About the Exhibit

For the Extension of the Kingdom is an electronic publication and online exhibit of The Archives of the Episcopal Church first created in 2024 and updated periodically. The exhibit arose from an institutional call to lift up historically marginalized voices and honor the rich and diverse history of The Episcopal Church. Through numerous resolutions the General Convention has upheld the need for greater examination of the role and experiences of women within the Church, sharing their unique stories and honoring the centuries of work by lay and ordained women.

Research for this exhibit began in 2018 and represents contributions from over 150 resources and 40 discrete collections of archival material, spanning over 250 years of history. In 2018, the Archives received a significant grant from the United Thank Offering to preserve and share the history of Episcopal women, and this exhibit was funded, in part, by their generosity.

Of particular interest, the exhibit’s Virtual Reading Room offers a first-hand glimpse into the work and dedication of the women of The Episcopal Church. It includes digitized versions of the Woman’s Auxiliary Triennial Meeting Minutes and Handbooks, and of the Woman’s Auxiliary and United Thank Offering Annual Reports and publications. The Archives continues its efforts to process and digitize numerous collections in order to make accessible and showcase the history of Episcopal church women.

The Archives has constructed this online publication to be a expanding resource. Visitors who wish to share their comments on the exhibit are invited to do so using by using our contact form. Individuals or groups who would like to support the archives or donate records to the Archives of The Episcopal Church are encouraged to contact the Director of the Archives.

Curators and Staff
Whitney R. Hughes, Interim Director
Amy L. Evenson, Archivist for Institutional Research
David E. Hales, Deputy for Administration
Leah E. Christian, Research Assistant

Thank you to all staff of The Archives for their unending support. Special thanks to Mark J. Duffy, retired Canonical Archivist and Director, and Ellie Miller, former research assistant, for their early work and vision for this exhibit.

Technical Information

The exhibit was created using the Omeka S open-source content management platform. All photo images are included as JPEG files at 72 dpi screen resolution. Where possible, documents and images that include text are presented in PDF format to allow viewers the ability to examine these items more closely. Audio files are edited excerpts of larger works that were digitized, edited and exported as mp3 files that may be played within the site using embedded media players.