Grace & St. Peter’s Church in Baltimore invites you to the formal installation and blessing of a new icon honoring Adeline Blanchard Tyler (1805–1875), written by the Rev. Tobias Stanislaus Haller, BSG.

The Solemn Evensong and Benediction will take place on Sunday, November 15, at 5:00 PM in the Lady Chapel of Grace & St. Peter’s Church, 707 Park Avenue, Baltimore, MD.

A reception will immediately follow the service, featuring a curated display of pertinent artifacts, historical images, and documents highlighting Deaconess Tyler’s life and ministry.

Set apart in 1856, Adeline Blanchard Tyler and her companions were the first deaconesses in the Episcopal Church, serving in Maryland and Pennsylvania for nearly a decade.

Deacon Daphne B. Noyes—a board member of the Historical Society of the Episcopal Church, whose research on Tyler was supported by both the Historical Society and and the Episcopal Women’s History Project —will be on hand to welcome fellow members, friends, and guests.

All are welcome to attend and celebrate this landmark piece of Church history.

For more information: dbnoyes@gmail.com.

The Historical Society of the Episcopal Church is pleased to announce that the 2026 Manross Lecture, presented by The Rev. Dr. Benjamin King on June 20, 2026, in Nashville, Tennessee, is now available to watch on YouTube. Titled “Now Is the Time for a Black Bishop: The Surprising Agreement Between African Americans and English High Churchmen in the 1850s,” the lecture explores an overlooked chapter in the history of the Episcopal Church and Anglican missions in West Africa.

Watch the 2026 Manross Lecture on YouTube: https://youtu.be/YeqI8O8fxAU

Drawing on archival research in the United States and England, King examines the efforts of African American Episcopal clergy Alexander Crummell and Eli Worthington Stokes to establish greater independence and secure Black episcopal leadership in Liberia and beyond. His research uncovers the surprising support these men received from English High Churchmen, who advocated for Black leadership despite differing views on race, churchmanship, and missionary work.

King also examines the racial hierarchies and institutional conflicts that shaped these efforts, including the unsuccessful 1857 campaign to secure Crummell's appointment as a bishop in Sierra Leone. Although these efforts ultimately failed, they reveal a significant moment when longstanding divisions were briefly set aside in pursuit of a more inclusive church leadership.

The Manross Lecture is an ongoing program of the Historical Society of the Episcopal Church, established in 2006 and named in honor of historian William Wilson Manross (1905–1987), a former librarian of the Church Historical Society and professor of church history.

The Historical Society promotes the preservation, publication, and sharing of the history of the Episcopal Church and its Anglican antecedents. Through its publications, educational programs, grants, research initiatives, and partnerships, the Society works to make this history accessible to scholars, congregations, students, and all who have an interest in the Episcopal Church.

Become a member and support this work. Membership helps sustain the Society's publications, historical resources, research, and educational programs while connecting members with a community committed to preserving and sharing our church's history.

Learn more and join or renew your membership at hsec.us.

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For over a century, the Historical Society of the Episcopal Church has been dedicated to promoting the preservation and study of Episcopal and Anglican history. Founded in 1910 in Philadelphia as the Church Historical Society, HSEC brings together individuals and institutions who share a commitment to understanding and supporting the historical legacy of the church.

Historians are invited to submit chapter proposals, including a brief abstract and author biography, for Volumes 2 and 3 of a 5-volume History of Anglicanism in the Americas. 

Particularly needed are: early evangelicalism, TEC church parties, "mission and frontier colonialism, development of the Episcopal Church in regions — New England, South, West (or dioceses therein). Other innovative and hybrid topics are also welcome!

Articles should be professional quality and written accessibly. 

Volume 2: Movement, Contestation, Hybridity & Synthesis

This volume covers the development of Anglicanism in the Americas and the Episcopal Church from the latter colonial period in what became the United States, through the revolutionary period, and into the first generations of the Early Republic (through 1835). Because this era was marked by significant ecclesial, theological, colonial, and racial contestation and controversy, we are particularly seeking chapter proposals that both offer fresh considerations of key shaping issues and demonstrate a historiographical awareness of decolonial approaches. Proposals may address locations in the North American / Caribbean sphere, and possible topics may include (but are not limited to) slavery and the Church, high/low church tensions, competing visions of seminary education, developments in the Black Church, women’s roles in forming the Episcopal Church, the Iroquois in Canada post-revolution, indigenous cross-border Anglicanism, or the influence of Bishops William Meade, John Henry Hobart, William White, Philander Chase, or others.

