Global Mission
Join the Global Mission Conversation
Are you or someone from your congregation interested in being part of the conversations on world mission in the Diocese of Virginia? Please email Diane Wright, Diocesan Global Mission Advocate to be added to the email list or to help discern next steps for our Diocese.
The Latest Updates
Companions in Mission: Global Partnerships Monthly Calls
1st Wednesday of the month 1-2 p.m. ET
Join the Office of Global Partnerships staff, speakers from around the Anglican Communion, foreign policy experts, global mission practitioners, and selected regional leaders for monthly calls about how the church can address human needs, engage in peacebuilding, and build healthy, mutual relationships. Grounded in The Episcopal Church’s Guiding Principles for World Mission, this gathering is a space for shared learning, networking, and reflection.
Whether you are already involved in a global partnership or hope to explore future opportunities, this is a place to find inspiration, learn practical insight, and develop best practices for engagement.
Mission Thursdays – Monthly Webinars from Global Episcopal Mission Network (GEMN)
2nd Thursday of the month 2-3 pm ET
Join other mission activists in GEMN’s monthly one-hour webinars about work in various parts of the world and missional developments in the Episcopal Church and Anglican Communion.
Next Mission Thursday is December 11, 2026 at 2:00 pm. Come learn about the Diocese of Cuba and their upcoming plans following the ordination and consecration of Rev. Angel Rivera as Bishop of the Diocese of Cuba in a ceremony at Catedral de la Santísima Trinidad in Havana in September.
Episcopal Global Mission Sunday
On the last Sunday of Epiphany, February 15, 2026, join others around the Episcopal Church to celebrate Global Mission. Contact us for prayers or a litany for global mission or to brainstorm ways to lift up our partnerships and friends around the Anglican Communion.
Global Mission Moments
Have you or others from your congregation travelled to work with global partners? The Diocese would like to know! Send us a short write up and a few photos to be featured as “Global Mission Moments.”
Episcopal Relief & Development and Global Mission
Episcopal Relief & Development partners with faith and community leaders locally and globally to advance lasting change in communities affected by injustice, poverty, disaster, and climate change. The Rev. Deacon Nancy Searby serves as the Diocese of Virginia’s Ministry Partner. Does your congregation have an Episcopal Relief ministry partner? Contact Deacon Nancy about how you and your congregation can learn more and support this vital work.
Why Haiti? A Call to Action
The newly formed Haiti Advocacy Ministry is a group of deacons, priests, and lay persons with a long history of working in Haiti from both the Diocese of Washington and the Diocese of Virginia who have come together to share information about the dire situation in Haiti, to provide updates on the work of parishes and other organizations and to offer mutual support. All parishes and individuals in the Diocese of Virginia with an interest in Haiti are invited to be a part of this initiative. For more information, please contact Karen Wires.
To learn more about the current situation in Haiti, please read Why Haiti: A Call to Action submitted by the Haiti Advocacy Ministry.
Mission Trips/Pilgrimages
Are you or members of your parish travelling abroad to support partners in mission? Let us know when and where! As Christians, we are called to serve together, as a body with many parts. As a Diocese, we can uphold each other in prayer, share resources, broaden connections and take part in the sharing of God’s love. We may not all have the opportunity to travel but can accompany others in prayer. Thank you for sharing your recent or upcoming journeys.
Upcoming Events
Diocesan Prayer Service for Global Mission
This short service (approximately 30 minutes) provides a contemplative space to remember and pray for our global mission partners and the world. Please join us in praying for our global community.
Mission Thursday: The Challenges and Opportunities of the Cuban Church
Come learn about the Diocese of Cuba and their upcoming plans following the ordination and consecration of Rev. Angel Rivera as Bishop of the Diocese of Cuba in a ceremony at Catedral de la Santísima Trinidad in Havana in September.