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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 ›
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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