Press Releases
South Sudan Church Responds ‘Wholeheartedly’ to Crisis
January 7, 2014 Episcopal Relief & Development is working with its partners in South Sudan as they respond to the humanitarian needs of people displaced by the current crisis. The Episcopal Church of South Sudan & Sudan (ECSSS) has established nine relief centers in Awerial to provide supplies and pastoral care to
South Sudan Response 2013
An outbreak of civil unrest began on December 15 in Juba, the capital of South Sudan. Fighting spread through seven of the country’s ten states, causing 180,000 people to flee their homes. An estimated 75,000 are seeking refuge in UN bases, and many are looking to the Episcopal Church in South Sudan & Sudan (ECSS
Church Responds to Unrest in South Sudan
An outbreak of civil unrest began on December 15 in Juba, the capital of South Sudan. Fighting spread through seven of the country’s ten states, causing 180,000 people to flee their homes.
Episcopal Relief & Development Expands Zambia Program with $1 Million Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Grant
December 5, 2013 Episcopal Relief & Development is proud to announce that it has received a $1 million grant from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation to expand its Early Childhood Development (ECD) program in Zambia. The organization had previously been awarded a $350,000 grant from the Foundation
Episcopal Relief & Development Receives Grand Challenges Explorations Grant
November 20, 2013 Episcopal Relief & Development Receives Grand Challenges Explorations Grant For Groundbreaking Research in Global Health and Development NEW YORK – Episcopal Relief & Development announced today that it is a Grand Challenges Explorations winner, an initiative funded by the Bill &
Holiday Resources from Episcopal Relief & Development Include Advent Toolkit, Gifts for Life
November 18, 2013 Visit the Gifts for Life catalog Bishops Blend Coffee Box Coffee and Chocolate Box Advent begins on December 1, and Episcopal Relief & Development is offering a multitude of ways for congregations, families and individuals to celebrate the season and engage in Christ’s work of