Article: The Rev. Emory Byrum and Tim Harrell were the first couple to have a civil union ceremony in Belvidere, N.J., when civil unions became legal in the state Feb. 19. Byrum, 73, is pastor at St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Belvidere.(PEOPLE)(Brief article)

Article: Robinson Redux: four years after his election as the ...
The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine);  July 17, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... be old news," says the Reverend V. Gene Robinson, the Episcopal Church's New Hampshire bishop-and the first openly gay person ... s been reported that you're planning to enter into a civil union with your partner once the new law in New Hampshire takes ...

Article: Repenting of Slavery: The African Episcopal Church ...
Anglican and Episcopal History;  March 1, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... Slavery: The African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas, Philadelphia ... General Convention of the Episcopal Church when it met in Columbus ... 1 23 called on the Episcopal Church to acknowledge its history ...

Article: For Episcopal Church, fissure deepens - Priest, ...
The Boston Globe;  July 18, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... L. Murdoch, rector of All Saints Episcopal Church in West Newbury, will fly to Nairobi ... conservatives who are leaving the Episcopal Church over its 2003 decision to ordain an ... are leaving the 2- million-member Episcopal Church USA and affiliating with the more ...

Article: Seeking new leadership: Debate in Episcopal Church ...
Record (Stockton, CA);  July 8, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... But that doesn't mean your local Episcopal church will be changing its sign anytime ... Anglican Communion, of which the Episcopal Church is a member. The sticking point is ... Rev. Daniel Martins, priest at the Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist in Stockton ...

Transcript: Profile: Episcopal Church debating surge in more ...
NPR Morning Edition;  January 27, 2003 ;     700+ words ...00-00-0000 Profile: Episcopal Church debating surge in more conservative ... conservative and defying the Episcopal Church. BARBARA BRADLEY-HAGERTY reporting: Tradition defines Christ Episcopal Church in Mobile, Alabama. The bell ...

Article: The Extra-Canonical Ordination of Bishops and the ...
Anglican and Episcopal History;  December 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... Anglican Christianity. In America, the Episcopal Church, following Scottish precedent, took ... also has bishops.2 The Methodist Episcopal Church, as the principal body was called ... duties. By contrast, bishops of the Episcopal Church are more numerous, have smaller jurisdictions ...

Article: California Ruling in Episcopal Church Dispute Deals ...
U.S. News & World Report;  January 8, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... week that blocked three breakaway Episcopal Church parishes from holding onto their church ... church grounds as they secede from the Episcopal Church over what they see as its liberal ... the ordination of gay clergy. The Episcopal Church (http://www.episcopalchurch ...