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Featured Exhibits and Collections

John Maury Allin, 23rd Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church.

Venture in Ministry

John Maury Allin served as the 23rd Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church. His election to that office was the culmination of a vocation in which he served as a parish priest, bishop in Mississippi, and as an educational and spiritual advisor. This exhibit reflects the numerous connections and relationships he developed in the belief that ministerial leadership requires a personal commitment to the lives of those served.

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John Rowan Claypool, IV was a preacher, author, teacher, and spiritual counselor.

A Ministry of Preaching

The Archives marks the opening of the personal Papers of John Rowan Claypool, IV (1930-2005) with an exhibit highlighting his influential career as a preacher, author, teacher, and spiritual counselor. His experience with personal tragedy and the struggle to find healing and hope inspired a confessional witness in his preaching that was both compassionate and influential. Claypool’s writings continue to speak to modern themes of redemption, personal Christian witness, and the transformative gift of life.

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Sister Margaret Hawk, a member of the Church Army, was deeply involved in missionary work on Pine Ridge Reservation from 1963 until her death.

Native American Episcopal Experience

The Archives is the repository for a number of collections relating to the Church's mission and ministry among indigenous people in the western United States. These materials include evidence of the 19th century evangelism and educational work of the Board of Missions and the National Committee on Indian work.  The Archives holds oral histories from the Niobrara Convocation, as well as publications, personal papers and photographs.

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Altar cross image used by the 1964 General Convention to honor the Church's diversity.

African Americans in the Episcopal Church

The online exhibit, The Church Awakens, arose from the combination of an institutional reevaluation of the impact of racism, the motivation of a generous donor, the Rev. John Morris, and the Archives commitment to uncovering the archival legacy of the Church’s African American faithful.  The Archives challenges the Church to engage its history and reject the root cause of racism in the act of forgetting.

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The Women of the Episcopal Church

For over two centuries, Episcopal women have been called by their faith to feed the hungry, shelter the homeless, heal the sick, and care for the vulnerable. Though women were barred from formal governing roles until the late 20th century, they nonetheless devoted their time and effort to the mission of the church, becoming a vocal and visible representation of their faith, serving as volunteers, missionaries, deaconesses, lay ministers, priests, and bishops around the world.

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AEC Microsites

Ecumenical and Interfaith Relationships

Originally compiled to assist the work of the Standing Commission on Ecumenical and Interreligious Relations, this Digital Archive documents the history of five ecumenical dialogues.

Liturgies for the Blessing of Same Sex Unions

Materials were gathered to implement General Convention Resolution 2012-A049: Authorize Liturgical Resources for Blessing Same-Gender Relationships.  The resolution charged The Episcopal Church's Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music (SCLM) to receive comments and reponses to the proposed new liturgy.  The site also links to primary sources used to develop the new liturgy as a result of 2009-C056.

Ecclesiastical Discipline – Cases, History and Texts

The Archives hosts a private micro-website of digitized records useful to the “White and Dykman” Task Group, which is charged by the Standing Commission on Structure, Governance and Constitution and Canons to revise the Episcopal Church’s standard work on canonical history and jurisprudence.

Anti-Racism and the Church’s Progress Towards Reconciliation

The Archives hosts two microsites that document internal efforts to eliminate institutional racism, and Church-wide efforts to reconcile with our specific legacy in perpetrating the sin of racism in our communities.

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