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199th Annual Convention
The 199th Annual Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina adjourned mid-afternoon on Saturday, November 22, 2014, after a fruitful two days at the Benton Convention Center in Winston-Salem. This year's Convention focused on ways to co...Read More ›
202nd Annual Convention
The 202nd Annual Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina convened on Friday, November 17, 2017, at the Benton Convention Center in Winston-Salem. With a theme of “Becoming Beloved Community,” this year’s gathering was all about...Read More ›
203rd Annual Convention
The 203rd Annual Convention officially convened on Friday, November 17, 2018 at the Benton Convention Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Continuing the theme of “Becoming Beloved Community” set forth at the 202nd Annual Convention in 201...Read More ›
204th Annual Convention
The 204th Annual Convention of the Diocese of North Carolina was held at the M.C. Benton, Jr. Convention and Civic Center, 301 West 5th Street, Winston-Salem, North Carolina on Friday, November 22 and Saturday, November 23, 2019. WORSHIP BULLET...Read More ›
205th Annual Convention
The 205th Annual Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina was rescheduled for March 6, 2021, as a safety precaution during the COVID-19 pandemic. We gathered beginning at 11 am in the parking lot of the Friday Center at Chapel Hill. A...Read More ›
206th Annual Convention
The 206th Annual Convention has adjourned. Download the official acts RE-WATCH CONVENTION If you missed the livestream, please enjoy the archived video on Facebook or YouTube, or watch come highlights of the day below. You can also read...Read More ›
207th Annual Convention
The 207th Annual Convention took place November 18-19, 2022, at the Benton Convention Center in Winston-Salem. Download the Acts of the 207th Annual Convention RESOURCES Committee Appointments Convention Letter from the Secretary Dele...Read More ›
208th Annual Convention
The 208th Annual Convention took place November 17-18, 2023, at the Benton Convention Center in Winston-Salem. A recording of the livestream is available in English and Spanish on the diocesan YouTube channel. Resources from the gathering are avai...Read More ›
78th General Convention
The 78th General Convention of The Episcopal Church met June 25 through July 3 in Salt Lake City, Utah. It was nine-plus days of work, wonder, excitement, inspiration and hospitality. Among the multitude of gatherings, events and sessions, the Chu...Read More ›
79th General Convention
Members of the deputation have created the following fact sheets highlighting some of the important work accomplished by the convention: 2019-2021 Budget (presentation from General Convention) Compensation for President of the House of De...Read More ›
80th General Convention
The 80th General Convention of The Episcopal Church took place in July 8-11, 2022 in Baltimore, Maryland. Here you'll find all the coverage the Diocese of North Carolina had to offer. General Convention coverage starts at 58:52. FOLLOW GENERAL C...Read More ›
About Us
We are 49,000 people gathered into 111 congregations and 10 campus ministries throughout 38 counties in the central part of North Carolina, from Iredell County to Edgecombe County, and from Caswell County to Scotland County. On an average Sunday, ...Read More ›
Act for the Diocese of Botswana
This page, Act, is a work in progress, and it will always be a work in progress. Companion relationships between dioceses around the world focus upon relationship, so how we “relate” varies immensely and creatively, and no doubt will evolve ov...Read More ›
Additional Best Practices for Safe Church During COVID-19
The Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina has best practices in place to prevent and address issues of sexual misconduct. The Best Practices for Safe Church Policy, Procedures & Resources manual does include a section (Appendix B) for social media a...Read More ›
Additional Discernment Resources
There are several resources available to help you in your discernment process: PEER NETWORKS Clergy of Color Caucus: The Clergy of Color Caucus of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina exists to provide fellowship and mutual support for cle...Read More ›
Administration & Finance Resources
For financial resources and advice specific to economic recovery related to COVID-19, visit the financial guidance and support page. Background Checks Background Checks Benefits, Insurance and Salary Benefits Contacts Clergy Comp...Read More ›
Adult Formation
Formation doesn't stop once a Christian ages out of Sunday school, vacation Bible school or youth group. A wealth of resources are available for adults looking to deepen their biblical knowledge, learn a new spiritual discipline, or find some comf...Read More ›
Advocacy
In addition to work related to the five priorities of the diocesan mission strategy, the Diocese of North Carolina is involved in other areas of advocacy through a number of ministries: COUNCIL OF ADVICE ON PUBLIC POLICY (CAPP): The Council of ...Read More ›
Advocacy Day 2025: The Postcard Campaign
Churches and individuals across the Diocese of North Carolina were invited to “give up their silence” and take part in a postcard campaign as part of Advocacy Day 2024. The goal was to give every person who wanted to add their voice to those a...Read More ›
The Diocese Welcomes the Rev. Erika Takacs
posted on Nov 26, 2024The diocese welcomes the Rev. Erika Takacs as associate rector at St Paul’s, Winston-Salem. Erika most recently served as interim rector at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, Asheboro. Welcome! Everliving God, strengthen and sustain Erik...
