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Diocese of Missouri

Navigating a Massive Shift to Part-Time Clergy

Sixty-four percent of Episcopal congregations don’t have a paid, full-time priest.

Rest in Peace, Rise in Glory: Bishops Duvall and Jones

The retired bishops of the dioceses of the Central Gulf Coast and Missouri passed away within days of each other.

Bishop Roundup: Oregon, Lexington, Missouri

Candidates and consents in three dioceses.

Deon Johnson, a Gay Black Immigrant, Elected Bishop of Missouri

Johnson currently lives in Michigan with his husband and two children, and is scheduled to be consecrated on April 25, 2020.

Bishop Roundup: S. Dakota, Iowa, Lexington, Missouri, Maryland

Bishops begin in South Dakota, announce retirement in Iowa, change titles in Lexington, hold walkabouts in Missouri, and return in Maryland.

St. Louis Provost Advances to Dean

Wardens of Christ Church Cathedral: “Dean Adams-Shepherd endeared herself to the Cathedral’s parishioners.”

B012 Bishop for Dallas: George Wayne Smith

Bishop George Wayne Smith of the Diocese of Missouri will visit and assist at three Dallas-area parishes that wish to celebrate weddings for same-sex couples.

Benches and Reconciliation in South Sudan

How did benches become a symbol of peace and reconciliation between two tribes that have been enemies as far as anyone can remember?

Bishop of Missouri Calls for a Successor

Bishop Wayne Smith: “I am young and healthy, and I am not at all certain that my active ministry will come to an end with my retirement from Missouri. I am indeed open to new possibilities.”

‘God’s Surprise for Me’

Bishop George Wayne Smith: “Holy Week is, every year, a time of spiritual renewal for me.”

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