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Episcopal Start
The Diocese provides transitional/interim ministry training for clergy who serve in interim positions or who have recently moved to a new cure. This support is offered to both clergy who transition into the diocese and those who transition within ...Read More ›
Episcopal Youth Event
REGISTER. Register by March 10 The Episcopal Youth Event (EYE) is a gathering of youth ages 15-19 from around the world who assemble on a college campus to learn, laugh and worship together. It is the single greatest and second largest event th...Read More ›
Fast Facts
THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH The Episcopal Church is a member of the Anglican Communion. The Church is comprised of approximately 111 diocese in 17 nations. The Episcopal Church is overseen by a presiding bishop. The current presiding bishop is t...Read More ›
Financial Responsibility of Postulants for the Vocational Diaconate
$350 for psychological testing $200 per academic course: Old Testament, New Testament, and Church History $700 for Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) $500 for miscellaneous expenses: books, mileage, spiritual direction/retreat, etc. FINANCIAL AI...Read More ›
Find a Church or Ministry
We invite you to take the first step in finding a church home by searching the 120 congregations, chaplaincies and campus ministries located in the Diocese of North Carolina. The map below allows you to search geographically if finding a congregat...Read More ›
Formation
OBJECTIVE: Form disciples of Jesus by engaging in lifelong Christian formation that is inclusive and deepens our relationship to God so that we can do the transformative work we are called to do in the world. I am interested in this work ...Read More ›
General Convention
The 81st General Convention of The Episcopal Church took place June 23-28, 2024, in Louisville, Kentucky. Here you'll find all the coverage the Diocese of North Carolina had to offer. The Episcopal Church Media Hub The Episcopal Chur...Read More ›
Genesis
Genesis has been postponed. Genesis is a middle school event during which young people grades 6-8 are encouraged to learn more and grow deeper in their faith through talks and the leadership of high school age youth. Join us for a youth-lead week...Read More ›
Getting Started with Youth and Children's Ministry
FIRST STEPS Email Lisa Aycock, lead youth missioner; Leah Dail, assistant youth missioner; and Amy Campbell, children and family minister, to introduce yourself. Sign up for the monthly youth ministry newsletter. Verify you are up-to-da...Read More ›
Global Mission Grants
Churches in the Diocese of North Carolina are invited to apply for funding in support of global mission. Desiring to increase global relationships among our congregations as an expression of God’s love and as an advancement of God’s mission in...Read More ›
Glossary of Terms
Access a full dictionary of Episcopal terminology ANGLICAN COMMUNION: Churches around the world that are in communion with each other and with the See of Canterbury, (i.e., Church of England) and that hold the same faith, order, and worship. A...Read More ›
Go Speak: Reconciliation Edition
Go Speak is a program introduced in this diocese in 2014. As Bishop Anne said then, “it is a process to help each of us give voice to the quiet, ordinary places we meet and feel God’s divine presence as well as create deeper levels of ...Read More ›
Gospel-Based Discipleship
Gospel-Based Discipleship (GBD) is intended to provide you with a daily opportunity to encounter the Gospel and encourage reflection. Each day includes Gospel readings from the Daily Office Lectionary as well as prayers from the diocesan clergy...Read More ›
Grants & Scholarships
Below is a brief overview of grants available through the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina with links to applications, additional information and selection committee contacts. [Learn about grant-writing with this handy beginner's guide by the...Read More ›
Green Grants
Apply for a Green Grant The Green Grants Program of the North Carolina Episcopal Church Foundation is a special incentive designed to help congregations make improvements to their physical plant that will conserve natural resources, reduce ener...Read More ›
Green Tips
2018 Jan. 8 - Turn off the water while brushing your teeth. For each person who builds this new habit, four gallons of water a minute is saved. That’s up to 50 gallons of water per person per week –or 200 gallons a week for a fami...Read More ›
Guidelines for Clergy Leave-taking
A good beginning depends on a good ending. Your parish’s ability to call your successor depends on how well you leave and on your ability to let go. Your character and integrity are demonstrated in how you leave a position. These are not comma...Read More ›
Guidelines for PDCs - Deacons
Download these guidelines as a PDF. OVERVIEWDiscernment of the varieties of ministry in the Lord's service to which an individual might be called is the responsibility of that individual, their clergy and the worshipping community. As such, the...Read More ›
Guidelines for PDCs - Priests
Download the PDC report form. OVERVIEW Sponsoring Presbyter All materials for a new Nominee class must be on file at Diocesan House by March 15. Therefore, it is crucially important to become aware of the tasks that need completion prior...Read More ›
Committee on Constitution and Canons Share Preview of New Edition
posted on Aug 15, 2022July 5, 2022 Preview the new edition (full version) Over the years, the Canons of the Diocese of North Carolina became increasingly difficult to comprehend and apply. The canons were not arranged in a logical order. For example, provisio...
