News from Province V

September 2025



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Highlights:

  • Opening Prayer
  • Province V Executive Board
  • Creation Care Gathering
  • Trafficking: Faithful Response and Support
  • Campus Ministry Cohort
  • Big Provincial Gathering 2026
  • Leadership Coaching Project
  • Women Clergy Retreat
  • Roots & Wings Fellowships
  • Season of Creation
  • Northern Michigan Visitor's Weekend
  • Episcopal Podcasts
  • Praying with Creation
  • White Christian Nationalism and the Black Church's Prophetic Witness
  • Book Corner
  • Immigration Update Calls
  • DeKoven Day
  • Using Picture Books for Racial Healing
  • Sacred Ground Launch
  • Gun Violence Prevention
  • Networking Conversations
  • Affiliated Organizations
  • Upcoming Events and Webinars

Opening Prayer


Dear God, please inspire our hearts to come ever closer to You… We pray for those people who know us and accept us as we are. Those people who encourage us to see what’s really fine in life… We pray for all the people of Your world, our sisters and brothers whose names we may not know but whose lives are ultimately precious in Your sight. With all our hearts, we pray for all Your children everywhere—yes, everywhere…And finally we offer our strengths and our weaknesses, our joys and our sorrows to Your never-ending care. Help us to remember all through our lives that we never need to do difficult things alone, that Your presence is simply for the asking and our ultimate future is assured by Your unselfish love. In our deepest gratitude we offer this prayer. Amen.



— Rev. Fred Rogers

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Featured Articles and Events

Province V Executive Board


Crystal Plummer: Province V Executive Council, lay member

We’re pleased to announce that Canon Crystal Plummer from the Diocese of Chicago has recently been appointed by the Province V President and confirmed by the Executive Board of the Province to serve out the unexpired term of Province V’s lay representative to the Executive Council of the Episcopal Church.  She will serve in this capacity until the Provincial Synod in 2027.


Province V Executive Board

Crystal will also be joining the Province V Executive Board in this role. Have you met the Province V Executive Board?  It consists of Representatives from each of the 11 member Dioceses within the Province, elected Officers, plus the two province-elected lay and clergy Executive Council members. Click here for the full list of the Board’s current membership.


Episcopal Creation Care Gathering 2025

September 18-20, 2025

Procter Center, London, Ohio

Registration closes September 1!


A word of welcome from Jerusalem Greer, co-executive director, Proctor Center


Come join in conversation with those steeped in prayer, theology, the wild outdoors, agriculture, and the front lines of pollution, climate change, biodiversity loss, and land use. Take time to wander over the acres of the Proctor Center. Come ready to put your feet on the ground and get your hands dirty while contemplating the goodness of the earth and the wonders of creation, and listening to the Holy Spirit’s call to action!


The Episcopal Creation Care Gathering is an annual church-wide event focused on the work of Christian ministry, mission, and living on earth. These gatherings create space for conversation, learning, and practice as we explore the deep relationships that bind together spirituality, justice, ecology, discipleship, and evangelism.


Episcopal Creation Care Gathering is co-sponsored by Provinces IV & V, Procter Center, and the Diocese of Southern Ohio.



The Procter Center is centrally located within driving distance of Indianapolis, Louisville, Nashville, Chicago, Detroit, Pittsburgh, and more.


The nearest airports are located in Columbus, Dayton, and Cincinnati. 


Carpooling is encouraged! The ECCG team can help with rideshare pick-ups.


Invite others! If people are curious, they can view this video for more information.


More information and registration: https://episcopalcreationcaregathering.org/

Join this online course to learn how to recognize human trafficking and support those reentering our community after human exploitation.  This 90 minute course will introduce participants to the basics of trafficking, how to respond when trafficking is suspected, and how their community can help those on their journey from surviving to thriving.