Submit your proposal/abstract to Jolyon Pruszinski, jolyon.pruszinski@gmail.com, and copy the Series Editor at historiographerTEC@gmail.com.

The due date for chapters will be in Early 2028

Volume 3: Missional Colonialism, Missional Resilience

This volume focuses on the bulk of the nineteenth century (post-1835) through World War I, and examines the ways in which Episcopalianism and Anglicanism, as it developed in the nineteenth-century North American context, shaped and was shaped by structures of migration; cultural changes regarding gender, sexuality, and marriage; racial and religious diversity; and colonial expansion. We seek papers on any aspect of this interaction, from support for and complicity in internal and external racism and colonialism to tools for creative response, dynamic resistance, indigenous leadership, strategic allyship, and reframing across cultural and national boundaries. We are especially interested in work that bridges liturgical and spiritual practice with historical events and movements. Paper proposals can be rooted in any context in North, South, Central America or the Caribbean, including cross-border and indigenous contexts, and also may include North American missional expansions beyond geographic boundaries of North America (such as missional or territorial expansion or migration from/to the Pacific, Asia, Africa, South America, etc.).

Please submit a brief description of your planned article to Jennifer Snow, at jennifercsnowphd@gmail.com and copy at HistoriographerTEC@gmail.com

The due date for chapters will be in Early 2029

Project Inquiries

Any inquiries about the project can be made to HistoriographerTEC@gmail.com. 

The project is lead by the Rev. Sheryl A. Kujawa-Holbrook, EdD, PhD, Editor-in-Chief of Anglican and Episcopal History and Historiographer of The Episcopal Church.

Reviews of historical preservation efforts, new books, and church services helpful to scholars of ecclesiastical history are featured in the September 2026 issue of Anglican & Episcopal History (AEH). Reviews of current scholarship include:

TEXTILES AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION

Over thirty-five individuals gathered from across Tennessee for the first Sewanee Liturgical Arts Conference held at St. Luke’s Chapel of the University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee. John Runkle reports that attendees learned about ways to preserve church vestments, paraments, and related archival materials. Hands-on sessions were led by textile historian Marianna Garthwaite Klaimain, an associate of the Episcopal order of nuns at the Community of St. John Baptist in Mendham, New Jersey.

Textile historian Garthwaite Klaiman then chronicles a collaboration begun with verger Kyle Sabo to catalogue and preserve textiles at the Cathedral of the Incarnation, seat of the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island, beginning in March 2023. Garthwaite Klaimaine writes that, “Unlike museums and historic house collections, churches are living, breathing entities. Their buildings are occupied; their silver is used, and their vestments worn and frontals draped with reverence on altars to set the holy meal of Communion. The age-old tradition in the Episcopal church and many other religions is to preserve historic textiles and embroideries by remounting them onto new fabric.”

CHURCH REVIEWS

Two church reviews provide readers a glimpse of worship services throughout the Anglican Communion.

In this issue, readers learn about ways Sarah Mullally’s installation as 106th Archbishop of Canterbury at Canterbury Cathedral in March 2026 shattered the “stained-glass ceiling.” Church review editor J. Barrington Bates writes that “Archbishop Sarah is the fifth woman to be elected primate of a province of the Anglican Communion, after the Episcopal Church (2006), the Anglican Church of Canada (2019), the Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil (2022), and the Church in Wales (2025).”

A second church review chronicles three priestly ordinations at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Kalamazoo, Michigan, part of the recently formed Episcopal Diocese of the Great Lakes.

BOOK REVIEWS

Fourteen book reviews including:

• Living Postcolonial Anglicanism: Prospects for a Polycentric Anglican Communion by Pui-Lan Kwok and Ian T. Douglas | Reviewed by John L. Krater Jr. of Ming Hua Theological College

• Conversations in Global Anglican Theology: Culture edited by Michael Battle | Reviewed by Allen K. Shin of the Episcopal Diocese of New York

• Anglican Slavery in New Jersey: An Initial Accountingby Jolyon G.R. Pruszinski | Reviewed by Valerie Bailey of the Stevenson School of Ministry