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The Diocese Welcomes the Rev. Javier Arias
posted on Aug 10, 2022The Diocese welcomes the Rev. Javier Arias as rector of Christ's Beloved Community/Comunidad Amada de Cristo, Winston-Salem. Christ's Beloved Community is a bilingual community jointly founded by the North Carolina Synod of the Evangelical Luthera...
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The Diocese Gives Thanks for the Ministry of the Rev. Tyrone Fowlkes
posted on Aug 3, 2022The Diocese gives thanks for the ministry of The Rev. Tyrone Fowlkes, who has been called to be the canon for congregational life at the Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral in the Diocese of Pennsylvania. Fowlkes previously served as the rector of St...
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Bishops of the Diocese of North Carolina Ask for Your Prayers Ahead of the Lambeth Conference
posted on Jul 22, 2022Dear Beloved of God, Grace and peace to you from your bishops of North Carolina. Each of our households are in the final stages of preparing for departure to Canterbury, England, where we, along with our spouses, will attend the Lambeth Co...
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A Deputy's Reflection on the 80th General Convention
posted on Jul 20, 2022Megan Carlson is a member of St. Stephen's, Durham and served as a deputy to the 80th General Convention. We thank her for graciously shared the recap created for her home church. I was honored to be a deputy to the Domestic and Foreign Missionar...
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The Diocese Gives Thanks for the Ministry of the Rev. Dan Wall
posted on Jul 13, 2022The Diocese gives thanks for the ministry of the Rev. Dan Wall, departing vicar of Ascension, Advance, where he has served since January 2017. We wish him Godspeed as he explores the next chapter. Gracious God, we thank you for the work and witn...
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Saint Augustine's University Receives $500,000 National Park Service Grant
posted on Jul 13, 2022From Saint Augustine's University: Saint Augustine’s University (SAU) was awarded $500,000 from the Historically Black Colleges and Universities grant program, funded by the Historic Preservation Fund and administered by the National Park Serv...
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The Diocese Welcomes the Rev. David Nichols
posted on Jul 13, 2022The Diocese welcomes the Rev. David Nichols as the curate of St. Michael's, Raleigh. He is a graduate of Clemson University and earned his M.Div. from Duke University. We welcome Nichols, his wife, Maglin, and their daughter to Raleigh! Everlivin...
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The Diocese of North Carolina Remembers and Gives Thanks for the Life of the Rt. Rev. Peter Lee
posted on Jul 2, 2022The Diocese of North Carolina remembers and gives thanks for the life of the Rt. Rev. Peter James Lee, diocesan bishop (resigned) for the Diocese of Virginia and assisting bishop for the Diocese of North Carolina. Bishop Lee joined the saints on J...
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Bishops of the Diocese of North Carolina Respond to Overturning of Roe v. Wade
posted on Jun 24, 2022It is with deep disappointment that we learned today of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. For more than six decades, The Episcopal Church has been consistent and clear on its position around reproductive rights and, sp...
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Claude Snow Appointed New Chair of the Historic Properties Commission
posted on Jun 22, 2022The Diocese of North Carolina announces that the Rt. Rev. Sam Rodman has appointed Claude Snow the new chair of the diocesan Historic Properties Commission. The Historic Properties Commission was created in 1997 (Diocesan Canon 45) for the overs...
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Bishops of the Diocese of North Carolina Respond to Shooting in Alabama
posted on Jun 17, 2022"Lord, we have called upon you daily; We have stretched out our hands to you. Do you work wonders for the dead? will those who have died stand up to give you thanks? Will your loving kindness be declared in the grave? your faithfulness in the la...
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Disciple: The Icon Project
posted on Jun 8, 2022St. Luke’s takes the next step in exploring their racial history By Christine McTaggart In 2018, St. Luke’s, Salisbury, embarked on a journey to learn more about their church’s racial history (Disciple, Winter 2020). It was a journey th...
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Disciple: Preview of the 80th General Convention
posted on Jun 8, 2022The 80th General Convention of The Episcopal Church, originally scheduled to gather July 7-14 in Baltimore, Maryland, is now, as of this writing, set to convene July 8-11. Though it was hoped General Convention would mark a return to being a...
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Disciple: Still Reimagining
posted on Jun 8, 2022The pilot round of Reimagining Curacies enters its final year By the Rev. Nathan Kirkpatrick It was a meeting 11 months in the making. Three curates, three rectors, two bishops, two canons, one project director—all part of the Reimagin...
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Disciple: Choose Life
posted on Jun 8, 2022By the Rt. Rev. Anne Hodges-Copple “See, I have set before you today life and prosperity, death and adversity. If you obey the commandments of the Lord your God that I am commanding you today, by loving the Lord your God, walking in his way...