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A Post-election Message from the Bishops
posted on Nov 6, 2024Beloved siblings in the Diocese of North Carolina, As with any election, some of us today may feel relieved and some of us may be grieving. We know that our nation is deeply divided on many issues. As disciples and followers of Jesus, we all have...
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The Diocese Gives Thanks for the Ministry of the Rev. George Adamik
posted on Nov 5, 2024The diocese gives thanks for the ministry of the Rev. George Adamik, retiring rector of St. Paul’s, Cary, where he served for 25 years. Many blessings on your retirement! Gracious God, bless your servant, George. Surround him with our gratitude ...
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The Investiture of Presiding Bishop-elect Sean Rowe: Saturday, Nov. 2
posted on Oct 30, 2024Presiding Bishop-elect Sean Rowe's tenure as the 28th Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church begins November 1, and his investiture service is taking place Saturday, November 2. Here's everything you need to know to enjoy it: Service links and...
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The Diocese Welcomes the Rev. Joe Mitchell
posted on Oct 23, 2024The diocese welcomes the Rev. Joe Mitchell as rector (time-certain) of the Church of the Advocate, Chapel Hill. Joe is returning to the diocese after serving as interim rector at St. James, Skaneateles, in the Diocese of Central New York. Welcome ...
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Diocese of North Carolina Announces $1.25 Million Grant to Help Congregations Cultivate Intergenerational Worship and Formation
posted on Oct 10, 2024October 10, 2024 The Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina has received a $1.25 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to equip congregational leaders with the imagination, connections, skills and resources they need to strengthen worship and ...
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The Diocese Gives Thanks for the Ministry of the Rev. Sara Ardrey-Graves
posted on Oct 4, 2024The diocese gives thanks for the ministry of the Rev. Sara Ardrey-Graves, who has served faithfully at St. Paul’s. Winston- Salem. She leaves to become the interim dean of students at The School of Theology at The University of the South-Sewanee...
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The Diocese Gives Thanks for the Ministry of the Rev. Alice Graham Grant
posted on Oct 2, 2024The diocese gives thanks for the ministry of the Rev. Alice Graham Grant, who has served since 2021 as the associate rector for children’s and youth formation at St. Paul’s, Cary. Alice leaves to become the assistant rector at St. Anne’s, An...
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Ways to Help with Hurricane Relief Efforts
posted on Sep 30, 2024Updated: October 29, 2024 | 11 a.m. The road to recovery following Hurricanes Helene and Milton will be a long one for our siblings in western North Carolina, Florida and other affected areas. We are committed to walking with them on this road,...
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The Diocese Welcomes the Rev. Becky Zartman-Carpenter
posted on Sep 25, 2024The diocese welcomes the Rev. Becky Zartman-Carpenter as priest-in-charge of the Church of the Good Shepherd, Rocky Mount. Zartman-Carpenter comes to the diocese from Houston, Texas, where she was the canon missioner for welcome and evangelism at ...
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The Diocese Gives Thanks for the Ministry of the Rev. Gus Chrysson
posted on Sep 18, 2024The diocese gives thanks for the ministry of the Rev. Gus Chrysson, departing rector of Ascension, Fork. Chrysson has served faithfully in this position since 2022. We wish Gus Godspeed on the journey ahead. Gracious God, bless your servant, Gus. ...
