2013 Press Releases

September 24, 2013 Episcopal Relief & Development offers prayers and condolences after the horrible attack on the compound of All Saints Church in the Diocese of Peshawar. According to recent reports, at least 80 people have died and hundreds more have been injured in Pakistan.  Our program staff has reached out to 

September 16, 2013 The Most Rev. Albert Chama, Archbishop of Central Africa and Chair of the Anglican Alliance, has announced the appointment of the Rev. Rachel Carnegie and the Rev. Andrew Bowerman as the agency’s new executive directors. The Anglican Alliance is a coordinating body of relief and development organization

September 12, 2013 Episcopal Relief & Development is responding to the ongoing crisis in Syria through two local partners, the Holy Land Institute for the Deaf (HLID) in Jordan and the Lebanon-based Fellowship of Middle East Evangelical Churches (FMEEC) in Syria itself.  FMEEC aims to assist at least 50 families in the

June 24, 2013 Episcopal Relief & Development is broadening its outreach, with resources and opportunities that promote spiritual growth and support action for global mission. To guide these efforts, Episcopal Relief & Development has hired Sean McConnell as Director of Engagement. McConnell officially joined the 

April 30, 2013 Six months after Hurricane Sandy made landfall in the northeastern United States, washing over coastal barrier islands and causing an estimated $50 billion in wind and flood damage, the Episcopal dioceses of Easton, New Jersey, Newark, New York and Long Island are continuing to aid impacted communities and 

April 25, 2013 On April 25, World Malaria Day, Episcopal Relief & Development’s NetsforLife® malaria prevention program is joining with its partners to celebrate the gains made so far in stopping this deadly disease, and call for renewed support from local and international stakeholders to “Invest in the Future.