Deacons

Council on Deacons goes to work  

Bishop Scarfe established the Council on Deacons from names commended to him by the deacons in Iowa.  Its purpose is to study and promote the diaconate from the perspectives of other deacons, priests, laypersons and the bishop.

The Council on Deacons

Deacons

Peggy Harris, St. Andrew’s, Des Moines

Jean McKinney, St. Paul’s Cathedral, Des Moines,

Merle Smith, St. Stephen’s, Newton, 

Pat Johnson, St. Thomas' Church, Sioux City

Lay members

Ellen Bruckner, Christ Church, Cedar Rapids

Kevin Sanders, St. Luke’s, Cedar Falls

Priests

Cathleen Bascom, St. Stephen's Church, Newton

Mary Jane Oakland, St. Paul's Church, Marshalltown

Deacons’ Ministry Covenant

The Council on Deacons approved this ministry covenant.