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A sexton is an officer of a church, congregation, or synagogue charged with the maintenance of its buildings and/or an associated graveyard. In smaller places of worship, this office is often combined with that of verger. [1] Larger establishments, such as cathedrals, may employ a team of sextons. [2]
The Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation Police, commonly known as the Washington National Cathedral Police, is a small private police force responsible for protecting the land of the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation, which mainly consists of the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, DC, in the United States. [1]
The International Foundation for Protection Officers (IFPO) is a non-profit organization headquartered in Naples, Florida, United States. The organization was established in January 1988 to help address the training and certification needs of security/protection officers and their supervisors internationally. [1]
The Episcopal Church (TEC), officially the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America (PECUSA), [5] is a member of the worldwide Anglican Communion, based in the United States. It is a mainline Protestant denomination and is divided into nine provinces. The presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church is Sean W. Rowe. [6]
Christianity portal; Education for Ministry (EfM) is a program of theological education-at-a-distance which originated at the University of the South School of Theology, while Urban T. Holmes III was dean, [1] drawing on the work of the Jesuit theologian Bernard Lonergan. [2]
The Scottish Episcopal Institute (SEI) is the theological college of the Scottish Episcopal Church, the Anglican church in Scotland. It provides training and theological education to those preparing for lay and ordained ministries in the Scottish Episcopal Church. It also provides training for leaders of the United Reformed Church. [1] [2] The ...
There are 9 theological seminaries officially affiliated with the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. Several universities and higher education colleges also have Episcopal Church origins and current affiliations. The Association of Episcopal Colleges is a consortium of colleges with historic and present ties to the Episcopal ...
Parallel to Doren's departure from active episcopal ministry in the ACC, three parishes sympathetic to Doren's concerns left the Anglican Catholic Church, and set about the task of forming a new body. This led to the creation of the United Episcopal Church of North America at a meeting held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in October 1981.