From Southwestern Virginia-ROANOKE The new bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia says the church needs to appeal to the millennial generation in order to continue its message.
The Very Rev. Mark Bourlakas was ordained and consecrated as the diocese’s sixth bishop on Saturday during a ceremony at the Roanoke Performing Arts Theatre. He succeeds Bishop Neff Powell, who stepped down after serving for 17 years.
Bourlakas met with media outlets and friends of the Episcopal Church on Friday to discuss his goals as bishop. He previously served as dean of Christ Church Cathedral in Louisville, Ky.
“I think that we are going to have to get used to moving beyond that establishment place where we decide who’s included and try to ask where we might be included,” Bourlakas said. “I think it’s going to be millennials and the culture around us that’s going to decide whether we’re included or not.”
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