From Missouri-
The Rt. Rev. Deon K. Johnson was ordained as the 11th bishop
of the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri, representing more than 10,000
worshipers from 42 parishes throughout the eastern half of the state. He
is the first black, openly gay bishop in the diocese’s 179-year
history.
“To find ourselves in this moment,
the ancestor of a slave, to be called to be the Bishop of Missouri –
God is good!” said Bishop Johnson during his ordination service. “To the
people of Missouri, we have a whole new story to tell and a whole new
boldness to tell it with. So, I look forward to the adventure.”
Before
two dozen worshipers and Episcopal clerics at Christ Church Cathedral
in downtown St. Louis, Johnson was consecrated as the spiritual leader
of eastern Missouri’s congregants during a service that was livestreamed
on the diocesan Facebook page.
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