Episcopal Church accepts applications for new Chief Operating Officer

The Episcopal Church accepts applications for the new Chief Operating Officer position. (Photo by Andrew Neel on Unsplash)

The Episcopal Church has recently announced the opening of the application for the Chief Operating Officer following the retirement of the previous COO.

Interested applicants may send their applications with a letter of interest and updated resumes to EC-COO@ies-consulting.org, as reported.

The review of the applicants will be started immediately.

Chief Operating Officer Position

As per the press release from the Episcopal News Service, the Episcopal Church is looking for qualified applicants to fulfill the role of the Chief Operating Officer.

The COO will reportedly be assigned to the Episcopal Church Center at 815 Second Ave, NYC, under the Presiding Bishop, the Most Reverend Michael Bruce Curry.

The position is a joint appointment of the President of the House of Deputies and the Presiding Bishop, as reported.

As mentioned, the new COO will supervise the duties of various departments of the Episcopal church.

Those departments include communication, information technology, human resources, and real estate management of DFMS-owned and leased facilities, which include 815 Second Avenue, New York City.

Also, the COO will assist the Episcopal bishop in different situations regarding programs, staff management, and the work of the staff leaders.

The qualified candidate will also serve on the Episcopal Relief & Development Board, as reported.

Moreover, the COO must verify that all the initiatives and resolutions of the General Convention and the Executive Council are adequately operated by the resources.

As further discussed, the vacant position is the chief administrative position of the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society.

It also requires good standing in the Episcopal Church as a member.

The successful applicant will be appointed and will start by Jan. 2023.

About Episcopal Church Center

Based on its website, the Episcopal Church Center in New York City is the national headquarters of the Episcopal Church across the world.

The offices of the Episcopal Center include the executive offices of Bishop Micheal Curry, presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church.

It is reportedly the avenue that serves different functions to the church, including the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society, and General Convention.

As mentioned, it is also a place that serves as a center for ecumenical and interfaith engagement and a location for national and international agencies.

About Episcopal Church

According to the Episcopal Church’s website, it is a church that welcomes all the people in the community who praise Jesus and is a members of the Anglican Communion worldwide.

It aims to restore all the people that are reportedly unified by God as written in the Book of Common Prayer’s catechism (p. 855), as reported.

The Episcopal Church focuses on three points as they believe that Jesus Movement calls them to prioritize evangelism, reconciliation, and creation care.

Accordingly, the Episcopalians believe that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ saved the world.

They are reportedly part of the third largest group of Christians around the world and are collaborating with the Church of England and the Scottish Episcopal Church.