Pre & Post General Convention Meetings

Opportunities to meet with our diocesan deputations All in Eastern and Western Michigan are invited to participate in upcoming online gatherings before and after this summer’s General Convention. The General Convention is the decision-making body of The Episcopal Church. Composed of the House of Deputies and the House of Bishops, the convention gathers every three […]

Discernment Weekend

Take a step in exploring how God may be calling you Have you ever felt a nagging deep inside, wondering about whether you may be called to ordained ministry? Have you been fighting that feeling? Have others in your life told you you should consider becoming a deacon or priest? Are you interested in exploring […]

Behind Bishop Singh’s Vestments

Excerpted from a message from Colleen Hintz, designer and creator of Bishop Singh’s new vestments. The vestments were a gift from the Episcopal Bishops of African Descent, replacing vestments lost in a house fire last year and marking Bishop Singh’s new start with our dioceses.  I wanted to share at least part of what was […]

LARC is now ECM

On Sunday, June 18, 2000 (one week after Pentecost), four bishops in Michigan signeda covenant. The Rt. Rev. Edward L. Lee, Jr. (of the Episcopal Diocese of Western Michigan); The Rt. Rev. Edwin Leidel (of the Episcopal Diocese of Eastern Michigan); The Rt. Rev.Gary Hansen (of the N/W Lower Michigan Synod); and The Most Rev. […]

Bishop Singh’s 2022 Easter Message

https://youtu.be/G5x_ue7KkqY Greetings beloved friends,  We are gathering for Easter in the midst of so much loss. Two years of this pandemic has drained so much of our energy, individually and collectively. Globally, we have lost more than six million people. We are living in the midst of many wars including the war in Ukraine, where […]

The Rev. Tracie Little Appointed Canon to the Ordinary

It brings us immense joy to announce the appointment of the Rev. Tracie Little as Canon to the Ordinary serving the Episcopal Diocese of Eastern Michigan.  While the Standing Committee originally planned to appoint a person to this role in an interim capacity following the departure of our outgoing Canon, the Rev. Canon Michael Spencer, they discovered […]

Bishop Singh Reflects on Black History Month

The Rt. Rev. Prince G. Singh offers a word and reflection for Black History Month, calling us into the work of mutual understanding, historical examination, and anti-discrimination.

Christmas Message from Bishop Singh

The Rt. Rev. Prince Singh, elected provisional bishop by the joint convention in October, offers a word of greeting and a reflection on the upcoming celebration ahead of his arrival to our dioceses in February.