change with senior advisers to the
president, congressional leaders,
and members of the diplomatic
community. Episcopalians who
could not attend in person, along
with others around the world,
connected to the summit live online. This event built on the work
of a thought-leadership event
convened by the Domestic and
Foreign Missionary Society at
the end of the last triennium that
featured the Presiding Bishop,
then-President of the House of
Deputies, and respected environmental experts discussing the
link between poverty and the environment.
CONFRONTING POVERTY AND
ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
TOGETHER
In support of innovative ecumenical leadership, the Domestic
and Foreign Missionary Society
provided a grant to the Diocese
of West Virginia to support the
Building a Bright Future for West
Virginia project, a collaboration
with the West Virginia Council of
Churches that explores the
economic intersection between
poverty and environmental justice
in coal country and begins working toward a better future
GLOBAL ANGLICAN PARTNERSHIPS
In support of pan-Anglican partnership on environmental leadership, we provided a grant to the
Diocese of Olympia to support the
diocese’s Caring for All Creation
project in partnership with the Diocese of the Southern Philippines.
This dynamic initiative fuses
young-adult formation and environmental leadership in both The
Episcopal Church and the Episcopal Church of the Philippines.
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
FELLOWSHIPS
Through a competitive process
that drew interest throughout The
Episcopal Church, we awarded
two Justice and Advocacy Fellowships to Episcopalians for the
purpose of engaging in multi-year,
eco-justice-focused mission work.
FORMATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
The Missionary Society produced
a special curriculum on water usage based on the work of Episcopal
Relief & Development in this area.
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