Welcome to SIM’s website—where Episcopal seminarians, alumni, donors and those who understand the importance of investing in future leadership for The Episcopal Church come together. SIM is deeply committed to the future of The Episcopal Church and the leaders to shape that future. The well-educated, well-trained and well-formed ordained clergy, for whom
Read MoreI never thought I would be a priest. I didn’t grow up going to church, and when faith became important to me, I was committed to my career in the business world. God’s very active work in my life became increasingly evident as I transitioned from a life-consuming career, to stay at home mom, back to working full time with a new career at a large church....
Read MoreALOHA! SIM Alumni & Seabury-Western graduate, Robert "Moki" Hino, the initial recipient of the Edward R. Cunningham Named Scholarship, has been a strong supporter of SIM since his 2005 graduation from the Seabury-Western Theological Seminary in Evanston IL. Executive Director Tom Moore joined with Fr. Lowry to express SIM’s gratitude for the check from Moki’s parish.
Read MoreAn initiative has begun for the support of high potential candidates for ordination in The Episcopal Church between The Society for the Increase of Ministry (SIM) and the Mercer Fund of the Diocese of Long Island (Mercer Fund). These are the two major sources of need-based scholarship aid for Episcopal seminarians other than aid offered by the seminaries themselves.
Read MoreAnne Thatcher hails most recently from Walla Walla, Washington where she is a postulant from the Diocese of Spokane. She is currently
Dear SIM Friends, In today’s climate, SIM is striving to accept the things we cannot change while asking for the courage and support to change the things
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Welcome to SIM's website—where Episcopal seminarians, alumni, donors and those who understand the importance of investing in future leadership for The
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A Partnership for the Future One way in the 21st century that SIM is working to fulfill our 1857 founding purpose, “to find suitable persons for the
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First year seminarian, Sarah Stewart ('15), reflects on her year. Days at Berkeley are jam-packed with activity—classes, lectures, conferences,
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SIM has set a course for the 21st century that requires unprecedented change in its organization and structure in order to remain faithful to its ministry set forth in 1857: “The object of this corporation shall be to furnish means for the education of candidates for holy orders in the Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States.”
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West Hartford, CT 06107
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