• The Soul of the American University Revisited: from Protestant to Postsecular by George S. Marsden | Reviewed by Justus D. Doenecke of New College of Florida

• Reconciliation, Healing, and Hope: Sermons from Washington National Cathedraledited by Jan Naylor Cope | Reviewed by Christopher L. Webber of San Francisco

• The Archive of a Ugandan Missionary: Writings by and about Revd. Apollo Kivebulaya (1890-1950) by Emma Wild-Wood and George Mpanga | Reviewed by Kefas Lamak of Western Michigan University

• World Christianity and Indigenous Experience: A Global History, 1500-2000by David Lindenfeld | Reviewed by Carla E. Roland Guzmán of the General Theological Seminary

• The Development of Anglican Moral Theology, 1680-1950by Peter H. Sedgwick | Reviewed by John D. Alexander of Seekonk, Massachusetts

Anglican & Episcopal History is the peer-reviewed journal of the Historical Society of the Episcopal Church. It is published quarterly. For subscription information, visitwww.hsec.us/membership.

Sacred Spaces, Living Stories: What Church Architecture Can Teach Us
Date & Time: Wednesday, October 21 | 3:00 pm ET

Registration: https://episcopalparishes.org/upcoming-webinars/

About the Webinar

Our church buildings tell stories. Their architecture reflects the communities that built them, the ways Episcopalians have understood worship and sacred space, and the presence the Church has sought to embody in the places it serves. But how well do we know the stories our buildings are telling?

Join the Historical Society of the Episcopal Church for a conversation about church architecture as an important part of Episcopal history and a resource for congregations today. Drawing on themes and insights from the award-winning book Spires in the Sun: The Carpenter Gothic Episcopal Churches of Florida, we’ll explore how congregations can better understand the architecture of their churches, consider how these spaces shape worship and the public’s encounter with the Church, and find practical ways to interpret and share their history with parishioners and visitors.

Come discover how looking more closely at the buildings we already know can reveal new stories about our congregations, our communities, and the Episcopal Church.

Speakers

• Matthew Payne – Director of Operations, Historical Society of the Episcopal Church; Mineral Point, WI
• Jonathan Rich – Author, Spires in the Sun: The Carpenter Gothic Episcopal Churches of Florida; Jacksonville, FL
• John Runkle – Priest, The Episcopal Church; First Vice-President, Historical Society of the Episcopal Church; Author of Searching for Sacred Space: Essays on Architecture and Liturgical Design in the Episcopal Church; Sewanee, TN

Sponsors & Hosts

• Hosted by: Episcopal Parish Network (episcopalparishes.org)
• Historical Society of the Episcopal Church (hsec.us)
• St. John’s Cathedral Bookstore and Gift Shop (jaxcathedralbooks.org)

Numerous regions of the Anglican Communion are topics of study in the latest issue of Anglican & Episcopal History (AEH). Studies examine missionaries’ archived sources for Kenya and Nigeria, parish history in Tanganyika, and the legacies of Episcopalians in Scotland and Virginia, USA.

Readers can find six thought-provoking, peer-reviewed studies along with fourteen book reviews, an engaged history article, two church reviews, and two articles detailing historic preservation work in Tennessee and New York in the September issue of AEH.

Academic studies in the issue are:

“A Range of Responses: Anglican Missionaries during the Mau Mau Uprising in Kenya” by Samuel J. Richards

Samuel J. Richards’ study challenges a commonly accepted assumption that Anglican missionaries worked lockstep with British imperial officials in Kenya Colony during the Mau Mau Uprising of the 1950s.

By examining the actions of three Church Missionary Society (CMS) clergy – Neville Langford-Smith (1910–1993), Cecil Bewes (1902–1992), and Howard J. Church (1904–1984) – Richards concludes that “The range of responses among colonial clergy suggests that ecclesiastical reactions to Mau Mau were shaped less by colonial era privileges than by individual personalities and theological interpretations.” Richards argues that “Attributing contemporary action or inaction in churches to colonial vestiges fails to acknowledge the dynamism of individuals’ personalities and theological views. It robs Kenyans of agency.”

Richards is high school head of social sciences at the International School of Kenya in Nairobi where he teaches International Baccalaureate (IB) History and Theory of Knowledge. He is a contributing author to Authoritarian Rule since 1750 CE (Pearson, 2026) and Popular Movements from 1750 CE: Case Studies from East and West Africa (Aga Khan Academies, 2026).

