2023 Clergy Retreat
The clergy of The Diocese of West Missouri will gather again this year for a time of spiritual renewal and growth at Conception Abbey. During this gathering we will spend time in worship, prayer, and fellowship with one another.
Deaneries
Introducing Our New Vocations Missioner, the Rev. Anne Kyle (Part-Time)
Bishop Bruce announced Wednesday, August 16, 2023 that Mtr. Anne Kyle has accepted the part-time position of Vocations Missioner.
Transitions – July 2023
One-minute read. Details of the churches in transition and the clergy transitions through to the end of July 2023.
Spiritual Formation: Deanery Updates
Kim Snodgras shares the latest Spiritual Formation Deanery Updates.
Transitions – June 2023
One-minute read. Details of the churches in transition and the clergy transitions through to the end of June 2023.
Juneteenth Pilgrimage to Park Central Square Lynching Site, Springfield, Missouri
Four-minute read. Over one hundred people gathered at Park Central Square in Springfield, Missouri at noon on Juneteenth — Monday, June 19, 2023 to learn, reflect, and lament the tragic events of Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday in April 1906 when three African American were lynched.
Transitions – May 2023
One-minute read. Details of the churches in transition and the clergy transitions through to the end of May 2023.
Episcopal Veterans Fellowship: Book Study — The Post-Traumatic God: How the Church Cares for People Who Have Been to Hell and Back
Three-minute read. This summer, join the newly formed West Missouri Episcopal Veterans Fellowship for a book study on The Post-Traumatic God: How the Church Cares for People Who Have Been to Hell and Back by The Rev. David W. Peters, an Episcopal priest from the Diocese of Texas.
Education for Ministry: Our Hopes and Dreams
Two-Minute read.We are looking to reinvigorate Education for Ministry (EfM) classes in West Missouri.
Transitions – April 2023
One-minute read. Details of the churches in transition and the clergy transitions through to the end of April 2023.
Fr. Tim Coppinger elected Dean of the Central Deanery
One-minute read. At the Deanery Council Meeting held on Saturday, April 22, 2023, the Rev. Timothy R. Coppinger was elected the new dean of the Central Deanery.
New West Missouri Campus Ministry Podcast discusses “All Things … Episcopal”
Three-minute read. The Campus Ministry Commission will be reaching out to college students and young adults in a new way with a weekly podcast starting April 13.
West Missouri on the move: March Diocesan Council update
Three-minute read. Diocesan Council Vice President, the Rev. Galen Snodgrass reports on the Council’s progress in preparing the 2024 diocesan budget.
Call to Action – Guns in Churches Vote in Missouri House
Six-minute read. We need urgent action TODAY urging the Emerging Issues Committee of the Missouri House of Representatives to vote ‘DO NOT PASS’ on HB 485, which will force churches to allow concealed carry in church buildings unless signage is posted at every entrance banning guns.
Se abren solicitudes de subvenciones para nuevas comunidades episcopales
Two-minute read. Las solicitudes de subvenciones de la Nueva Comunidad Episcopal están abiertas para diócesis y promotores de misiones que conciben, planifican o desarrollan nuevas comunidades de culto y empresas misionales en toda la Iglesia.
Grant applications open for new Episcopal communities
Two-minute read. New Episcopal Community grant applications are open for dioceses and mission developers who are envisioning, planning, or growing new worshipping communities and missional enterprises throughout the church.
Ordination Process page updated, Discernment Handbook temporarily withdrawn, Discernment Timeline added
One-minute read. As part of a review of the Ordination Process the Ordination Process page has been updated and a new Discernment Timeline page added. The Discernment Handbook has been temporarily withdrawn while it is reviewed and updated.
Updated information for the Secretary to Convention, Intake Officer (Including a new Intake Officer Poster), and the Clerical Directory
We have a new Secretary to Convention and Intake Officer. The Contact Us and Intake Officer pages have been updated, and a new Intake Officer poster produced. The Clerical Directory has also been brought up-to-date with the latest changes we have on file.
March & April Events for Church Leaders
One-minute read. We have two upcoming events that clergy with cures Bishop’s Wardens and other church leaders can share with their staff and volunteer leaders.
Gun Violence Legislative Advocacy Day
Three-minute read. The Diocese of West Missouri Peace and Justice Committee is teaming up with the Missioner for Gun Violence from the Diocese of Missouri to attend the lawmaker Advocacy Day for common sense gun legislation in Jefferson City. We would like to invite you and anyone in your parish who is interested in gun safety legislation to join us.
