Church Leaders

The Bishop will license a lay person at the request of the priest in charge. In order to be considered ...

The Church Information Form lets the bishop and diocesan leaders know who to communicate with about important events, forms and resources ...

Clergy are required to file a variety of forms with the CPG whenever a change occurs that impacts your pension ...

The 2023-2024 Diocesan Cycle of Prayer is available for congregations to use in their weekly intercessions. Each congregation is prayed ...

Each fall the Diocesan Council approves the Clergy Salary and Benefits Minimum Requirements for the coming year. Congregations are required ...

Safe Church, Safe Communities The Episcopal Church and the Diocese of Rhode Island recognize the potential for harm when a priest, ...

Canon III. 7. a: No Priest shall preach, minister the Sacraments, or hold any public service, within the limits of any ...

Each congregation’s annual audit must be submitted to the diocesan Finance Office each year by SEPTEMBER 1. Here are the ...

By-Laws are developed by each congregation and approved by the Standing Committee. In working towards having a standardized template that all ...

Come and See our Keynote speaker Emily Keniston, Director of Faith Formation for the Episcopal Diocese of Maine, talk to ...

When Jesus tells the parable of the unproductive fig tree, it is told as a conversation between a man, perhaps ...

The Diocesan Investment Trust (the 'DIT') is an investment trust fund that is managed by US Trust and overseen by a ...

Diocesan Guidelines for Licensed Worship Leaders According to Title III, Canon 4 of The Constitution and Canons of the General ...

Each year our churches are required to file their annual Parochial Report forms with both the national church and with the Diocesan ...

The Anchor of Hope award is presented to a person who exemplifies walking with Jesus. This person brings the word ...

The diocesan constitution as approved in Diocesan Convention in November 2016, and Canons and Rules of Order revised in November ...

Bexley Seabury Seminary Preaching Sermon Camp Registration   Now is the time for lay leaders who are called to serve as ...

The following projects have all been aided by grants from the Congregational Development Commission. Food Pantry Outreach Project at St ...

Statements Our Covid-19 Reopening plan, Journeying by Stages. Updated 3-19-21 May 26, 2020 - A joint statement from RI Faith ...

UPDATED - Journeying by Stages is our guidance for re-opening our church buildings. In this plan you will find our ...

If you need an organist the Rhode Island American Guild of Organists website maintains a list of musicians you can ...

SPECIAL CONVENTION IN LIEU OF THE 2020 ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE DIOCESE OF RHODE ISLAND Our Special Convention was convened ...

How do we lead when we don't know where we're going? How do you lead an organization stuck between an ...

Paraphrasing from a webinar: Online is not the backdoor to worship anymore. It is the front door for many newcomers, ...

Dr. Robert Power Newport School Committee 2013 - 2015 “My time at ECC certainly impacted my work in schools and ...

Congregational Renewal Resources Tuesdays at 2 (EST) conversations are offered to support lay and ordained leaders as they reengage their ...

Derived from the Greek presbyteros, "elder, or "old man, " the term is used as a synonym for presbyter. Presbyters constituted ...

Reporting an Incident of Misconduct To report an incident of misconduct by a lay volunteer or church employee in a parish, in ...

The Church Pension Group provides an Employee Assistance Program to clergy and other church employees. Can it be of help ...

The format and design of this manual should assist you in fulfilling the responsibilities for the financial oversight of a ...

Is your congregation prepared in the event of an emergency? If a devastating storm hits, or there is an outbreak ...

Here are two sources for information on what records your congregation needs to keep and for how long. The  Manual ...

Province I of The Episcopal Church, comprised of the Episcopal dioceses in New England  –Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Western ...

The bishops of Province One are excited to announce the call of the Rev Dr. Lynda Tyson to be the ...

If you receive an email that appears to be from the Bishop, or your clergy person, asking you to take ...

Membership Membership in the Episcopal Church is simply through the Sacrament of Holy Baptism. If you have not been Baptized, ...

Click here for descriptions of committees and commissions of this Diocese of Rhode Island ...

This checklist itemizes the practices that the Vestry or Bishop’s Committee of a church are responsible for overseeing to ensure ...

A 'Parish Legacy Society' as Planned Giving How to create and nurture a Legacy Society, honoring those who name your ...

An instructed Eucharist in digital format, available 24/7. All of the How2charist videos for viewing on our diocesan video portal ...

The best way to publicize your parish’s events is in your local community. Develop relationships with the community-news editors of ...

Faith & Leadership is a website that provides a host of resources designed to "create lasting change by strengthening the ...

The bishop must give permission for remarriage when either or both parties have been married or in a civil union that ...

Deacons are members of one of three distinct orders of ordained ministry (with bishops and presbyters). In the Episcopal Church ...

All lay employees of the diocese or any congregation that work more than 1000 hours in a year receive pension ...

The Church Pension Fund provides ample resources to help you plan for your retirement. Begin by visiting their website: www.cpg.org ...

The Leadership Institute is an annual, one-day event for congregational leaders offered each spring.  It seeks to equip wardens, treasurers, bishop's committee/vestry  ...