Choose any of the following dates to participate in this course:

Wed, Sept 24, 7:30-9 pm ET / 6:30- 8 pm CT.  Registration

Tuesday, October 7, 7:30-9 pm ET / 6:30- 8 pm CT.  Registration

Mon, Oct 20, 7-8:30 pm ET / 6-7:30 pm CT.  Registration

Thurs, Nov 6, 7-8:30 pm ET / 6-7:30 pm CT.  Registration


Visit this page to learn more.

Last Chance to Register

Fall 2025 Campus Ministry Cohort: 

Engaging with IHL's 


Purpose:  To equip and prepare worshiping communities to engage Institutions of Higher Learning in their local ministry context. IHLs include community colleges, trade schools, professional schools, colleges and universities.


Who: Congregational Leaders (lay and clergy) interested in sharing in Christ's ministry on campus.


What's Included: 

  • 6 Interactive Zoom Gatherings on Thursday Evenings, (9/11, 9/25, 10/9, 10/23, 11/13, & 12/4, 7:30-9 pm ET / 6:30-8 pm ET ). 
  • These gatherings will include:
  • Best Practices for engaging students on campus and welcoming them into the life of the church.
  • Training focused on embodied, contextual approaches to hospitality, evangelism, and discipleship. 
  • Practical Steps for building trusting relationships with all IHL Stakeholders (students, faculty, staff, & alumni).
  • Breakout Rooms for sharing, processing, & celebrating what we are learning along the way. 
  • Between Gatherings:
  • You will be given tools and tasks to accomplish together with your team & report back to the cohort. 
  • Access to our Google Classroom to access resources, ask questions, and share ministry experiences.
  • 4 Monthly Coaching Sessions with Province V's Campus Ministry Developer (can be utilized in the Fall or Spring 2026).


Cost: FREE to worshiping communities inside Province V! Congregations from outside the province can join for a fee.


Registration Deadline: You can wait until the last minute (September 10), but it would be helpful to reach out to Eric if you are thinking about attending. 


Spring Cohort: If you are interested but unable to attend this fall, start a conversation with Eric about the spring cohort, beginning in early 2026!


Have Questions? Want to Register?

Information and Registration

Please email Province V's Campus Ministry Developer, Eric Richey at provincevCMD@gmail.com

Big Provincial Gathering 2026

July 31 - August 1, 2026

Host: St. Luke's, Kalamazoo, Michigan


Province V will be hosting the fourth Big Provincial Gathering in the summer of 2026. Planning is underway. There will be information about leading workshops, participating in pre-event trainings, sponsorship, and exhibitors. If you're curious about any of those, please contact Heather. Additional information will be shared in upcoming newsletters and on this website!


Workshops!!!

There will be an official call for workshops coming later this year, and we know that everyone loves to offer and attend them. Workshops will be focused on intergenerational experiences, so if you're thinking about offering one, think about how youth and even children might be able to participate in your workshop.


Provincial Youth Event

There will be a Provincial Youth Event offered as part of this event. There will be some time that youth will have dedicated programming and then time that all are gathered together.

Leadership Coaching Project


Being a "lone ranger" is exhausting... and God calls us into ministry with community. A coach can help you focus on the key parts of your work so you can accomplish something amazing with your community.


Coaching is a dialogue between a coach and an individual, group, or team to find creative ways to solve challenging problems or improve team performance on key initiatives.


​The coach's role is to draw out expertise through inquiry, curiosity, and challenges so that clients can stretch into their best selves.


Lay leaders, deacons, priests, and bishops are all invited to consider coaching. The focus on coaching will always be generated by the coachee; the coach is a partner who listens deeply and asks powerful questions to help the coachee set attainable and timely goals. Learn More and Book a Coach.

Province V and VI Women Clergy Retreat

May 31–June 3, 2026

Location: St. Francis Retreat Center, DeWitt, Michigan (near Lansing)

 

Greetings Women Clergy in Provinces V and VI,

Planning has just gotten underway! Save the date, share the event with others, and watch for more information throughout the summer and fall. Track updates on this webpage.

