About Us
The Convocation of Episcopal Churches in EuropeWHO WE ARE
We offer a welcoming and supportive community for Episcopalians in Europe, strengthening our congregations through resource sharing, and offering unique experiences and insights to the broader Episcopal Church.
We seek to welcome curiosity, celebrate diversity, walk the talk of the Way of Love, and help every member feel connected and part of a bigger network.
THE CONVOCATION OF EPISCOPAL CHURCHES IN EUROPE is a jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church with churches, mission congregations, and specialized ministries spread over eight countries in continental Europe.
We are a part of The Episcopal Church, the branch of the global Anglican Communion that is (historically) based in the United States of America. The Episcopal Church is present in 17 countries and 110 dioceses. In Europe, our Episcopal churches serve an impressive number of people of different nationalities, as well as local nationals attracted to the appeal of Anglican worship. Congregations within the Convocation vary in size from fewer than 100 members in the mission congregations to more than 1,000 at the Cathedral in Paris. Find an Episcopal Church community in Europe, here or here.
The Convocation is in the jurisdiction of The Most Rev. Sean Rowe, the Presiding Bishop and Primate of the Episcopal Church. The Rt. Rev. Mark D. W. Edington is the Bishop in Charge of the Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe. The Episcopal Church has had a bishop resident in continental Europe for over fifty years. Our cathedral church, The Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, is located in the center of Paris.
For over two centuries, the parishes and missions of the Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe have ministered to English-speaking people in Europe (at first US-American expatriates) and, in more recent decades, began serving others for whom English is often not their mother tongue. Today, the Convocation is a multinational, multiracial, multilingual, and multicultural communion within the European Union and beyond.
Our stated mission represents our desire to be faithful to God’s mission for the work of our churches in Europe:
We are a welcoming community that knows God loves all people — ‘no exceptions.’ We celebrate our diversity of languages, cultures and nations. Worshipping together, we rejoice in reaching out to the world and becoming One in Christ.
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What Drives Us
Our Purpose & Vision
To foster unity and understanding and provide spiritual and community support to our diverse membership across Europe while remaining true to our unique identity as the Episcopal expression of Anglicanism.
To evolve into a recognizable, influential, and well-connected Convocation that encourages growth of the Episcopal Church in Europe by being a welcoming beacon of diversity, love, and understanding.
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HOw we work together
Convocation Administration
The Convocation serves the Congregations, Missions and Organizations throughout Europe to support them in their individual ministries.
Learn more about our structure, resources and ways of working.
“Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God”– 1 Corinthians, 4:1
Team
Convocation Staff
The Rt. Rev. Mark D.W. Edington
Mme. Sophie Plé
Canon for Administration, Convocation Office
office@tec-europe.org
The Ven. Dr. Walter J. Baer
Audrey Shankles
Communications & Programs Manager
ashankles@tec-europe.org
The Rev. Canon Mpho Tutu van Furth
Canon for Racial Justice and Beloved Community
mpho@allsaintsamsterdam.church
The Rev. Canon Dr. Alison Gray
Canon for Spiritual Development
agray@tec-europe.org
The Rev. Canon Linda Grenz
Transition Consultant
transitions@tec-europe.org
Giulia Bonoldi
Chief Welcoming Officer
welcomegrant@tec-europe.org
Soccoro Heepe
Program and Administrative Manager for the Refugee Grant Program
heepe@tec-europe.org