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Disciple: When We Planted, We Prayed
posted on Jun 8, 2022Community gardens feed hungry neighbors and restore creation By Summerlee Walter There is nothing quite like the taste of a tomato straight from the garden, juicy and still warm from the sun, tinged with the sharp, green smell of th...
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Disciple: Doing the Hard Work
posted on Jun 8, 2022How St. Joseph’s, Durham, weathered—and thrived during—the pandemic By Summerlee Walter The St. Joseph’s church building is something of an anamoly on its Durham block. Built from beautiful Rowan County granite in a traditional style�...
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Disciple: New, Notable & Newsworthy
posted on Jun 8, 2022Holy Spirit, Greensboro, Named to Community Placemaking Lab Holy Spirit, Greensboro, was recently selected as one of six congregations to take part in the Community Placemaking Lab, a pilot initiative from the Ormond Center at Duke Universi...
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Disciple: Special Convention Recap
posted on Jun 8, 2022The Special Convention of the Diocese of North Carolina took place March 5, 2022, at the Benton Convention Center in Winston-Salem. Affectionately nicknamed “The 206th Annual Convention—Part II,” the gathering was, in fact, a continuatio...
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Distancing Diaries: Season 1 Finale
posted on Aug 26, 2020Hosts, Eliza, Caleb and James recap distancing diaries, discuss themes and share favorite moments. AND they reveal plans for season 2!! Thanks for listening, and stay tuned for And Also with Y'all Season 2, beginning in October 2020!
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Distancing Diaries: Episode 7
posted on Aug 4, 2020Chaplain Caleb has a candid discussion with anthropologists Kristen Savell and Xandra Daniels about the difficult balancing act of higher education instruction, starting their careers and families, and managing anxiety within our present context o...
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Distancing Diaries: Episode 6
posted on Jul 20, 2020Co-host Eliza Brinkley chats with Lindsey and Don Porter, who have been figuring out how to parent two young children during school closures. As government and educational leaders begin to announce reopening plans for school in the fall--many of w...
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Distancing Diaries: Episode 5
posted on Jun 22, 2020Chaplain Caleb Tabor of Raleigh ECM and Chaplain Laura Brekke Wagoner of Davis and Elkins College touch on life during the pandemic, what it means to engage in self-examination in the spiritual life, the importance of an evolving faith, why religi...
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Distancing Diaries: Episode 4
posted on Jun 18, 2020In this episode of Distancing Diaries, Eliza Brinkley chats with Jack Kittrell, who is employed at a biomedical engineering company in Raleigh. Jack shares a little about his experience social distancing and what his schedule has been like as an e...
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Distancing Diaries: Episode 3
posted on Jun 4, 2020Chaplain Caleb Tabor of Raleigh Episcopal Campus and Young Adult Ministries has a conversation with Mary Houston, a licensed social worker for psychiatric emergencies in the UNC-CH Hospital's Emergency Medicine Department. They discuss what it is ...
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Distancing Diaries: Episode 2, Part 2
posted on May 19, 2020In this two-part episode, co-host Eliza checks in with fellow teacher, friend and roommate, Taylor. They speak of her religious upbringing and how her current faith community is guiding how she navigates life amidst social distancing. The lovely m...
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Distancing Diaries: Episode 2, Part 1
posted on May 19, 2020In this two-part episode, co-host Eliza checks in with fellow teacher, friend and roommate, Taylor. They speak of her religious upbringing and how her current faith community is guiding how she navigates life amidst social distancing. The lovely m...
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Distancing Diaries: Episode 1
posted on May 11, 2020Eliza Brinkley hosts the first episode of the And Also With Y'all mini-series, Distancing Diaries, in which she reflects on the spiritual dimenison of what it's like to be a young adult living during a time of physical distancing.
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Episode 3: Anna
posted on Mar 23, 2020In this episode, Anna, a young adult from Greensboro tells the story of the search for a spiritual home, how she found belonging through shared experiences and convictions, and her journey as an LGBTQ+ person who also loves Jesus.
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Episode 2: Caleb
posted on Feb 13, 2020The Rev. Caleb Tabor previously led a bilingual parish in eastern North Carolina and now leads Episcopal Campus Ministry-Raleigh.
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Episode 1: Ann
posted on Feb 12, 2020In this first episode, James spoke with Ann, a young adult in Charlotte, about finding community and wrestling with the question, "What does God want me to do with my life?" The conversation focused on Ann's experience of walking the Camino de San...
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Pilot: The 204th Annual Convention
posted on Feb 5, 2020In this pilot episode, recorded live at the 204th Annual Diocesan Convention, we spoke with college students from around the state. They reflected a portion of the young adult voice at convention and shared their opinions about diversity, Cosmic C...
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