Gun Violence Resources

Resources to Respond to Gun Violence

From the Episcopal Church Office of Governmental Relations, this page includes links to General Convention resolutions and  executive council resolves, as well as to current actions by the Episcopal Public Policy Network that parishioners can take part in.

Bishops United Against Gun Violence

A group of more than 100 Episcopal bishops working to curtail the epidemic of gun violence in the United States.

Episcopalians United Against Gun Violence

An ad-hoc group of bishops, clergy and lay people disseminating information about Episcopalians who are working, collectively and individually, to curb gun violence (Facebook community)

Liturgical Resources from Bishops United Against Gun Violence

Prayer services, litanies, and laments from parishes and dioceses nationwide.

Episcopalians help launch national gun buybacks on June 11 to turn weapons into garden tools

Article from the Episcopal News Service, 4/26/22, describing the launch of the national ecumenical Guns to Gardens initiative, which will buy back guns from private owners and reform them into garden tools.