From Kentucky-Doug Hahn, the bishop-elect for the Episcopal Church's district in Central and Eastern Kentucky, believes in reflecting the diversity that his new territory includes: everything from downtown Lexington to rural Lee County, from Harlan to Harrodsburg.
That's why his ordination service Saturday will include high formal church music, Bluegrass, Appalachian folk tunes and Shaker music.
"All of that will reflect that God acts in many diverse ways," Hahn said. "It makes for a rich community."
Hahn replaced Stacy Sauls, who became the chief operating officer of the national Episcopal Church.
Hahn, 60, who came to Lexington from Georgia, where he was rector of St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Hamilton and dean of the Chattahoochee Valley Episcopal Convocation, has some surprising roots: He grew up a Southern Baptist and graduated from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville in 1977.
"What I appreciated about growing up Baptist was the deep commitment to mission and the deep commitment to Scripture ... and the commitment that each person has to serving in the place where God wants them to be," Hahn said.
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Lexington has done themselves a favor. One correction from the article: St. Thomas Church is in Columbus, not Hamilton.
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