At its June meeting on Zoom, GEMN’s Board of Directors began focusing on seven priorities on which to make substantial progress before its October retreat at the Community of St. John the Baptist in Mendham, New Jersey: • Planning Missio 2027, the annual mission conference to be held online, April 6-8, with locally organized in-person gatherings of […]
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GEMN Executive Team is elected for 2026-27 missional year
At its June meeting the GEMN Board unanimously elected its leadership team for 2026-27: • The Rev. Dr. Nancy Searby, Deacon at St. Francis Church in Great Falls, Virginia, is GEMN’s new President. She is involved in her parish’s companionship with the Diocese of Ezo in South Sudan. Nancy is a Global Mission Advocate and the Episcopal […]
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Five new members join GEMN Board, plus associate member from Church of England
Five new members joined the GEMN Board of Directors at mid-year: • The Rev. Canon Gail Avery chairs the newly formed Global Mission Committee of the Diocese of New Hampshire, which has a companionship with Anglicans in Angola, and is a Global Mission Advocate. Her background includes seven years as maritime chaplain to seafarers. • […]
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30 Years – an anniversary overview of GEMN’s history!
As GEMN celebrates the 30th anniversary of its founding in 1995 and its incorporation in 1996, it’s good to review the history of Episcopal mission networking that has brought us to where we are in 2025 and 2026. During much of the history of the Episcopal Church, most of the church’s global mission work was […]
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Cameron Spoor joins GEMN staff as Promotion Coordinator
The Rev. Cameron Spoor has joined the GEMN staff as part-time Promotion Coordinator, starting in the position on July 8. In calling for the position, the GEMN Board said, “The Promotion Coordinator will help amplify the Church’s witness in global mission through storytelling, outreach and development support. This role helps tell the Good News of […]
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GEMN Board elects officers for 2025-26 ministry year
Four officers have been elected by the Board of the Global Episcopal Mission Network at its monthly meeting in June. The Rev. Paul Rajan, vicar of Good Shepherd Church in Wantage, N.J., was reelected as President, having been reelected to a second three-year term on the Board at the network’s Annual Meeting on May 1, […]
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Jaime Briceño and Troy Elder are elected as new members of GEMN’s Board
Two new members were elected to the Board of Directors of the Global Episcopal Mission Network at its Annual Meeting held May 1 during Missio, the annual world mission conference that the network convened with the Diocese of Honduras, meeting in San Pedro Sula. The Rev. Jaime Briceño serves as Rector of St. Michael and All Angels […]
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GEMN Board elects four officers for 2024-25 ministry year
At its August 6 meeting the Board of the Global Episcopal Mission Network elected the network’s officers for the 2024-25 ministry year. The Rev. Paul Rajan, vicar of Good Shepherd Church in Wantage in the Diocese of Newark, was elected president. Originally from Tirunelveli Diocese in the Church of South India, Paul was a cross-cultural […]
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Global Mission Advocates oriented, learned, planned and networked at first triennial GMA conference at Camp Allen in Texas
In Eastertide, the Global Episcopal Mission Network joined with the Standing Commission on World Mission and the Office of Global Partnerships to plan, sponsor and host the first Global Mission Advocate (GMA) Network Conference at Camp Allen, Texas. Advocates from 24 dioceses attended the April 3-6 gathering, including GEMN board members who are GMAs in […]
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Registration opens for the 2024 Mission Formation Program: Oct. 16-18, noon-3pm EDT daily
Save the dates: Mission Formation Program to be offered online, Sept. 17-19
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