PRESIDENT’S 2020 REPORT TO THE GEMN MEMBERSHIP The Rev. Canon Titus Presler, Th.D., D.D. January 2021 Greetings to all in the community of the Global Episcopal Mission Network! I thank God for your vision of the mission of God in the life of the world, your personal participation in that mission, and your dedication to […]
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RIP: Suzanne Peterson, 1948-2020, South Africa missionary and GEMN Board member
The memorial service for the Rev. Canon Sally Suzanne Peterson, 72, missionary of the Episcopal Church and former member of the Board of Directors of the Global Episcopal Mission Network, was held on Friday, 8 January 2021. With Iowa Bishop Alan Scarfe presiding, the liturgy was held at St. Paul’s Cathedral, Des Moines, Iowa, and […]
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Karen Hotte steps down as GEMN’s Executive Director
Karen Hotte has elected to step down as Executive Director of the Global Episcopal Mission Network, effective Dec. 31, after almost seven years of dedicated service in the position. “Between the widespread impacts of the coronavirus on every aspect of our lives, including global mission,” Hotte wrote to the GEMN Board in mid-October, “plus the […]
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Partnership for World Mission Conference starts Nov 30
Brave New World? Exploring Mission in Troubled Times : Looking at implications for mission of COVID, Black Lives Matter and Climate Justice The 2020 Partnership for World Mission Conference, hosted by the Church of England, will present an opportunity to hear voices from different contexts across the world as we consider some of the themes […]
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GEMN Board reports to GEMN members – October 2020
NETWORKING FOR GOD’S MISSION Report from the GEMN Board, October 2020 Greetings from the Board of the Global Episcopal Mission Network! As you find ways to stay engaged with mission companions during the pandemic period, we encourage you to stay connected with this network of mission activists. Here are highlights of what’s been happening and […]
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Mission Formation Program offered online in pandemic drew record enrollment
Going online for the first time this spring because of the coronavirus pandemic, GEMN’s flagship Mission Formation Program drew a record enrollment. “Last year we were delighted to have 14 in the program held at the annual Global Mission Conference in the Dominican Republic,” said program coordinator the Rev. Holly Hartman of the Diocese of […]
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Pandemic curtails mission trips, but Dominican Development Group explores ‘virtual mission teams’
This post is one in a series exploring the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on global mission. ‘Every team scheduled from March through June has canceled,’ said Bill Kunkle, executive director of the Dominican Development Group (DDG), last week about US-based mission teams that changed their plans to visit the Dominican Republic in response to […]
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Global Mission Formation Program is offered online, April 27-May 1
The annual Mission Formation Program for global mission activists and advocates will be held in four online sessions from April 27 to May 1 this year as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the Global Episcopal Mission Network (GEMN) has announced. “Offering this vital program online both responds to the constraints of the Covid-19 situation […]
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2020 Global Mission Conference is canceled due to coronavirus pandemic
Dear Global Mission Community, In view of the national and international coronavirus situation, the Board of Directors of the Global Episcopal Mission Network has decided to cancel the 2020 Global Mission Conference that was to be held at Christ Church Cathedral in Indianapolis, April 29-May 1. We have made this decision with great regret, but […]
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Carbon Offsets for your Global Mission Travel
In February 2012 Bishop Greg Rickel of the Diocese of Olympia and Bishop Danilo Bustamante of the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Philippines (EDSP), signed a Covenant for Caring of All Creation, in which the two dioceses agreed to establish a carbon offset partnership. As part of that partnership, the Diocese of Olympia agrees to encourage […]
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