At its May 7 meeting the Board of the Global Episcopal Mission Network elected several officers for the organization: Ms. Ayda Patricia Martin was re-elected as president. A member of the Diocese of the Dominican Republic, she is serving her second three-year term on the Board. Patricia has worked in the diocese’s missionary teams coordination […]
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“What’s your mission story?” – Come tell it at GEMN’s booth at General Convention!
“What’s your mission story?” – Come tell it at GEMN’s booth at General Convention! Jne 23-28 in Louisville.
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GEMN brings on new officers and board members for the 2023-24 ministry year
Deep expertise and diverse experience in new officers and board members strengthen GEMN’s work.
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Bylaws and election are top topics at GEMN Annual Meeting on May 4 in Tampa
Bylaws revision and election of Board members are major topics at the 2023 Annual Meeting of GEMN to be held in Tampa, Florida, on May 4.
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Plenary speakers announced as registration opens for Global Mission Conference on “Mission: Journey into Healing”
Registration for the Global Mission Conference to be held May 3-5 in Tampa continues as plenary speakers are announced for the gathering. Organized by the Global Episcopal Mission Network, the conference will focus on “Mission: Journey into Healing.”
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GEMN receives major gift from mission leader Beth Frank
The Global Episcopal Mission Network has received a visionary gift from the Rev. Elizabeth “Beth” Frank, a mission activist in the Diocese of Ohio, who died in January of 2022 at age 62. The gift, over $833,000, is the largest in GEMN’s quarter-century history. The bequest enables GEMN to establish an endowment that will […]
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General Convention commended GEMN, suggested membership support, and allocated $50,000
The General Convention of the Episcopal Church offered moral and financial support to the Global Episcopal Mission Network (GEMN) at its meeting last summer. In passing Resolution A028, which was submitted by the Standing Commission on World Mission (SCWM), the churchwide legislative body celebrated GEMN’s 25 years of encouraging global mission. It singled out for […]
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Ayda Patricia Martin of Dominican Republic is elected GEMN President; Molly O’Brien is new VP
Ms. Ayda Patricia Martin of the Diocese of the Dominican Republic was elected president of the Global Episcopal Mission Network (GEMN) at the meeting of the GEMN Board on June 7. Patricia previously served as vice president. Patricia has worked in the missionary teams coordination office of the Dominican Episcopal Church and has contributed to the […]
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Titus Presler is appointed GEMN Executive Director
Titus Presler has been appointed Executive Director of the Global Episcopal Mission Network, announced GEMN President Ayda Patricia Martin at the organization’s annual meeting on May 13. Martin, who represents the Diocese of the Dominican Republic to GEMN, said that GEMN had been preparing to launch a leadership search. With Presler nearing the end of […]
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Global Mission News 6/14/22: Conference responses / Helen Van Koevering joins GEMN Board / Partnership Officers speak
Global Mission Conference had encouraging evaluations A record 159 people registered for the 2022 churchwide Global Mission Conference organized by GEMN and themed “Women in Mission,” including from 18 countries outside the USA. Among those who responded to the post-conference survey, 73% said the conference was “great” and 26% said it was “good.” Components deemed […]
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