Welcome Letter

Dear Friends:

The Search Committee in the Diocese of Maryland invites your consideration of our profile as we seek a bishop coadjutor who will become our 15th diocesan. In the following pages we share with you what we have learned in many months of listening sessions, a detailed survey, conversations with committees, governing bodies, and leaders of our diocese, and our own deep prayer and discussion. We look forward to discerning with our candidates who will be the bridge-builder we seek, above all, someone in love with Jesus Christ who is eager to bring the Good News to our traumatized, post-Covid world. Our next bishop will unite us in a new vision of what the Church can be…will excite and inspire us…and will bring together a diverse diocese that is divided geographically by mountains, water, and distance; someone who generates energy and creativity to move our congregations toward vitality and health; someone who inspires, motivates, and expands our pool of current and future leaders. Of course, we hope our next bishop will be an Orioles and Ravens fan and will enjoy our fine Chesapeake Bay seafood and the mountains of western Maryland as much as we do. We invite you to discern the future and dream with us.

The Rev. Randy Callender Bishop Search Committee Co-Chairs Ms. Victoria Willard