Rev. Greg Brewer becomes Episcopal bishop on Saturday

From Central Florida-

Rev. Gregory O. Brewer will be consecrated as the fourth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida at 1 p.m., Saturday, March 24, at First Baptist of Orlando, inside the region’s largest sanctuary. Brewer succeeds Bishop John W. Howe, who is retiring.

“My hope is that this celebration will invite us to joy,” Brewer wrote in the latest edition of the Central Florida Episcopaliannewspaper. “The First Baptist Church will ring with ‘alleluias!’ The liturgical color will be red — speaking of God’s power, suffering and sacrifice, of which we are the happy recipients.”

The Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida is comprised of 31,000 members spread over 15 counties.

Brewer, 60, grew up in a family of Baptists and Catholics, but found a home in the Episcopal church while in college. He became an Episcopal priest in 1981.

Brewer served as a priest in Central Florida for 16 years. He was rector of Calvary-St. George’s Church in New York City before being elected Central Florida bishop last November. He is married and has five children.

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