Summary

The Philadelphia Inquirer – Philadelphia-area Latinos had significant achievements in 2020 – The list acknowledges the talent, effort, and impact of public servants, religious leaders, community journalists…

Cordele Dispatch – Christ Episcopal Church awards scholarships to Crisp County students – The committee studies the student’s grade point average, the presentation of the application package and their needs…

The Anglican Journal – Episcopal Church pushes triennial meeting to 2022 – The U.S.-based Episcopal Church has postponed its 80th General Convention by a year, the church’s presiding officers announced Nov. 20…

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Philadelphia-area Latinos had significant achievements in 2020

The Philadelphia Inquirer – Philadelphia, Pa

In 2020, we experienced the first pandemic in the last century. We saw a new social justice movement ignited. We heard loud calls for structural reform to achieve real equality.

In the Philadelphia region, Latinos, who make up 15 percent of the population, have suffered many losses: their jobs, economic stability, and their health and wellness.

But there have been prominent milestones and firsts as well.

After speaking with local community leaders and residents, The Inquirer created a list to highlight some significant accomplishments of 11 Latinos in 2020.

The list is by no means complete. But it acknowledges the talent, effort, and impact of public servants, religious leaders, community journalists, and others. Throughout 2021, The Inquirer will continue to report on the work of Latinos in the region. […]

Christ Episcopal Church awards scholarships to Crisp County students

Cordele Dispatch – Cordele, Ga

Senobia Sanchez, left, a UGA student majoring in criminal justice and pre-law, Gabe Sanchez, a Georgia Tech student majoring in chemistry and pre-med, Jordan Lawson, a Georgia Tech student majoring in business and Noah Mercer (not pictured), a Georgia Southern student majoring in construction management were the 2020 recipients of Christ Episcopal Church’s annual Reddick-Roche scholarships. Senobia and Gabe Sanchez and Lawson graduated from Crisp County High School and Mercer graduated from Crisp Academy.

“Dennis Reddick was a parole officer in Crisp County for years and he was a member of this church,” scholarship committee chair Skip Wright said. “Nancy Roche worked at the hospital for years. Their families started the scholarships but in 2006, they turned it over to the church where Dennis was a member.” […]

Episcopal church pushes triennial meeting to 2022

The Anglican Journal – New York, NY

The U.S.-based Episcopal Church has postponed its 80th General Convention by a year, the church’s presiding officers announced Nov. 20.

In a letter to bishops and deputies, Presiding Bishop Michael Curry and president of the House of Deputies the Rev. Gay Clark Jennings wrote that they had “spent the last several months riding waves of pandemic news,” Episcopal News Service reported.

Despite the news that vaccines might be approved in the near future, “it is unlikely that even highly effective vaccines and robust federal intervention would permit us to gather as many as 10,000 people safely by next summer, as we had originally planned,” the letter stated. [...]

Commission awards seminary candidate status 

Arkansas Democrat Gazette – Little Rock, AR

Jackson Theological Seminary ) at North Little Rock was awarded candidate status as a Category III institution by the TRACS (Transnational Association of Christian Schools) Accreditation Commission.

The status is effective for five years, according to a news release from the Rev. Cecil L. Williams Jr., president and chief executive officer at Jackson seminary and pastor of St. John AME Church at Pine Bluff.

Jackson seminary received the recognition earlier this year. TRACS is recognized by the United States Department of Education, the Council for Higher Education Accreditation and the International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education, according to the release. […]