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COVID Relief for Immigrants in Indianapolis
Episcopal Relief & Development partnered with the Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis to help people without support systems during the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Courtney Moore
Utility, Medical and Food Assistance in Appalachia
In partnership with Episcopal Relief & Development, Grace House on the Mountain helped over 8,000 people to fill their prescriptions, keep the lights on in their homes and feed their families during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Palm Sunday: Our Hope Is For Nothing Less Than Life Itself
Palm Sunday is the gateway into Holy Week, and, perhaps, on this day, the most anxious Palm Sunday many of us have ever known, we might relate all ...
By Sean McConnell
Meet our Gender Initiatives Director: Chiseche Mibenge
Dr. Chiseche Mibenge joined Episcopal Relief & Development in Fall 2019. She reflects on her new role and how a chance meeting with a bishop dr...
By Episcopal Relief & Development
Under the Mango Tree: A Savings Group is Born
Twenty-five men and women from the farming community of Kuladaboog in Northern Ghana were meeting for the second time under the shade of a huge man...
By Mike Smith
Lessons from my Three-Year-Old
Ash Wednesday is a reminder that we are fashioned from dust, and to dust we will return. However, children are a reminder that a whole lot happens between those dusty bookends, and while we are on this Earth, we have work to do – and we can’t always do it alone.
By Chad Brinkman
