Adapted from an announcement by St. Paul’s Church, K Street:St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, K Street, has called the Rev. Richard David Wall to be its tenth rector. The call of Fr. Wall follows an 18-month discernment process and national search.A naturalized citizen of the United States, Fr. Wall was born in South Staffordshire, England. He completed his undergraduate and … [Read more...] about 10th Rector for St. Paul’s
Archives for May 1, 2015
Heather Cook Deposed
The Diocese of Maryland has accepted the resignation of Heather Cook as suffragan bishop, and Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has announced an accord in which Cook accepted a sentence of deposition from ordained ministry.The diocese announced at 3 p.m. (EDT):The Right Rev. Eugene Taylor Sutton and the Standing Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland today … [Read more...] about Heather Cook Deposed
4 on Presiding Bishop Slate
By Douglas LeBlancThe Joint Nominating Committee for the Election of the Presiding Bishop has announced a four-member slate. Simple biographies of the four nominees are available in the 15-page document [PDF] announcing the slate:The Rt. Rev. Thomas Breidenthal, Bishop of Southern OhioThe Rt. Rev. Michael Curry, Bishop of North CarolinaThe Rt. Rev. Ian Douglas, Bishop of … [Read more...] about 4 on Presiding Bishop Slate
Jesus Was Never a PB
The Rev. Frederick Schmidt of Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary reflects on the office of Presiding Bishop, comparing it to the ministry of Jesus:We’ll be getting the names of the people nominated for Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church in a few hours and people have already named the demands of the task.But I have a sinking feeling that — just as with the election … [Read more...] about Jesus Was Never a PB
Church Now Buddhist Temple
Former Episcopal churches have been renovated for many different uses across the years, including as an Islamic Awareness Center (background), a congregation of the Charismatic Episcopal Church (background), and a Manhattan disco-turned-mall listed in the National Register of Historic Places.A new documentary film (In God’s House: The Religious Landscape of Utica, New York) … [Read more...] about Church Now Buddhist Temple