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The Diocese Gives Thanks for the Ministry of the Rev. Teri Daily
posted on Sep 18, 2024The diocese gives thanks for the ministry of the Rev. Teri Daily, departing vicar of Grace, Clayton. Teri has served Grace and this diocese since November 2022. We wish her Godspeed on the journey ahead. Gracious God, bless your servant, Teri. Sur...
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Disciple: Welcoming the Law
posted on Sep 3, 2024Redeemer, Greensboro, is building bridges and relationships with the law enforcement community By Christine McTaggart Redeemer, Greensboro, is a church of about 100-plus active souls deeply committed to their community and steeped in histo...
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Disciple: On Almost Visiting the Church of the Advocate
posted on Sep 3, 2024An historic church struggles, but hope remains By the Rev. Kevin Matthews The Church of the Advocate, sight of the ordinations of the Philadelphia 11, has a storied past but is struggling to find its future. Originally built as tribute...
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Disciple: Your Voices Mattered: Advocacy Day 2024
posted on Sep 3, 2024By Aleta McClenney and the Rev. Sally Johnston On May 22, representatives of the Bishops’ Council of Advice on Public Policy (CAPP) joined members of diocesan advocacy ministries for a second annual day of in-person advocacy at the N...
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Disciple: About Relationships
posted on Sep 3, 2024Following Jesus’ example in how we interact with each other By Tony Hawkins While participating in the Lay Preacher Training Initiative for the Diocese of North Carolina, I rediscovered a fundamental concept expressed by 16th-century the...
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Disciple: Lessons from an ‘Un-Conference’
posted on Sep 3, 2024Asset-Based Community Development and congregational vitality By Joy Shillingsburg In May 2024, eight members of the Diocese of North Carolina traveled to Indianapolis, Indiana, to attend an “un-conference” with nonprofit and church ...
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Disciple: New, Notable & Newsworthy
posted on Sep 3, 2024Order Your 2024-2025 ‘Gospel-Based Discipleship’ by Sept. 30 Once again it’s time to help us be good stewards of both material and financial resources by ensuring only requested copies of the 2024-2025 Gospel-Based Discipleship are pri...
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Disciple: RECAP: The 81st General Convention
posted on Sep 3, 2024The 81st General Convention of The Episcopal Church took place June 23-28 in Louisville, Kentucky. It marked the first convening of General Convention under a new format, with much of the legislative work being done online in the months lead...
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Disciple: The 50th Anniversary of the Philadelphia 11
posted on Sep 3, 2024On July 29, 1974, 11 women stood before bishops not their own in the sanctuary of Philadelphia’s George W. South Memorial Church of the Advocate and made their ordination vows in front of a congregation of 2,000 worshipers. All of the ...
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Episode 3: Exploring Scripture
posted on Feb 1, 2023Episode 3 Notes We’ve aggregated helpful resources and additional information about the religious writings, practices, symbols and thinkers discussed in this episode. Psalm 119:11 Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against...
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Episode 1: To Differ Is Divine
posted on Jan 25, 2023To Differ is Divine grew out of the ongoing interfaith conversations between Bishop Sam Rodman, the bishop diocesan of North Carolina, and Rabbi Raachel Jurovics, the Diocese’s rabbi-in-residence and former leader of Yavneh: A Jewish Renewal Com...
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Episode 2: Faith Languages
posted on Jan 25, 2023In this episode, Rabbi Raachel and Bishop Sam look to the scriptures of Judaism and Christianity to explain the importance of embracing spiritual permeability as a way to explore our own faith and to understand and be enriched by the faith traditi...
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Season 2, Episode 6: Trusting the Process
posted on Oct 28, 2022Season 2: Race and Voting Rights Episode 6: Trusting the Process In the season finale of "Roundtables on Race," our season-long look at the intersection of race and voting rights culminates in a conversation about building trust in the system in ...
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Season 2, Episode 5: The Role and Impact of the Courts
posted on Oct 21, 2022Season 2: Race and Voting Rights Episode 5: The Role and Impact of the Courts Among the many facets related to race and voting rights, one element front and center in today’s headlines is the role and impact of the courts. Historically and toda...
