“Gifts of Being a Missionary Companion” is the theme of the first Mission Thursday of the fall, on Sept. 17 online at 2pm Eastern. Come and hear the experiences of Episcopalians who have served as companions in mission in other parts of the world through the Episcopal Volunteers in Mission Program, the Young Adult Service […]
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GEMN Board calls for Episcopal Church’s missionary-sending programs to be continued
At its August 4 meeting, the GEMN Board approved the statement below concerning the future of the Episcopal Volunteers in Mission program and the Young Adult Service Corps. In response to an invitation to submit comments, the statement was sent to the Rev. Twila Smith, Senior Ministry Network Officer and Director of the Chapel of […]
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“Episcopal Missionaries Today” – Elizabeth Boe provided an overview in October 2025
Véase más abajo para español. An overview of Episcopal missionaries today was the focus of the Oct. 9 Mission Thursday as Elizabeth Boe, director of mission personnel for the Domestic & Foreign Missionary Society, talked about the lay and ordained Episcopalians serving faithfully around the world as mission companions with people in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean and Oceania. […]
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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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“Nuns and Monks Abroad: Religious Orders in World Mission” was focus of June 12 Mission Thursday
“Nuns and Monks Abroad: Religious Orders in World Mission” was the theme of the Mission Thursday on June 12. Nuns and monks have been prominent in the missional outreach of the Christian movement for many centuries, and the contemporary religious orders of the Episcopal Church follow in that tradition. Yet, although the Episcopal Church has […]
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“My Mission Story” videos testify to how God is drawing Episcopalians into world mission
“My Mission Story” is the theme of eleven videos sponsored by GEMN in which Episcopalians witness to how God drew them into world mission. The stories are inspiring as laypersons and clergy talk about key turning points in their missional life with God. Ranging from 6 to 14 minutes in length, the videos are ideal […]
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Mission Reflection: Missionary learned to “really” pray through serving in South Africa
One of the gifts of cross-cultural mission service is that the experience of working with people of another culture and language deepens one’s own spirituality and discipleship. A Catch of the Day posting from Heidi Schmidt in Argentina on Sunday, June 9, captures that dynamic vividly and inspirationally: Good morning! One of the myriad gifts […]
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Missio stresses missional companionship in tension times for 130 attendees
Missio stresses missional companionship in tension times for 130 attendees
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Speakers for Missio will focus on how to be companions with Christians pressured by unrest, war and persecution
Speakers for Missio, the annual Global Mission Conference, will highlight ways to be in missional solidarity with Christians around the world who are pressured by civil unrest, gang violence, war and religious persecution. International speakers at the March 20-22 online gathering will be in conversation with their Episcopal counterparts about how constraints imposed by turmoil […]
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Now in glory: Bob Snow, 1943-2023, longtime missionary deacon in Dominican Republic
The Rev. Robert Snow, longtime missionary in the Dominican Republic, died on Oct. 2 at age 80. His funeral took place on Oct. 24 at Holy Trinity Church in Lincoln, Nebraska. In announcing the death on Oct. 3, Bishop Moises Quezada Mota of the Diocese of the Dominican Republic said: Le informo a toda nuestra […]
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