Living Faithfully: Helpful Links for Engagement as Episcopalians

Will you seek and serve Christ in all persons, loving your neighbor as yourself?

I will, with God's help.

Will you strive for peace and justice among all people, and respect the dignity and worth of every human being?

I will, with God's help.

The Baptismal Covenant of the Episcopal Church outlines not just what we believe, as Christians, but guides us in principles to live out our faith as both individuals and as communities of faith who are part of the public body of Christ.

We live in extremely challenging times in bearing witness as Christians in the world, and it can be difficult to stay informed about what our church is doing as part of our Christian witness-- and how we ourselves can get involved. Please keep these links handy, and bookmark them on your favorite browser.

Links to Get Involved with the Episcopal Church

The Office of Governmental Relations: The Episcopal Church, like all religious organizations, has maintains offices and staff for engagement in policies for the public good and advocacy for the values of compassion, mercy, and justice.  The Episcopal Public Policy Network summarizes and publicizes these activities.  Sign up here for a regular informative newsletter here: https://www.episcopalchurch.org/ministries/office-government-relations/eppn-sign-up/

Action Alerts are sent out regularly from the Episcopal Church's Office of Governmental Relations:  https://www.episcopalchurch.org/ministries/office-government-relations/action-alerts/

Weekly Posts from the Hill breaks down the activity of the Episcopal Church's engagement in Washington, DC every week: https://www.episcopalchurch.org/ministries/office-government-relations/posts-from-the-hill/

Link to download The Faith and Citizenship Guide to learn about why and how to engage our faith in the public arena: https://www.episcopalchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/OGR-Faith-and-Citizenship.pdf

Episcopal Migration Ministries: https://episcopalmigrationministries.org

Episcopal Peace Fellowship: https://www.episcopalpeacefellowship.net

Episcopal Relief and Development: https://www.episcopalrelief.org

LGBTQ+ in the Episcopal Church: https://www.episcopalchurch.org/organizations-affiliations/lgbtq/

The General Convention of the Episcopal Church: Where you go to find out, among other things, the public stances of the Episcopal Church: https://generalconvention.org

Public Affairs: Press Releases: https://www.episcopalchurch.org/public-affairs-homepage/

Links to get involved and stay informed with the Diocese

The Bishop's Blog: https://diocesemo.org/welcome/bishop/bishops-blog

Public Advocacy: https://diocesemo.org/ministries/public-advocacy

Gun Violence Prevention: https://diocesemo.org/ministries/gun-violence-prevention

Diocesan Communications: Read the latest diocesan news and sign up for the weekly Proclaim newsletter here: https://diocesemo.org/connect/news

General

Resistbot (an app based AI chatbot that help send emails to elected officials): https://resist.bot

Respect Missouri Voters, a non-partisan organization to protect the power of voting citizens in the Missouri public arena: https://respectmovoters.org