Lay Persons, Bishops, Priests and Deacons - Who's Who
We’re glad you are visiting us on the web! Since you are on this page, you may be curious about our ministers. We're glad to tell you about our people. Other pages will give you an idea of our worship and outreach.
Who Are the Ministers of the Church?
The Catechism of the Episcopal Church gives the answer to that question. It states: "The ministers of the Church are lay persons, bishops, priests, and deacons."
This means that all who are members of Christ's Body, regardless of their status in the Church, are ministers, and they all work together to do ministry. Each minister, however, has his or her own function. Just as our physical body has an arm with its own function, an eye with its own function, or an ear with its own function, so Christ's body has its members with different functions.
(See I Corinthians 14-16)
This means that all who are members of Christ's Body, regardless of their status in the Church, are ministers, and they all work together to do ministry. Each minister, however, has his or her own function. Just as our physical body has an arm with its own function, an eye with its own function, or an ear with its own function, so Christ's body has its members with different functions.
(See I Corinthians 14-16)
Our bishop, priest and current officers
The Right Reverend Daniel P. Richards, Bishop of Upper South Carolina
Vacant, Rector
Mr. Neal Prater, Senior Warden
Mr. Howard Pierce, Junior Warden
Mr. Morris Galloway, Treasurer
Ms. Dot Wilson, Clerk
Ms. Carol Roosevelt, Mr. Henry Sullivan,
Mr. Clark McKean, Vestry
Ms. Cindy Perry, Organist/Choirmaster
Ms. Jenks Howe, Altar Guild Chair
Vacant, Rector
Mr. Neal Prater, Senior Warden
Mr. Howard Pierce, Junior Warden
Mr. Morris Galloway, Treasurer
Ms. Dot Wilson, Clerk
Ms. Carol Roosevelt, Mr. Henry Sullivan,
Mr. Clark McKean, Vestry
Ms. Cindy Perry, Organist/Choirmaster
Ms. Jenks Howe, Altar Guild Chair
Lay Persons
The waters of the Sacrament of Holy Baptism enable our lay people to minister in many ways. They minister in the Church, they minister in Evangelism, and they minister in Outreach. They minister in the Church in the following ways: (1) the Vestry or governing body of the congregation, (2) the Altar Guild, (3) the Choir and Organ, (4) as Lay Readers, (5) as Chalice Bearers, (6) as committee members, (7) as Sunday School teachers, as Vergers, and in numerous other ways. They minister in outreach by giving of God's gifts to them, by raising funds for various outreach programs, by volunteering themselves to various outreach activities. One of the most remarkable of outreach programs is the Good Shepherd Free Medical Clinic. This clinic was begun by a member of All Saints' Church and endorsed by the All Saints' Vestry. It now has wide support not only from All Saints' but from various other churches in the community. It has truly become an ecumenical endeavor.
Bishops
Bishop
Daniel P. Richards
Bishops are the spiritual shepherds of Christ's flock. The New Testament apostles were the first bishops, and they carried on Christ's ministry by ordaining others to carry on their work after they went on to their heavenly reward. These new bishops then ordained others and they in turn ordained others, and this tradition has been observed to the present day. The Episcopal Church, having never lost this continuity even during the reformation, stands in succession to the New Testament Church through its bishops. Although bishops may administer all sacraments, two sacraments are reserved to be administered only by the bishop: Confirmation and Ordination.
Priests
Our rector position is vacant at this time.
Deacons
Although there are several deacons in our diocese, we at All Saints' do not have a deacon in our congregation. Deacons work under the direct oversight of the Bishop as pastoral and outreach ministers. Deacons were ordained in the New Testament Church to take a leadership role in the Servant Ministry of the Church. The first deacons in the New Testament were ordained to take care of the widows and children of the Church so the bishops and priests could spend more time studying and preaching the Word of God and administering the sacraments.
