ENS: Episcopal Church Foundation board unanimously approves new mission statement
Saturday, March 10, 2007

[Episcopal Church Foundation] The Episcopal Church Foundation's (ECF) board of directors voted unanimously to approve an updated mission statement.

ECF's new mission statement reads:

"The mission of the Episcopal Church Foundation is to strengthen the leadership and financial capabilities of Episcopal congregations, dioceses and related organizations to pursue their mission and ministry.

"There has been remarkable change at the Foundation over the past 18 months, in terms of leadership as well as the programs and services ECF provides," said Dr. H.M. 'Mac' McFarling, III, chairperson of the board. "The board recognized the need to articulate our reason for being, simply and clearly. Previous versions of our mission were much longer and not as easily understood to someone who might not be familiar with ECF and its work.

"Because we can provide such a broad range of resources, from a publication such as Vestry Papers, to a full range of fundraising services, to collaborations and partnerships with other agencies that have resulted in programs such as Fresh Start, to the new ECF Fellowship Partners Program, it has sometimes been a challenge to explain who we are and what we do," remarked Donald V. Romanik, ECF president. "Not only will our new mission statement help us in that regard, but it will also guide our staff and board as we discern whether or not new projects and initiatives will move us forward to live into our mission." the rest