The Episcopal Parish Network (EPN) is a national, collaborative movement of clergy and lay leaders of the Episcopal Church gifted with diverse parish resources. EPN members come together for conversation, connection, and collaboration. We are committed to being a central resource for local ministry in parishes and cathedrals across the Episcopal Church. With over 250 member churches, we convene clergy and lay leaders to imagine the coming church. Through our annual conference, digital workshops, lay and clergy cohorts, and other programs EPN’s members come together to ensure strong and vibrant local ministry. EPN walks alongside our members in an effort to ensure our unique Episcopal witness endures for generations.
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The Episcopal Parish Network is a vital and collaborative membership association of approximately 200 clergy and lay leaders in the Episcopal Church offering diverse parish gifts including financial, talent, leadership, and ministerial resources, among others. EPN is a generative force enabling our members to imagine the future and to move beyond the present to refresh the Church…
Joe Swimmer was named Executive Director of the Episcopal Parish Network (EPN) in March 2017. Over his tenure, Joe has guided EPN’s strategy by focusing on innovation and strategically expanding the work of the 35-year-old organization.
Shifting from a conference-focused organization to an active network of over 200 Episcopal institutions, EPN today works to strengthen leaders…
The EPN Board of Directors are leaders dedicated to strengthening our changing Church for the changing world. Without their knowledge, dedication, and passion, EPN could not fully embrace its mission or deliver its member services. We are grateful for their service to EPN, to the Episcopal Church, and to the world…
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The concept of creating a national consortium of endowed Episcopal parishes to share dreams for the Church emerged in 1980 at the College of Preachers, Washington Cathedral. The founding clergy, including the Rev. Roger White, the Rev. Bob Brown, and the Very Rev. Roger Gray, gathered shortly thereafter at Christ Church Cathedral, Indianapolis, for a pre-organization meeting…
