Higher Education In the year 2023, no season focusing on race and education would be complete without a conversation about the Supreme Court decision that dismantled affirmative action in college a...
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RoR - Season 3, Episode 4: The History of Black Education
posted on Jul 21, 2023Season 3: Race and Education Episode 4: The History of Black Education With all of the conversation around the teaching of racial history, little time is spent learning about the history of Black education. It is a rich and inspiring one, with ...
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RoR - Season 3, Episode 3: Teaching Racial History
posted on Jul 14, 2023Season 3: Race and Education Episode 3: Teaching Racial History Among the many arguments around race and education is the teaching of racial history – what is taught and not taught, how the subject of racial history is imparted to students, an...
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RoR - Season 3, Episode 2: Racism, Not Race
posted on Jul 7, 2023Season 3: Race and Education Episode 2: Racism, Not Race One of the ongoing arguments around race and education is about the teaching of race and racism. They’re often used as interchangeable terms in the course of conversation, so in this ep...
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RoR - Season 3, Episode 1: Critical Race Theory
posted on Jun 30, 2023Season 3: Race and Education Episode 1: Critical Race Theory "Roundtables on Race" is back for its third season! This time around we will look at the intersection of race and education, and in this first episode, we explore the one topic that has...
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Lent, Part 4: Disruption
posted on Apr 5, 2023Intro In the fourth and final episode of our Lenten series, Rabbi Raachel and Bishop Sam discuss reconciliation, the final step in the cycle of sacrifice, repentance, and forgiveness. They consider examples from both Jewish and Christian scripture...
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Lent, Part 3: An Invitation to Grace
posted on Mar 22, 2023In episode three of our Lenten series, Bishop Sam and Rabbi Raachel discuss the nature of forgiveness, both God’s infinite, all-encompassing forgiveness and the much more fraught nature of forgiveness within human relationships. They consider th...
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Lent, Part 2: Repairing Relationships
posted on Mar 8, 2023This episode is part two of our four-part Lenten series, and today we discuss a familiar concept for anyone who engages in the liturgical season of Lent: repentance. Rabbi Raachel and Bishop Sam both understand repentance not as a requirement to r...
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Lent, Part 1: Sacrifice or Offering?
posted on Feb 22, 2023Today we begin our four-part Lenten series with an exploration of sacrifice, or, as Rabbi Raachel teaches us, offerings, as the Hebrew of the Torah is more correctly translated. She and Bishop Sam dive deep into an exploration of sacrifice in the ...
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Episode 5: Speaking of the Psalms: Psalm 51
posted on Feb 15, 2023In this episode, Bishop Sam and Rabbi Raachel discuss one of the psalms that speaks most powerfully to Bishop Sam: Psalm 51. It is a plea for forgiveness attributed to King David after he is rebuked by the prophet Nathan for his role in another ma...
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Episode 6: Speaking of the Psalms: Psalm 145
posted on Feb 15, 2023In this episode, Rabbi Raachel and Bishop Sam return to the psalms and discuss Rabbi Raachel’s choice: Psalm 145. Starting from the question of does God need to be praised, and, if so, why, they explore the ideas of humility, awe, abundance, pra...
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Episode 4: Dialogues of Devotion
posted on Feb 8, 2023In this episode, Rabbi Raachel and Bishop Sam share their formative experiences of interreligious dialogue, from elementary school through college to their current thinking about conversations among followers of different faiths. Instead of seekin...
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