About Us

The Episcopal Church Foundation (ECF) seeks to bring about a growing number of healthy, vital, and vibrant congregations in service to God’s mission with the capacity to empower and support their members to live out the Gospel.

ECF was founded 60 years ago by then Presiding Bishop Henry Knox Sherrill as an independent, lay-led organization. Since our beginning, we have responded to the ever-changing needs of the Episcopal Church and worked to strengthen the mission of all Episcopalians.

Today, ECF provides programs, products, and services to Episcopal congregations, dioceses, and related organizations in the areas of financial resource development, leadership, and training.

It is ECF’s privilege to walk with the Episcopal Church at the national, diocesan, and local levels to foster the capacity of congregations to pursue their mission and our shared call to live out the Gospel.

• Building Leadership: Vital congregations live out their mission when their leaders empower everyone
  
  
• Growing Financial Capacity: Conserve and grow the gifts that have been entrusted to your parish
  
  
• Forging Partnerships: When communities of faith come together, their service to the Church and to the world has more impact