At General Convention this summer, Bishop Nicholas Knisely ran into the Rev. Rich Simpson in the hallway of the convention center in Louisville, and though the bishop could not have known it, his timing was perfect. Knisely was in need of an interim rector for St. Michael’s Church in Bristol, and Simpson had just arrived […]
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Unexpected Bequest Provides Relief for Congregations in 2025 Budget Delegates to the 233rd Diocesan Convention on October 26 used a generous bequest to provide significant budgetary relief to congregations, by approving a six-fold increase in the amount of congregational income that is not subject to apportionment by the diocese. “The state of our diocese is […]
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The Episcopal Church is investing a new presiding bishop on Saturday morning November 2, Church Beyond the Walls (CBW) is conducting its usual ministry with some of Providence’s most vulnerable residents that same afternoon, and the Diocese of Rhode Island is inviting everyone to watch a live stream of the first, and show up in […]
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