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Episcopal Peace Fellowship
Job Posting: EPF is hiring an Executive Director
The Episcopal Peace Fellowship is hiring a permanent Executive Director! Read the full position description (PDF file) here. The deadline for applications is May 31, 2026. Applications will be received and considered on a rolling basis. Questions about the job posting and applications should be emailed to the Rev. Maureen Hagen, convener of the Executive Director Search Committee. Founded in 1939, EPF includes individual members, chapters, and action groups around The Episcopal Church. (Screenshot below of some of the 70 members who attended EPF’s January 2026 annual meeting.)
“Cross Before Flag”: Episcopal Statements on War and Peace
“Cross Before Flag” is a pamphlet first developed by EPF almost six decades ago, in 1966. The publication has been used extensively by peacemakers and conscientious objectors concerned by the Church and wider society’s frequent choice of violence when addressing conflict. It includes Episcopal Church resolutions and other official statements that bear directly on war, peace, and violence, and the development of conscience in relation to war and violence. The publication was last revised in 2005, and EPF is currently updating its contents once again in 2026 with relevant resolutions and church statements from the past two decades. View the current contents here and contact EPF if you’d like more information about this timeless and timely resource, including the forthcoming revised version.
EPF issues statement on U.S. & Israel attacks on Iran
On March 3rd the Episcopal Peace Fellowship released “The False Peace of the Sword: An Episcopal Plea for Deescalation.” Theologically grounded in the Baptismal Covenant, and framed by proclamations of the Lambeth Conference of Anglican Bishops going back to 1930 and other historic policy resolutions of the Church, EPF’s statement named: “We must be clear: peace built on fear is an illusion. True safety is not forged through power or military prowess, but through the pursuit of justice, mutual relationship, and moral courage.“
EPF Chapters & Peace Partners
EPF chapters are regionally-based and work on local peace initiatives within their parish and communities as well as on national and international issues. Chapters sponsor and co-sponsor prayer and public witness such as peace vigils, liturgies, service projects and demonstrations. Peace Partner parishes are based out of a specific parish.
Action Groups
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Gun Violence Prevention
These resources can open a door to commitment and creativity. The actions listed here are ideas based on what people committed to gun violence prevention are already doing. But you are the experts on your parish community and know best what would work in your local context. If you have ideas that should be listed here, please share them with this resource page. This is just a starting point for all of us, offering a few suggestions for action. Let the winds of the Spirit blow.
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Death Penalty Abolition
The Death Penalty is incompatible with the teachings of Christ. Join with others across the country who wish to pray, study, and take action, to make this barbaric, racist practice "history" in our country.
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Palestine Justice Network
Our mission is dedicated to a more robust Episcopal Church witness for justice and peace in Palestine and Israel and is a response to: the promise made in our baptismal covenant to “ … strive for justice and peace among all people, and respect the dignity of every human being”; the call in 2005 by Palestinian Civil Society for Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions until Israel complies with international law and universal principles of human rights, a call supported by the Episcopal Peace Fellowship; and the prayerful call of Palestinian Christians expressed in the 2020 Kairos Palestine Cry for Hope.