The Roots & Wings Fellowship Program

Program Details

  • Duration: October 2025 - June 2026
  • Format: Online gatherings (twice a month), online one-on-one coaching sessions (once a month), brief reading assignments, small experiments in one's context, and brief monthly reflections.
  • Compensation: Stipend of $1,125, with half disbursed at the end of January and half upon receipt of the final evaluation. There are no stipulations on how stipend funds can be used. 
  • Time Commitment: 5-6 hours per month in the form of twice-monthly gatherings, one monthly coaching session, readings, reflections, and experimentation.


Application (with a lot more information)

Contact Sarah with any questions.

Peace with Creation


Every year from September 1 to October 4, the Episcopal Church participates in the Season of Creation, an international, interdenominational celebration of creation and of our calling to be good stewards of the many gifts that God has given us. Celebrated by Christians around the world, this is a holy time for renewing, repairing and restoring our relationship to God, one another, and all of creation. It's also a time to highlight the international effort of praying for climate justice, ending environmental racism, and moving toward ecological restoration.


There is an ecumenical Season of Creation website that illustrates how we in the Anglican Communion reach across many divides to find partners in the effort to renew humanity's relationship with God and all creation through celebration, conversion, and commitment. During the Season of Creation, we join ecumentical sisters and brothers in prayer and action for our common home.


There is also a specifically Episcopalian Season of Creation liturgy and guide you can read and download HERE. This would be a good time to have a service in the a park or somewhere outside. If you decided to use these resources on a Sunday, please remember only approved Eucharistic liturgies may be used on Sundays although weekday services offer more flexibility. En Español aquí.


The 2025 theme is Peace with Creation. In celebrating the Season, we are invited to consider anew our ways of living. The Season of Creation may be a great opportunity to hold an outdoor worship service or ministry event. If you share about your Season of Creation activities on social media, please use the hashtags #Episcopal #SeasonofCreation.


Watch the ecumenical collaboration video for more information.


Northern Michigan Visitor's Weekend

Oct. 16–20, 2025

 

Visitors Weekend is a longstanding tradition in the Diocese of Northern Michigan welcoming guests to immerse themselves in an ecclesiology of baptismal ministry. Come learn about Mutual Ministry and the ways we have been intentionally promoting the Ministry of All the Baptized for more than 30 years. 


A schedule, airport & lodging options, and Visitors Weekend registration form are available at upepiscopal.org. If you would like to attend, please register now! Financial Assistance for travel and lodging may be available, especially for students. Anyone interested should register and indicate that request and we will follow up. Contact Steve Godfrey (sgodfrey@upepiscopal.org) or Rayford Ray (rayfordray@upepiscopal.org) at 906-228-7160 with any questions.

A growing list of podcasts provide resources for devotion and contemplation in the Episcopal tradition. Here are a few.

Good News and Gratitude

A New Podcast from the United Thank Offering

More Info


All Things . . . Episcopal

Diocese of West Missouri

More Info


Faith To Go Podcast

A Weekly, On The Go Resource for Parents and Non-Parents Alike

More Info


SpadeSpoonSoul

With Bishop Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows and author Jerusalem Greer

More Info


ChurchNext Podcast

More Info


The Moonshine Jesus Show

Progressive Christian perspectives on sci-fi movies and shows with an emphasis on theology and politics.

More Info

For People

With Bishop Rob Wright

More Info


The TryTank Podcast

More Info


Forward Movement Podcasts

Forward Day by Day; A Morning at the Office; Daily Prayer; An Evening at Prayer; Compline; Scripture Day by Day

More Info


The Priesthood of All Queer Believers

Church of the Redeemer Cincinnati

More Info


Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana

Join Bishop Shannon Duckworth and others to expore questions of spirituality today

More Info


Praying with Creation

Daily Devotions for the Season of Creation


from the Province One EcoRegion


A ministry collaboration of an Episcopal Path to Creation Justice, the Province One EcoRegion, the Creation Care Team of ECCT, and the Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts.


Sign up here


Learn more about An Episcopal Path to Creation Justice at their website.


Contact Rachel Field for more information.

