ATHENS, GA – (September 14, 2022) A to-do list item that had eluded three successive Diocese of Atlanta bishops got checked off Wednesday as the new Episcopal chapel at the University of Georgia was consecrated. Diocesan Bishop Rob Wright said his and his two predecessors’ dream of constructing a new Episcopal ministry facility at the state’s flagship university is now a “living, breathing, life-giving reality.” “On the drive here today, I was talking with my (immediate) predecessor (retired Bishop Neil Alexander), and he said ‘Rob, Thank you for finally getting this off my to-do list’,”...
New Campus Missioners
Keith Dumke, The Cathedral of St. Philip's Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministries, and Hope Westervelt, Director of Youth Ministries of All Saints' Atlanta, together, will minister to the Episcopal students of Georgia Tech and Georgia State University. Keith and Hope look to grow the ministry as it expands from Georgia Tech to include Georgia State students. In addition to weekly gatherings for fellowship and Bible study, they will serve as a pastoral presence and connection to the Episcopal Church for students at the two universities.