The Post Split Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh Profile is Released

from TitusOneNine by Kendall Harmon

In 2011, the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh is moving forward, recognizing that it faces challenges as it works to achieve its mission. These include:

--Greatly reduced size of the diocese;
-- Large numbers of family-sized parishes struggling for the financial and human resources to carry out their ministries;
-- Need to raise up and train additional leaders;
-- Ongoing distraction of property disputes with the “realigned” congregations;
--Continued need for healing and rebuilding of trust relationships between the diocese and the parishes, as well as among parishes and parishioners.

Despite these factors, we are a people of hope, bound together by faith expressed in our common statement of Mission, Vision, and Values. With God’s help, we intend to live into these matters of faith which bind us together. Read it all (29 page pdf).