White Christian Nationalism and the Black Church’s Prophetic Witness

September 9–October 14 Tuesdays 6–8 p.m. ET/5–7 CT

Instructor: Jemar Tisby, Ph.D


This course explores the historical and contemporary influence of White Christian Nationalism (WCN) in the United States and examines how the Black Christian tradition has resisted racial and theological distortions of Christianity. By engaging historical analysis, theological critique, and practical application, students will gain a deeper understanding of how WCN has shaped American religious and political life, as well as how Black Christians have maintained a prophetic witness against it.


Jemar Tisby is the author of The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the Church's Complicity in Racism. He is also a Professor of History at Simmons College of Kentucky in Louisville. He speaks nationwide on the topics of racial justice, U.S. history, and Christianity.


Information and application


Book Corner


A powerful work that humanizes the immigration crisis through the lens of undocumented minors and the teacher who provides hope through poetry.

 

With unprecedented access, poet Seth Michelson takes readers inside the most restrictive maximum security detention center in the United States, where undocumented, unaccompanied youth are held in isolation. As the reader meets several children who are part of the author’s poetry workshop, we hear from the children in their own words and learn the harsh reality of the lived experiences of migrating people who are trying to escape violence and poverty in their home countries. Their pasts, their struggles, their hopes, and their dreams are highlighted through the medium of poetry. This book shows how readers can implement their own poetry workshops in their communities or work with advocacy groups to champion for change.


“Unlike anything I have read, the beauty of this book is Michelson’s depictions of the individuals who, in every account, reach out to us for mercy and understanding."—Jimmy Baca, founder of Cedar Tree, Inc and author of A Place to Stand


Pre-Order from any Episcopal bookstoreAmazonBookshop, or your favorite bookseller.

October 2025 | Hardcover | ‎ 9781640658394 | List Price: $27.95


Immigration Action Toolkit and Update Calls


The Migration Ministry Network urges everyone to understand the increasing threats facing our immigrant brothers and sisters and learn what we can do to help fellow parishioners and neighbors who may need support at this very challenging time. The Episcopal Church website offers a very helpful Immigration Action Toolkit, and everyone is invited to attend weekly Immigration Updates offered on Zoom by Episcopal Migration Ministries and the Office of Government Relations.

Register here.


The above program is hosted by church-wide organizations. If you have questions or would like further information about the Province V Migration Ministry Network, please email one of the co-conveners: Jack Lloyd jack.lloyd@earthlink.net or Silvia Huth silviahuth@yahoo.com or visit the Migration Ministry Network webpage. 

DeKoven Day

Sept 23, 2025

The DeKoven Center

Racine, WI


You're Invited!

You are invited to attend this year’s DeKoven Day celebration on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, honoring the life and legacy of the Rev. James DeKoven—one of the most respected leaders of the Anglo-Catholic Movement and influential in shaping the modern Episcopal Church. The free event begins at 1:00 p.m. with a Eucharistic service, followed by a reception and book signing at 2:00 p.m. This year’s program will feature a special focus on the newly released biography by John E. Magerus, James DeKoven: Biography of a Famous Yet Forgotten Man.

 

John Magerus, former university professor and administrator, has, since retirement, actively pursued his passion for history. He has spent eight years immersed in the archives of the DeKoven Center, serving as head archivist. That work became the foundation for the first full-length biography of James DeKoven in over 125 years. The resulting book offers a compelling look at the life and legacy of this influential 19th-century Episcopal priest and educator in Wisconsin.


Details

Using Picture Books for Racial Healing

Picture books offer an excellent way to discover, discuss, and share stories about topics that many people did not study in school but that are crucial to the work of repairing, healing, and seeing God in each other. Registration is open for Dismantling Racism training sessions taking place in the coming months. Miriam McKenney leads the trainings, which take place on Zoom. 


All sessions in the same month make up a complete course, so you only need to sign up for one month. See the full calendar for the year.


Email the Diocese of Southern Ohio's Missioner for Beloved Community, Miriam McKenney, to learn more.

