Announcing EPF Preaching Awards
News | September 8, 2022
EPF’s Annual Preaching Award, with its cash prize of $1,000, was established in 2019. It is conferred upon the graduating student at each of the major seminaries who, in the…
Inspirations
Why I Give: Charles Cesaretti
Why I Give |
The future of The Episcopal Church is in our hands. The lay and clergy leadership of our Church is evolving to meet the many issues and challenges they will be…
EPF Welcomes New Board Members
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The Very Rev. James F. Turrell was named the 15th dean of the School of Theology in July 2020. Turrell received B.A. and M.Div. degrees at Yale University and was…
Faculty Profile: Stephen Smith
Faculty Profile |
The Rev. Dr. Stephen Smith has a consistent record of providing leadership to Churches that face a multitude of challenges. He recently retired as rector of St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church…
General Convention Resolution A168
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Commemorate the Thirty-Fifth Anniversary of The Episcopal Preaching Foundation and its founder A. Gary Shilling Resolved, That the House of Deputies of the 80th General Convention commemorates the 35th Anniversary…
EPF: 35 Years of Preaching Excellence
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The 80th General Convention of the Episcopal Church passed a resolution in July commemorating the 35th anniversary of the EPF and honoring founder Dr. A. Gary Shilling, commending his ongoing…
PEP Returns In-Person with 35th Celebration
Conferences |
By Peter Wild From across the United States and Canada, 46 seminarians, representing 13 seminaries and local formation programs, made their way to the EPF’s annual PEP Conference held the…
Lay Preachers Rock it at Roslyn for Inaugural Event
Conferences |
By Mariclair Partee Carlsen On the weekend of August 19-21, 36 participants from the six pilot dioceses participating in the EPF’s Lay Preacher Training Program (LPTI) gathered at the Roslyn…
Alum Profile: Peggy Lo
Faculty Profile |
By Edie Wakevainen Thanks to the Rev. Peggy Lo, a participant in the 2018 Preaching Excellence Program (PEP) for seminarians, for agreeing to share her biographical sketch and respond to…
EPF Granted Lilly Endowment Award
News | September 7, 2022
In July, the EPF received a nearly $48,000 Phase 1 grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. as part of their Compelling Preaching Initiative, to fund the development of a multiyear grant…