Today, The Rt. Rev. Jennifer A. Reddall, Sixth Bishop of The Episcopal Diocese of Arizona, released the following statement: Today a jury found ex-Minneapolis Police Department Officer Derek Chauvin guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter for killing George Floyd last year. This verdict fills me with both grief and relief. It cannot give …
Today, the Arizona leaders of the United Church of Christ, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), and The Episcopal Church jointly sent the following statement to the Arizona State Senators: As the spiritual leaders of four denominations representing 219 local churches, we urge Arizona Senators to vote no on HB2648. Consider …
The Arizona judicatory leaders of the Disciples of Christ, the United Methodist Church, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the United Church of Christ, Presbyterian Church USA (PCUSA), The Episcopal Church, and the African American Christian Clergy Coalition jointly released the following message in response to Wednesday’s attack on the U.S. Capitol: As bishops and judicatory …
In August, Dr. Colleen Wessel-McCoy began teaching at the School of Public Affairs (SPA) in the Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions as the first Neely Visiting Professor of Religion and Public Policy. The one-year position is funded in part through a grant the Diocese received from the Neely Charitable Foundation. Wessel-McCoy is …
Today, the Arizona leaders of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), The United Methodist Church, the United Church of Christ, the Grand Canyon and de Cristo Presbyteries, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix, the African American Christian Clergy Coalition, and The Episcopal Church jointly sent the following letter to Carol …
Today, the Arizona judicatory leaders of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, The United Methodist Church, the United Church of Christ, and The Episcopal Church jointly sent the following letter to Governor Doug Ducey: Dear Governor Ducey, We, the Arizona leaders of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Episcopal Church, …