Sacred Ground Launch

Join Presiding Bishop Rowe in Sacred Ground program year launch 

1-2:30 p.m. ET Sept. 2 


Episcopalians and all interfaith partners are invited to join a fall program year launch event for Sacred Ground, the church’s 11-part film- and readings-based dialogue series on race, grounded in faith. Join on Zoom for a virtual conversation with Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe about the spiritual dimension of Sacred Ground. Hear what makes the program compelling and why the series continues to challenge participants to do the deep work of racial healing, reconciliation, and justice. Once you attend, begin your own circle or join one that is happening near you or online.


Register here. 

Gun Violence Prevention


Local gun violence prevention opportunities abound across our province. Please reach out if you would like to get connected, but haven't found local resources.


You can talk with St. Michael's - email or phone: 517-882-9733


You can check out Disarmory Ministries


You can read The Psychology of Gun Violence: How Smart Choices can Save Lives by Janet Shibley Hyde.


Here's Heather's email if you would like to be connected to local resources and can't find them.


Networks

To get a reminder for any of these events, reply to this email. A special reminder is sent for each network.


ALL are welcome to attend these Zoom conversations. Please share the information with friends, colleagues, and in your parish newsletter. Most network meetings last about 60 minutes. See their webpages or email their contact for more information. For a full list of Networks and other Affiliated Organizations, visit the Province V website.

Archivists

Date of next meeting: 

Sept 8, 11 am ET / 10 am CT

Zoom link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89950734030 (password: 5)

Convener: Brian Wilbert, Ohio

webpage: https://www.provincev.org/archivist.html

Creation Care

Date of next meeting:

Sept 8, 1 pm ET / 12 noon CT

Zoom link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82932843412

(password: 5)

Convener: Jeanette Ettin, Eastern Michigan

webpage: https://www.provincev.org/creation.html


Join Provinces IV and V Creation Care Network in welcoming Dr. Jess Kidder as our next speaker at the monthly meeting. Dr. Kidder will discuss “Holy Ground for Whole Communities,” a pilot ministry from the Diocese of the Great Lakes and will host a round table at the Episcopal Creation Care Event on September 18-20, 2025.

With a PhD in Sustainability Education from Prescott College and over 20 years of experience in non-profit and education, Dr. Kidder serves as Program Manager for the Thriving Congregations Initiative “Holy Ground Whole Communities” grant. She is committed to integrating spirituality and sustainability to foster communities of practice with the Diocese.


Dismantling Racism

Date of next meeting: 

Sept 4, 1 pm ET / 12 noon CT

Zoom link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83673680882

(password: 5)

webpage:

https://www.provincev.org/dismantlingracism


Be renewed and get connected with other leaders during our Wisdom Circles.

Migration Ministries

Date of next meeting:

Sept 16, 8 pm ET / 7 pm C

Zoom link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81246380265

(password: 5)

Conveners: Silvia Huth, Michigan and 

Jack Lloyd, Chicago

webpage: https://www.provincev.org/migration.html


Episcopal Migration Response Network

Episcopal Migration Ministry hosts an Asylum and Detention Ministry Network that meets virtually on the fourth Wednesday of every month. The Ministry Network’s collaborative work and conversation focus on best practice-sharing in areas of direct service, organizing, advocacy actions, Christian formation and worship resources, and community education to protect asylum, promote humane and dignified alternatives to detention, and to support asylum seekers and those harmed by the immigration detention system. Learn more and register to attend meetings here.

Young Adult / Campus Ministry

Date of next meeting: 

Nov 18, 11 am ET / 10 am CT

Zoom link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88386235160

(password 5)

Contact: Eric Richey, Province V Campus Min

webpage:

https://www.provincev.org/yacm.html


Oct 14-26, 2025

Campus Minister in-personal event!

Details and registration


If this is your ministry area, make sure that you're part of the Google Group!

province-v-yacm@googlegroups.com

This is a new group name, so please update in your address book.

