Report to the Church 2015 | Page 22

Mark of Mission 1 22 C OMMU NICATIO N SERVICES OF FERED BY THE MISSIO NARY S OCIETY Building the Kingdom of God requires engaging people within and beyond The Episcopal Church in a conversation about the transformation we encounter in Jesus Christ. High-quality communication services offered to dioceses and congregations at little or no cost are among the ways the Missionary Society works to support mission and ministry at a local level in The Episcopal Church. These are some of the services we provide: > EPISCOPALCHURCH.ORG The Episcopal Church’s website had nearly 2.5 million unique visitors in the first half of 2014, averaging 16,459 page views per day. Approximately 63% are firsttime visitors. While spearheaded by the Missionary Society, the website ultimately is a partnership with people throughout The Episcopal Church. The popular Finda-Church feature – which allows congregations to shape their entries – currently enlists more than 1,750 congregational-page editors and 22 super editors who can edit multiple local entries. In April 2014, congregations and dioceses submitted more than 385 photos in response to our call for Holy Week ima vW2f