Our Baptismal Covenant calls us to strive for justice and peace among all people
and respect the dignity of every human being. A significant way that Christians
are called to actively participate in striving for justice and peace is through
influencing public policy. The central vehicle for Episcopalians to engage in public
policy advocacy is through the Episcopal Public Policy Network of the Episcopal
Church's Office of Government Relations in Washington, DC.
The Office of Government Relations and the Episcopal Public Policy Network, of more
than 15,000 Episcopalians across the country, brings the positions of the Episcopal
Church to our nation's lawmakers. We represent the social policies of the church
established by the General Convention and Executive Council, including issues of
international peace and justice, human rights, immigration, welfare, poverty, hunger,
health care, violence, civil rights, the environment, racism and issues involving
women and children. Episcopalians can join the EPPN for free and receive either
e-mail or postcard alerts on contacting lawmakers on policy actions.
Mission Priority
The Millennium Development Goals A mission priority of The Episcopal Church is advancing
the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The public policy piece of that mission
priority is advocating the rich governments of the world to keep their promises
of contributing more and better/effective development assistance for poor nations.
The ONE Campaign (part of the global Make Poverty History Campaing) is that policy
network in the United States. There are currently over 2 million members of the
ONE Campaign in the United States (and millions more worldwide). The Episcopal Church
has teamed up with the ONE campaign to create the ONE Episcopalian campaign to help
Episcopalians work thorugh the church with the ONE campaign. Learn more about the
Millennium Development Goals and how St. Paul's is working to make poverty history
at our
Global Missions/Outreach page.
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the Episcopal Public Policy Network.
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the ONE Episcopalian Campaign to Make Poverty History.