Clergy reception
The Rev. Matthew Joyner was received into the Missionary Diocese of the South and Ozarks from the Diocese of the Central States in the Reformed Episcopal Church on February 3, 2023.
The Rev. Matthew Joyner was received into the Missionary Diocese of the South and Ozarks from the Diocese of the Central States in the Reformed Episcopal Church on February 3, 2023.
The Rev. David Milam was transferred from the Missionary Diocese of the South and Ozarks to the Diocese of the Central and Western States in the Anglican Province of America on January 26, 2023.
The Rev. John T. Brantley was licensed to serve as pastor of Boger Reformed Church, Concord, North Carolina, effective January 1, 2023.
The Most Rev. Peter D. Robinson ordained Rick Ball as a deacon on November 5, 2022 at Good Shepherd Anglican Church in Waynesboro, Virginia. The ordination was conducted on behalf of the Rt. Rev. George Conner for the Missionary Diocese of the West. The Rev. Ball will serve at St. Bede’s Anglican Church in Tucson, Arizona.
The Rt. Rev. D. Presley Hutchens was received in the United Episcopal Church from the Anglican Catholic Church (ACC) on September 3, 2022. Before retirement, Bishop Hutchens served as ordinary of the ACC Diocese of New Orleans. He is now licensed in the Missionary Diocese of the South and Ozarks.
The Rev. Christian Dove and the Rev. Sergio Gonzalez were ordained to the priesthood by the Most Rev. Peter D. Robinson at Good Shepherd Anglican Church, Waynesboro, Virginia, on August 19, 2022.
The Rev. Lawrence Jones, presbyter, and Mrs. Nancy Jones, deaconess, were received into the Missionary Diocese of the Southand Ozarks from the Reformed Episcopal Church on August 8, 2022.
The Rt. Rev. Daniel J. Sparks ordained Anthony Cirilla to the diaconate on April 23, 2022 in the Missionary Diocese of the South and Ozarks. The new deacon will be assisting at St. Joseph Anglican Church in Branson, Missouri, where the service was held.
The United Episcopal Church will consecrate two bishops March 26, 2022 in Hastings, Michigan. The Rev. Paul Slish will be consecrated assistant bishop for the Diocese of the Great Lakes. The Rev. Daniel Sparks will be consecrated bishop for the Missionary Diocese of the South and Ozarks. The service will be held at 10:30 a.m. at Sts. Andrew & Matthias
In the Missionary Diocese of the East, the Rev. Aaron Long has been appointed Canon to the Ordinary with responsibility for those congregations in communion with the UECNA-East under the provisions of Canons 16 and 35. Appointment effective as of November 9, 2021.