“Negotiating Religion from the Top: Hegemony and Anonymity of African Kings in the Encounters of Church MIssionary Society Niger Missionaries in the Middle Belt of Nigeria, 1841-1930” by Kefas Lemak

Kefas Lemak investigates the strange contradiction in CMS missionary accounts from the Middle Belt of Nigeria that emphasize the hegemony and power of African kings while leaving those powerful kings unnamed in records.

“In colonial studies, African studies, and historical studies of Nigeria, much scholarship has focused on the hegemony of African kings and chiefs,” according to Lemak. “However, little attention has been given in African and religious studies to the polar opposite of this perception: although African kings are situated as important figures, the names of African kings and chiefs were mentioned only a few times in missionary and colonial writings, such as reports, journals, and narratives.” Lemak combed the journals of missionaries James Frederick Schon, Samuel Ajayi Crowther, and William Fortunatus John to explore this pattern.

Lemak is a faculty specialist at Western Michigan University where he teaches classes on the History of Christianity and Religion and Health. His research interests include World Christianity, African American Christianity, and African diaspora Christianity.

“‘Good Works…Follow after Justification’: the Early Modern Anglican use of Augustine of Hippo’s On faith and works” by Erik A. Estrada

Erik A. Estrada argues that Augustine’s On faith and works “provided a definite point of reference for a good number of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Roman Catholic, Lutheran, Reformed, and Anglican theologians and biblical scholars” writing on various topics such as soteriology. This view challenges Suzanne Gatzemeier’s 2013 thesis on the topic.

Estrada focuses his analysis on influences within the Church of England, in particular ways St. Augustine influenced Archbishops of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer (1489–1556) and Matthew Parker (1504–1575) as well as Scottish Anglican bishop William Forbes (1580–1634).

Estrada is assistant professor of religion at Texas Christian University. He specializes in the history of Christian soteriology and recently published Faith Alone (Fortress Press, 2026), a book on pre-Reformation debates.

“The Episcopal Churches in Scotland and the United States of America: A Shared Heritage of Liturgy and Eucharistic Theology” by Brian Douglas

Brian Douglas traces the strong liturgical heritage found in eucharistic theologies of the Scottish Episcopal Church and the Episcopal Church in the United States. He analyzes the theological framework of the 1764 Scottish Communion Office and ways it influenced practices in the United States following the ordination of Connecticut bishop Samuel Seabury’s 1784 agreement with Scottish Episcopalians. Douglas identifies these influences in both the 1786 and 1790 liturgical revisions in the US Episcopal Church.

“This heritage has continued in subsequent editions of the American prayer book, right up to the present prayer book of the Episcopal Church, published in 1979 and revised in 2016, especially in Rite One of the Holy Eucharist,” writes Douglas.

Douglas is a priest in the Anglican Church of Australia and a research professor at the Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture, Charles Sturt University, Canberra. He is author of The Eucharist in Scottish Episcopalianism: An Alternate History and Theology (Edinburgh University Press, 2026).

“Henry Scougal’s Episcopalian Identity: Patristics, Priesthood, and Sacrament" by David Neal Greenwood

David Neal Greenwood writes that, “more than most theologians, Henry Scougal (1650–1678) has been subjected to tendentious historical revision, routinely being portrayed as either a theological liberal or a Puritan.”

Greenwood weighs in on the debate regarding which groups should claim the author of The Life of God in the Soul of Man (1676-1677) as their own. He writes that “Scougal and his work are prizes worth taking for those seeking to articulate a version of history that suits their denominational perspective. Yet attempts to appropriate Scougal as one of their own fail when the primary sources are consulted and properly understood.” His investigation works to correct distortions in the record.

Greenwood teaches in the Classics and Religious Studies Department at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. He is a priest in Scottish orders.

“The Glebe of Fairfax Parish, Virginia” by Charleen Smith-Reidel

Charlene Smith-Reidel traces the complexities and development surrounding glebe lands of Fairfax Parish, Virginia (now the District of Columbia), amid revolutionary change in colonial America.

She writes that, “The Fairfax Parish glebe is exceptional in that the specifications recorded in the vestry book constitute the most complete and detailed work order of any glebe in colonial Virginia. In the rural landscape, dotted with farms, fields, and few scattered settlements, both churches and glebe properties became notable landmarks, signaling to travelers the wealth and status of the parish. This glebe in Fairfax Parish was also among the last to be completed before  the start of the American Revolution. It would become a model to showcase the disestablishment of the Church of England in Virginia over the next fifty years.”

