The Episcopal Diocese of South Dakota

BISHOP FOLTS’ STATEMENT TO THE CHURCH January 22, 2025 The command to “Do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with God” (Micah 6:8) and the words of Jesus, “Blessed are t...

Happy New Year from Thunderhead! We hope that everyone’s 2025 is off to a decent start. Here are a few updates about what is happening as we prepare for our Summer of Renewal a...

ECW HONORED WOMAN 2025 NOMINATIONS NOW ACCEPTED The Episcopal Church Women of the Diocese of South Dakota are asking for nominations to consider in the selection o...

Quilt Raffle for Thunderhead Episcopal Center. Drawing to be held on TEC Sunday, April 6, 2025 Tickets are $5 each OR you may purchase 5 for $20. 1) Click here to be...

In this "Missional Miles "segment, we head to Mitchell, where Bishop Jonathan joins Pastor Wayne at New Home Lutheran and St. Mary's Episcopal Church. As part of this visit, Bisho...

WINTER TALK 2025, Jan. 18-20 ‘Coming to Center: Wholeness, Healing, and Right Relationship’ The Episcopal Church Office of Indigenous Ministries invites everyone in...

The Sacred Ground team is excited to announce a two-part webinar series featuring Alan Yarborough, the associate director of the Office of Government Relations of The Episcopal Ch...

Editor’s note: This 2020 ENS story has been updated slightly for Epiphany 2025. [Episcopal News Service] From the Epiphany and continuing for days to come, more and more Epis...

The Episcopal Diocese of South Dakota is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Canon at Thunderhead Episcopal Center and Diocesan Youth Ministries. A detailed ministry ...

[ David Paulsen of Episcopal News Service ] Washington National Cathedral, the Episcopal cathedral in the United States capital, is preparing to host the Jan. 9 state funeral of f...

Dear People of God in The Episcopal Church: Among the Christmas Gospels, Luke is surely the crowd pleaser. Nearly our entire visual vocabulary of Christmas—the manger, the shephe...

Due to the Thunderhead Episcopal Center (TEC) revisioning project and the ongoing process of hiring a new staff member for TEC and Diocesan Youth Ministries, Bishop Folts has deci...

On Sunday, December 15, Bishop Jonathan traveled to St. Mary's and Our Blessed Redeemer Episcopal Church in Flandreau. Watch the video to learn more about this congregation, and...

Bishop Jonathan travels to the Rosebud Episcopal Mission for a weekend visit . In this segment, the Rev. Annie Henninger shares her thoughts about where she finds God's joy on R...

Bishop Folts is pleased to announce that Brenda Lewis and Barbara Simpson will be ordained to the permanent diaconate at Calvary Episcopal Cathedral on Saturday, January 25th, th...

On November 23-24th, I had the pleasure of visiting the Santee Yankton Episcopal Mission. Click on the video for an overview of the highlights of this visit, followed by an excell...

– Written by: The Rev. Mary Frances Schjonberg is a freelance writer who formerly was a senior editor and reporter for Episcopal News Service. [Episcopal News Service...

On Sunday, November 17, I had the pleasure of joining the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church congregation in Sioux Falls for a confirmation and Eucharistic service, followed by an abu...

November 14, 2024 Racial Reconciliation by the Rev. Shaneequa Brokenleg The Rev. Shaneequa’s reflection after the recent election is a powerful reminder of re...