Who We Are

Greeting Saints! Welcome to the website of the Episcopal Church in Northern Indiana, the Crossroads of America. I’m Doug Sparks, and I have the privilege of serving as bishop of this diocese.

There are 30 Faith Communities or congregations, from Gary to Angola, South Bend to Kokomo, Valparaiso to Fort Wayne and everywhere in between. 

 I’ve discovered that we are a diverse, generous, inspiring and hopeful community of Disciples who are members of the Growing Episcopal Branch of the Jesus Movement.

 We are committed to living out the Baptismal Covenant and have embraced the 5 Marks of Mission: 

  1. to Proclaim the Good News;

  2. to Teach, Baptize and Nurture new believers;

  3. to Respond to Human Need by Loving Service;

  4. to Transform unjust structures of society, to Challenge violence of every kind and to Pursue peace and reconciliation and

  5. to Strive to safeguard the integrity of creation and sustain and renew the life of the earth as OUR way of engaging God’s Mission in Northern Indiana.

 We have given ourselves over to the work of Racial Reconciliation and Racial Justice, living more fully into becoming Beloved Community, by telling the truth about racism, proclaiming God’s dream, practicing the way of Jesus and repairing the breaches caused by the sin of racism.

 If you’re planning a move to Northern Indiana, send us an email, we would be happy to connect you to one of our faith communities.

 If you’re looking for a ministry opportunity, send me an email, I’d love to have a conversation with you.

 Most importantly, please pray for us here in Northern Indiana, as we strive to become, more and more, God’s Beloved Community!

Read our 2021 mutual ministry review.

 

Where We Are?

The Diocese of Northern Indiana comprises the northern third of the state and includes the following counties: Adams, Allen, Benton, Blackford, Carroll, Cass, DeKalb, Elkhart, Fulton, Grant, Howard, Huntington, Jasper, Jay, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Lake, La Porte, Marshall, Miami, Newton, Noble, Porter, Pulaski, St. Joseph, Starke, Steuben, Wabash, Wells, White, and Whitley.

The diocese has sections in both the Central and Eastern time zones. A complete list of parish contact information is available. The diocesan office, located in downtown South Bend, is on Eastern Time.

 

Contact Us!

Our Diocesan Staff at Fierce Conversations Training in Chicago. (Michelle Walker, Terri Bays, Carol Bianchini, Adrien Niyongabo, Henry Randolph, Anne Wietstock, Courtney Reid (trainer) Sharon Katona)

Our Diocesan Staff at Fierce Conversations Training in Chicago. (Michelle Walker, Terri Bays, Carol Bianchini, Adrien Niyongabo, Henry Randolph, Anne Wietstock, Courtney Reid (trainer) Sharon Katona)

The office is open Monday - Thursday, 9am-5pm:  closed on Fridays.  Our individual schedules vary.

To contact us via mail, phone, or fax, please use the following information:

The Episcopal Diocese of Northern Indiana
117 N. Lafayette Blvd.
South Bend, IN 46601

(574) 233-6489 (phone)
(574) 287-7914 (fax)

info@ednin.org (general email)

A complete list of congregation contact information is also available.

For the Mission of the Church
 

Everliving God, whose will it is that all should come to you through your Son Jesus Christ: Inspire our witness to him, that all may know the power of his forgiveness and the hope of his resurrection; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.