This is the weekly bulletin insert from Sermons That Work.
Your Guide to the DFMS, Part 1
Throughout the summer, our bulletin inserts will feature resources from the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society (DFMS) available to:
- You
- Your ministry
- Your congregation
- Your diocese
The DFMS is the formal, incorporated name for The Episcopal Church. Learn more by scanning each department’s QR code or visit iam.ec/tecguide.
The Office of African Descent Ministries
The Office of African Descent Ministries seeks to inspire, transform and empower people of African descent to live fully into the Jesus Movement. The history of contributions to The Episcopal Church by people of African descent is long and inspiring.
The church pays tribute to this legacy by supporting and fostering the growth and development of Black communities. This is through partnerships that reach across ethnic and racial boundaries, from Episcopal provinces, dioceses, and deaneries to local worshipping communities.
- Engage the “Healing from Internalized Oppression” curriculum and its invitation to a journey toward wholeness.
- Attend a meeting of Diocesan Leaders for African Descent Ministries.
- Explore Congregational Programs for Revitalization to strengthen congregational leadership and ministry.
- Learn more about African Descent Ministries Black Congregational Leadership Initiative (BCLI).
The Archives
The Archives is the research center of the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society. It serves The Episcopal Church’s governing bodies, dioceses, parishes, and churchwide organizations.
The Archives provides historical research on official statements, programs, publications, and activities of the church.
The Archives advises local church entities on archival retention, digital preservation, and records management for legal compliance.
The Archives’ website (episcopalarchives.org) offers historical resources in the Digital Archives and the Episcopal Text Center.
- Explore the Digital Archives to discover more about The Episcopal Church.
- Discover the process for amending church records.
- Learn about the historic contributions of the women of the church through the Archives’ latest online exhibit, “For the Extension of the Kingdom.”
- Manage archives and records for your congregation.
Armed Forces and Federal Ministries
Armed Forces and Federal Ministries and its chaplains provide spiritual and day-to-day support to the following:
- Service members overseas and stateside
- Veterans requiring medical services
- Those incarcerated in federal prisons
In addition, Coast Guard Auxiliary and Civil Air Patrol chaplains provide spiritual support to local communities outside federal installations.
They bring spiritual healing and comfort to those with no other faith resources.
- Discover how and where we serve.
- Become an Episcopal military or federal chaplain.
- Visit the Military Chaplains Just War Education Project.
- Watch our Armed Forces and Federal Chaplains video series.
- Discover the history of the Armed Forces bishops.
Weekly bulletin inserts
This weekly bulletin insert provides information about the history, music, liturgy, mission, and ministry of The Episcopal Church. For more information, please contact us at stw@episcopalchurch.org.
Sermons That Work
For more than 20 years, Sermons That Work, a ministry of The Episcopal Church’s Office of Communication, has provided free sermons, Bible studies, bulletin inserts, and other resources that speak to congregations across the Church. Our writers and readers come from numerous and varied backgrounds, and the resources we provide are used in small house churches, sprawling cathedrals, and everything between.
Church of the Redeemer
Church of the Redeemer: Worshiping God, living in community, and reaching out to the world around us. We are an Episcopal Church serving north King County and south Snohomish County, Washington. As you travel your road, go with friends walking the way of Jesus at Redeemer.
Church of the Redeemer is at 6210 Northeast 181st Street in Kenmore, Washington. The campus is a short distance north of Bothell Way, near the Burke-Gilman Trail. The entrance looks like a gravel driveway. The campus is larger on the inside than it is on the outside. And we managed to hide a large building on the side of a hill that is not easily seen from the street.
The Episcopal Church welcomes you.