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Season 2, Episode 4: The State of Voting on College Campuses
posted on Sep 30, 2022Season 2: Race and Voting Rights Episode 4: The State of Voting on College Campuses Young adults have always had a significant presence in the voting process and social justice movements, and that presence is only increasing, with young adult vot...
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Season 2, Episode 3: Facts and Myths of Voter Suppression
posted on Sep 23, 2022Season 2: Race and Voting Rights Episode 3: Facts and Myths of Voter Suppression Following Episode 2's exploration of the systemic issues that might interfere with a person's right to vote, in this third installment of our look at race and voting...
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Season 2, Episode 2: Barriers and Impact Factors
posted on Sep 16, 2022Season 2: Race and Voting Rights Episode 2: Barriers and Impact Factors In this second episode of our season-long look at race and voting rights, we take a look at some of the systemic barriers and impact factors related to race and voting. Host ...
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Season 2, Episode 1: Historical Context and Contemporary Trends
posted on Sep 9, 2022Season 2: Race and Voting Rights Episode 1: Historical Context and Contemporary Trends Roundtables on Race is back for its second season, taking a look at Race and Voting Rights. In the season premiere, host the Rev. Kathy Walker leads a discussi...
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Episode 6: Addressing the Past
posted on Aug 6, 2021Season 1: Race and the News Media Episode 6: Addressing the Past In the Season One finale of “Roundtables on Race,” the Rev. Kathy Walker discusses news outlets that are examining their past and future, especially around race-related news co...
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Episode 5: The Audience
posted on Jul 16, 2021Season 1: Race and the News Media Episode 5: The Audience In this week’s episode of “Roundtables on Race,” the Rev. Kathy Walker hosts a conversation on the relationship between news media and us, the audience and the consumers of informati...
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Episode 4: Setting the Tone
posted on Jul 9, 2021Season 1: Race and the News Media Episode 4: Setting the Tone In this episode of "Roundtables on Race," host the Rev. Kathy Walker explores the media's role and responsibility in "setting the tone," especially in respect to potential conversation...
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Episode 3: Representation in the Newsroom
posted on Jul 1, 2021Season 1: Race and the News Media Episode 3: Representation in the Newsroom In this episode of "Roundtables on Race," host the Rev. Kathy Walker discusses representation in the newsroom and the difference it makes in reporting. She is joined by t...
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Episode 2: The Making of a Journalist
posted on Jun 25, 2021Season 1: Race and the News Media Episode 2: The Making of a Journalist In this episode of "Roundtables on Race," host the Rev. Kathy Walker explores training and what goes in to the making of a journalist. She's joined by two guests who have a ...
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Episode 1: A Look at History
posted on Jun 25, 2021Season 1: Race and the News Media Episode 1: A Look at History Welcome to Roundtables on Race, the podcast that seeks to explore the relationship between race and the many facets of our society. With your host, the Rev. Kathy Walker, we’re exci...
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Pilot Episode
posted on Jun 18, 2021Welcome to "Roundtables on Race," the podcast that seeks to explore the relationship between race and the many facets of our society. In our pilot episode, we explore how to have difficult conversations no matter what the topic. Host the Rev. Kat...
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Season 3 Preview: Finding Foundations
posted on Feb 22, 2021Welcome to Season 3 of And Also With Y'all! We're excited to bring you a new theme: Finding Foundations. Why "Finding Foundations"? Because when you find yourself in the front half of life, you find yourself in (fill in the blank). When faced with...
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Checking in with the Curates, Part 2
posted on Jan 14, 2021In this episode, we check in with Mawethu Ncaca as part 2 of "checking in with the curates." Mawethu opens up about his spiritual landscape growing up in South Africa. We caught up on how life has been in ministry during the pandemic and what keep...
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Checking in with the Curates, Part 1
posted on Jan 4, 2021What is a "curate"? In this episode, Caleb and James catch up with Amanda and Philip - two of the three folks in the Reimagining Curacies program. They currently serve parishes in Chapel Hill and Durham. More info on the program can be found at: h...
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Bonus Episode: James Wrote a Book!
posted on Aug 29, 2020Caleb turns the tables on James and interviews him about the recent book Belovedness: Finding God (and Self) on Campus, which he co-wrote. They briefly walk through the chapters and talk about the implications of "belovedness" - what it means and ...
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