Innovation Catalysts

webpage

Date of next meeting: Sept 17


What's Next for Prov V Innovation Catalysts (Prov V Rocks!)

The Province V Innovation Catalysts regular monthly zoom gathering will be on hiatus for spring and summer with an eye toward relaunching in the fall of 2025. Our initial gatherings were a great opportunity to pair names with faces and share about our ministries, and we are ready to move toward a more focused style of gathering. Beginning in the fall, each zoom meeting will be facilitated by a different Prov V Innovator on a volunteer basis. When you facilitate, you have two options: present a case study of a struggle or challenge you're facing and ask for input from the group, or teach a concept or practice you have found transformative in your work. We hope to continue our cross-pollination of expertise and experimentation in a more focused way through this model, and we anticipate that a number of potential workshops for the next Big Provincial Gathering will germinate through these gatherings. Please contact Heather at provincevcoordinator@gmail.com if you would be willing to lead a session, and mark your calendars for Sept 17, 2025 for our reconvening this fall!




If you are the contact from your diocese who should be in these conversation, contact Heather Barta for the meeting information.

Safe Church

webpage


Use this page to get connected to your diocesan contact for Safe Church training and information.

Youth and Children

Date of next meeting: TBD, 3 pm ET / 2 pm CT

Convener: Carmen Piggins, Michigan

webpage:

https://www.provincev.org/youth.html

Zoom Link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87530910317 (password: 5)


Join into conversations with others!


ALL Youth and Children Ministers

Events will be happening throughout the year. Check future newsletters for details.


Diocesan Youth Workers

If you are the youth minister for your diocese (or the main contact for youth work in your diocese), you are invited to join this conversation. Contact Carmen Piggins for the dates and details.

Affiliated Organizations

There are a number of organizations affiliated with the Episcopal Church and working across Province V. These groups have a "structure" that is more organized than a network. They have resources and information that are useful in your local ministry contexts.


For a full list of Affiliated Organizations, visit the Province V website.

GenOn Ministries: Advent, Christmas and Epiphany Resources

Curriculum to bring two or more generations together during the Advent and Christmas season. Resources will be emailed to you following selection. Visit this website to see the options

Support Episcopal Deacons!


The Association for Episcopal Deacons is the leading membership organization for deacons and supporters. We offer resources, lifelong learning, publications, and fellowship for deacons and those in vocational deacon formation.


Our activities include:

• Initiating and maintaining diaconal formation programs with dioceses.

• Organizing in-person and virtual networking and study events.

• Curating a website of information for diaconal ministry and training.

• Ensuring the presence of deacons at General Convention.


Visit www.episcopaldeacons.org

Financial Assistance for Deacon Formation 


Postulants and candidates for the vocational diaconate may be eligible for a Diaconal Formation Grant, to assist with the costs of formation. Eligible expenses include tuition & books, fees for the psychological exam, CPE, workshops, travel and lodging for formation, and related childcare, eldercare, or partner care. 


https://www.fundfordiaconate.org/formationgrants

United Thank Offering

An Invitation to a Holy Autumn

By Heather Melton, UTO Staff Officer

This fall, slow down and embrace the season with An Invitation to a Holy Autumn, a set of materials designed to help you reflect, rest, and reconnect with God. With resources for individuals and families, including a gratitude boredom buster for kids, these tools encourage intentional Sabbath moments and practices of gratitude. Explore the fall materials and join us in practicing a holy autumn.


2026 Grant Materials are now available.


Read the most recent newsletter.

Announcing New Leadership for ECF Board of Directors


ECF is pleased to announce the appointment of Annette Buchanan as Chair and Charlie Schilling as Vice Chair of the Board of Directors. Annette Buchanan and Charlie Schilling bring extensive leadership experience and a deep commitment to ECF’s mission. Their expertise and innovative vision as Chair and Vice Chair will be vital as ECF moves into its next phase. ECF also extends gratitude to S. Todd Anderson for his service as the previous Board Chair.