Smith-Reidel earned her degree in Vokskunde at the Universität in Freiburg, Germany. She is currently researching and writing on folklore and has been published in the Smithsonian Folklife Magazine.

Engaged History: “Archiving Parish Histories in the Diocese of Central Tanganyika” by Tulibako C. Mwakasege

Tulibako C. Mwakasege chronicles historical research in three Dodoma-based parishes as part of the project Archiving Parish Histories in the Diocese of Central Tanganyika. It forms part of Mwakasege’s larger research study “The Contribution of the Anglican Church on Gender Equality: the Case of the Diocese of Central Tanganyika, 1960s–2020,” which was supported by a research grant from the Historical Society of the Episcopal Church.

Mwakasege writes, “Our exploration of the Diocese of Central Tanganyika’s history took us deep into vestries, parish offices, and even personal homes where records had been quietly kept for decades. The primary sources were the parish archives themselves: baptismal, confirmation, marriage, and burial registers, some dating back to the early 1960s. I also found valuable correspondence between clergy, diocesan circulars, and handwritten minutes of early parish councils. Oral histories played an equally vital role; elderly parishioners and long-serving clergy helped reconstruct stories that had never been written down.”

These studies along with exhibit and book reviews are available in the latest issue of Anglican & Episcopal History. AEH is the peer-reviewed journal of the Historical Society of the Episcopal Church. It is published quarterly. For subscription information visit hsec.us/membership.

If you’ve ventured into your church’s basement, you may know the feeling. You’re looking for a spare lightbulb, but stumble on a treasure trove: a leather-bound parish register from the 1890s, a box of faded Polaroids from a 1970s youth group fundraiser, or perhaps a mysterious box of floppy disks from the turn of the millennium. Tangible footprints of our faith communities—records of marriages, baptisms, community triumphs, and quiet moments of grace. Without a plan to protect them, these stories can easily be lost to time, humidity, or a well-meaning spring cleaning.

Fortunately, you don’t need a degree in library science to meet your parish’s archival needs. Whether you’re a lifelong history buff, a church administrator, or a volunteer who just inherited a closet full of boxes, there is an archival course waiting for you.

Produced by the Historical Society of the Episcopal Church and originally presented as a live, five-part Zoom series in 2024, Archives Basics for Churches has been curated into an on-demand, self-paced educational course. Tailored specifically for the unique canonical and historical landscape of the Episcopal Church, this free resource bridges the gap between professional preservation techniques and the practical realities of local parish life.

Instead of dry, academic lectures, the course breaks down the daunting task of historical preservation into five manageable, bite-sized sessions. The best part about this course? You won’t just watch a video and be left to figure things out on your own. Each session is packed with practical tools designed to get you moving from day one:

• Watch and learn: High-quality video recordings from the original sessions guide you through the process step-by-step.
• Skip the note-taking: Downloadable session outlines and presentation slides give you a quick-reference guide whenever you need to look something up.
• Stop guessing: You’ll gain access to real-world sample files, templates, and policy worksheets. You don’t have to reinvent the wheel—just download and customize them for your congregation.
• Keep growing: A curated list of additional resources is included to help you solve specific mysteries, from preserving delicate 19th-century paper to archiving modern digital files.

Across the five modules, the course addresses the real questions church volunteers face every day:

• The "Keep or Toss" dilemma: Learn what is historically and canonically vital to save (and what you can safely recycle).
• The Elements: Discover simple, budget-friendly ways to protect physical items from heat, light, and moisture.
• The Digital Frontier: how to organize and back up modern church records, emails, and digital photos so they don't vanish into a hard-drive abyss.
• Sharing the Story: Find out how to catalog your collection so that clergy, researchers, and future generations can actually find and enjoy it.

Ready to dive in? You don't have to tackle the whole basement this weekend. Grab a cup of coffee, watch the first session, and discover how easy—and deeply rewarding—it is to safeguard your community's legacy. Your church’s past is a gift to its future. Check out the Archives Basics for Churches resources today at hsec.us/archivesbasics , and learn how to keep your parish’s story alive for generations to come.

