Our parish has been enjoying the leadership of several supply clergy since the departure of The Rev. Parker, including The Rev. Martha Honaker, The Rev. Rick Lawler, The Rev. Mike Tanner, The Rev. Gary Coffey, The Rev. Dan Wall, The Rev. Don Wiesner, The Rev. Chris Thompson, Pastor Katerine Shaner, The Rev. Todd Donatelli, and The Rev. George Greer. We are currently working towards the process of calling new clergy to our parish.
Our Bishop: The Rt. Rev. Jose A. Mcloughlin
The Rt. Rev. José A. McLoughlin was consecrated as the seventh bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Western North Carolina on October 1, 2016. Prior to his election as bishop of the diocese of Western North Carolina, McLoughlin served as the Canon to the Ordinary and Chief-of-Staff for the Episcopal Diocese of Oklahoma since 2008. Ordained in 2005, McLoughlin earned his Masters in Divinity from Virginia Theological Seminary and Bachelor of Arts from the University of Central Florida. Prior to his call to the priesthood, McLoughlin worked in the criminal justice field serving in the State of Florida as a police officer and in the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. in various capacities, most recently as the special assistant/senior advisor to the assistant attorney general. McLoughlin and his wife Laurel have been married for 23 years, and together have two children, Alexander, 17, and Alyson, 14. Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, McLoughlin is bilingual, enjoys music, playing the drums, and studying 18th century American history.