“Annette and Charlie exemplify the values and forward-thinking approach that define ECF,” said Dail St. Claire, President and CEO of the Episcopal Church Foundation. “I am excited to work alongside them as we strengthen our impact and chart a bold future for our faith communities.”


Annette Buchanan stated, “I am honored to assume the role of Chair. I look forward to continuing ECF’s legacy of faith-driven service and collaborating with Charlie Schilling and all our board members.” Read more here.

Episcopal Service Corps Opportunity


Plainsong Farm & Ministry is starting to recruit for our next ten-month (January 11- October 2026), Episcopal Service Corps cohort. The program offers immersive experiences and education in small-scale regenerative agriculture, spiritual practice, and communal living. 


Plainsong is cultivating a place where people are needed and belong - a place where people use their bodies to tend the land, nourish their neighbors, and ground themselves in hope and life-giving rhythms. Plainsong’s Residential Fellowship invites young adults, ages 21 to 32, to live into rhythms of tending, nourishing, and grounding. Learn more here: https://www.plainsongfarm.com/

Become a member!

The Association of Anglican Musicians invites applications for membership before the next quarterly deadline (September 19). Founded in 1966, the Association of Anglican Musicians is a member-led nonprofit of professional musicians and clergy serving in the Episcopal Church and internationally within the Anglican Communion. Whether your are an experienced musician or just beginning your vocation, we invite you to join us! www.anglicanmusicians.org/about/membership

email our Executive Director, Patrick Fennig (pfennig@anglicanmusicians.org), to learn more.

Upcoming Digital Workshops

All workshops are at 3:00 pm ET/2:00 pm CT

For more information and to register, Click Here

Learning Events from Invite Welcome Connect

Sept. 6: Invite Welcome Connect Workshop at St. John’s Memphis. Register

Sept. 13: Stewardship Webinar in partnership with TENS. Register


Invite Welcome Connect Wednesdays Free Webinar Series

Sept. 24: Intro to Invite Welcome Connect. Register

Oct. 15: Small Congregations Series: Walking the Way of Love Together. Register

Nov. 19: Small Congregations Series: Hospitality as Our Compass. Register

Dec. 10: Intro to Invite Welcome Connect. Register

Jan. 21: Small Congregations Series: Steps for the Future. Register


Guided by the gospel imperative to “Go and make disciples of all nations,” the ministry of Invite Welcome Connect equips and empowers individuals and congregations to practice evangelism, hospitality, and connectedness.


Through workshops, webinars, coaching, online resources, and On Demand training, Invite Welcome Connect makes it easy for dioceses and congregations to make this ministry their own.


Continue reading about this ministry

Upcoming Events and Webinars



Province V Executive Board

Do you have questions about Province V? Would you like to be more involved in planning the events that are offered at the provincial level? The Executive Board of the Province meets monthly on fourth Tuesdays at 3 pm ET / 2 pm CT via zoom.


Contact your diocesan representative to the Executive Board:

Mr. Rick Stanitis, Northern Michigan, President

The Rt. Rev. Bonnie Perry, Michigan, Vice President

The Rev. Garron Daniels, Springfield, Secretary

Ms. Rebecca Elfring-Roberts, Chicago, Treasurer

Canon Crystal Plummer, Executive Council Representative

The Rev. M.E. Eccles, Executive Council Representative

Ms. Laura Jackson, Chicago

Dr. Elizabeth Jordan, Great Lakes

Ms. Lesley MacKellar, Indianapolis

Mr. Luke Thompson, Michigan

Ms. Betty Bowersox, Missouri

The Rev. Dr. Terri Bays, Northern Indiana

Ms. Katie Chipman-Bergsma, Northern Michigan

The Rev. Rachel Harrison, Ohio

Mr. Edward Lasseigne, Southern Ohio

Ms. Carol McCrary, Springfield

The Rev. Marlene Hogue, Wisconsin


Province V Staff:

Heather Barta, Province V Coordinator

Eric Richey, Campus Ministry Developer

Steve Welch, Communications Director


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