The Historical Society of the Episcopal Church (HSEC) has announced the awarding of $15,050 in grants to thirteen recipients whose projects will advance the preservation, study, and interpretation of Episcopal and Anglican history. The awards support scholarly research, publications, oral history initiatives, and public history projects in the United States and abroad. Since establishing its grants program in 1988, HSEC has awarded more than $500,000 to scholars, researchers, historians, and institutions engaged in documenting and interpreting the history of the Episcopal Church and the wider Anglican Communion.

Grant applications are reviewed by the Society's Grants and Research Committee, with final approval by the Board of Directors. Funding is provided through HSEC's annual budget and enhanced by contributions from Society members. This year, the committee reviewed requests totaling $28,933.68, underscoring the continuing demand for support of historical research.

Grant recipients are encouraged to share the results of their work through Anglican and Episcopal History, the Society's peer-reviewed quarterly journal. Additional information about the grants program is available at hsec.us/grants.

2026 Grant Recipients

• Aaron Griffith(Duke Divinity School) — Research on the history of Black Episcopal clergy serving in American police departments.
• Andrew English(Independent Scholar) — Research on the history of Little Fork Church in Rixeyville, Virginia, in preparation for its 250th anniversary.
• Anna Burnley(Independent Scholar) — Research on the altars created by Joseph Trummer in the Episcopal Diocese of Florida.
• Anthony Guillén(Former Officer for Latino/Hispanic Ministries, The Episcopal Church) — Continuation of an Episcopal oral history project.
• Blake Strickland(University of Florida) — A digital history project examining the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel's slave plantations.
• Daniel Graves(Independent Scholar, Anglican Church of Canada) — Research for a biography of Richard Hooker.
• Gordon Heath(McMaster Divinity College) — Research on Anglican and Episcopal responses to the World War II bombing of German and Japanese cities.
• Greg Farr(Episcopal Church in Connecticut) — A living and oral history project documenting predominantly Black congregations in the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut.
• Malia K. DuMont(Bard College) — Development of a public history and museum exhibit on St. Stephen's Service Flag from World War I.
• Matthew Vogel(University of Oxford) — Research on the life and work of William Stringfellow.
• Sarah Ahmed(McGill University) — Research on the intersection of medicine and early Methodism.
• Virgilio Jossene(Anglican Diocese of Tete, Mozambique) — Research on the Episcopal Anglican Church of Brazil.
• Winnifred Mwikali(Pwani University, Kenya) — Research on the legacy of the Church Missionary Society in Kenya.

As the Historical Society of the Episcopal Church (HSEC), we acknowledge the ancestral and unceded territories of all the Indigenous Peoples who call the lands inhabited by the Episcopal Church home, as well as the diverse and vibrant Indigenous Communities who make their homes here today. We acknowledge that the lands were seized through violence, colonization, and displacement, and we acknowledge the historical erasure and ongoing harms experienced by Indigenous peoples through massacres, resource exploitation, and forced assimilation. We commit to uplifting Indigenous voices, addressing ongoing colonial legacies, and working together to build a just and equitable future.

The Board of Directors of the Historical Society of the Episcopal Church approved several significant initiatives during its June 2026 meeting and forwarded two constitutional amendments to the Society's annual meeting for consideration.

The Board adopted a Land Acknowledgment Statement that emphasizes historical education, approved funding to translate 2025 Tri-History Conference papers into Spanish for publication in a future issue of Anglican and Episcopal History, and agreed to serve as fiscal agent for the Latinx Archives Project, enabling it to receive tax-deductible contributions. Additional actions included adopting policies governing the sharing of information from the Diocesan History Contact Project and the funds management of Lifetime Membership dues.

The Board also proposed two constitutional amendments. The first changed the Treasurer from an elected office to one appointed by the Board and confirmed annually by the membership. The second replaced the requirement for annual CPA audits with annual independent financial reviews, reflecting the Society's size, straightforward financial operations, and the limited availability of audit firms serving organizations of its scale. During the Society's annual meeting, held via Zoom in July 2026, members approved both constitutional amendments.

The Board also recommended renaming the Tri-History Conference as the Episcopal History Conference to more clearly reflects the conference's mission while continuing its partnership with the National Episcopal Historians and Archivists and the Episcopal Women's History Project.

Actions taken by the Board and membership strengthen the Society's governance, enhance access to Episcopal historical scholarship, and support the continued preservation of the history of the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion.