State, Church, Church, Church

Christine Snyder writes for the Spirit of Jefferson in Charles Town, West Virginia, about state Rep. John Unger, who is adding a third church to his duties as an ordained minister:

The 45-year-old Berkeley County native and state lawmaker — already minister at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Harpers Ferry and Bolivar Methodist Church — this weekend will formally become pastor of St. John’s Episcopal Church.

… A Democrat who studied at West Virginia University then earned a master’s degree as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University, Unger has served in the state Senate since 1999. He became Majority Leader in early 2011.

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Image: St. John’s Episcopal Church, Harpers Ferry, via Facebook

Biretta tip: Daily Scan, published by Office of Public Affairs

Links:

Majority Leader Unger’s webpage

St. John’s Episcopal Church on Facebook

St. John’s Lutheran Church