From North Carolina to New Hampshire
And as far West as Kentucky and West Virginia. The Diocese of Christ Our Hope has churches in nine states and the District of Columbia organized into seven deaneries.
The of Christ Our Hope prioritizes expansion through church planting. We intend, by God’s grace, to keep planting several new congregations every year. We also expect that unaffiliated congregations will continue to join our diocese on occasion. Thus, we anticipate having approximately 60 congregations over the next five years. This means that the Diocese of Christ Our Hope will be almost 50% bigger than our current size of 40 churches. We believe that this growth will outstrip the span of care and cooperation provided within our current regional subdivisions. An operating principle of systems is that “in order to grow larger, you must grow smaller.” A system of deaneries comprising smaller, more local areas will better accommodate our ongoing expansion.
We need to better attend to the unique opportunities within the distinct regions that we serve. Our diocese comprises a large geographic footprint – stretching from North Carolina to Maine, and from the Atlantic Coast to Kentucky. Our current subdivisions are simply too large to be missionally thoughtful about specific regional needs. What is needed in New England is different than what’s needed in North Carolina, or the rolling hills of the Shenandoah Valley, or urban centers in the Mid-Atlantic. By creating smaller deaneries, therefore, we hope to group diocesan churches in ways that enable more regular and meaningful collaboration with one another. In particular, we believe the office of the dean can more helpfully advance coordinated mission among our churches. It will become increasingly hard to find the time, locations, and resources necessary to gather our churches from across large regions. A deanery can gather our churches within a tighter geographic concentration.
Deaneries can more effectively coordinate things such as leadership development, church planting, clergy care, and prayer. For example, at any one time we have approximately 50 ordinands preparing for ministry in our leadership pipeline. Deanery-level structures can support their formation and training in more personalized, on-the-ground ways, with ongoing support and resources from the diocesan offices.
Deaneries
Appalachian Deanery
The Appalachian Deanery is comprised of churches in Southwestern Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky.
Dean: The Very Rev. Derek Roberts
Churches:
Christ the King Anglican Church - Beckley, West Virginia
Church of St. Peter and St. Paul - Roanoke, Virginia
Church of the Holy Spirit - Roanoke, Virginia
Grace Anglican Church - Louisville, Kentucky
Hope Church - Charleston, West Virginia
Redeemer Anglican Church - Parkersburg, West Virginia
The River Anglican Church - Blacksburg, Virginia
Blue Ridge Deanery
The Blue Ridge Deanery is comprised of churches in the Shenandoah Valley and I-64 corridor regions of Virginia.
Dean: The Very Rev. Aubrey Spears
Churches:
Church of the Holy Cross - Crozet, Virginia
Church of the Incarnation - Harrisonburg, Virginia
Church of the Incarnation - Richmond, Virginia
Church of the Lamb - Penn Laird, Virginia
Church of the Resurrection - Charlottesville, Virginia
Church of the Resurrection - Washington, District of Columbia
Restoration Anglican Church - Staunton, Virginia
Eastern North Carolina Deanery
The Eastern North Carolina Deanery is comprised of churches located east of I-95 in North Carolina.
Dean: The Very Rev. Elijah Lovejoy
Churches:
All Saints Anglican Church - Newport, North Carolina
Christ Our Hope Anglican Church - Wilmington, North Carolina
Resurrection Church - Hope Mills, North Carolina
St. Christopher's Anglican Church - Swansboro, North Carolina
Metro Mid-Atlantic Deanery
The Metro Mid-Atlantic Deanery is comprised of churches in the Philadelphia-Baltimore-Washington, DC metropolitan area.
Dean: The Very. Rev. Mark Rudolph
Churches:
Church of the Advent - Washington, District of Columbia
Incarnation Church - State College, Pennsylvania
St. Andrew's Anglican Church - Gambrills, Maryland
St. John's Anglican Church - Southampton, Pennsylvania
Northeast Deanery
The Northeast Deanery is comprised of churches located in New York state and north.
Dean: The Very Rev. Brian Murphy
Churches:
Bread of Life Anglican Church - Ithaca, New York
Church of the Apostles - Bridgeport, Connecticut
Church of the Cross - Boston, Massachusetts
Great Bay Anglican Church - Durham, New Hampshire
Triad Deanery
The Triad Deanery is comprised of churches in the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina.
Dean: The Very Rev. Tom Bost
Churches:
Christ Church - Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Christ the King Anglican Church - Boone, North Carolina
Church of the Good Shepherd - Bermuda Run, North Carolina
Church of the Redeemer (Cathedral) - Greensboro, North Carolina
Church of the Resurrection - Lewisville, North Carolina
Grace Anglican Fellowship - Danville, Virginia
Triangle-Tidewater Deanery
The Triangle-Tidewater Deanery is comprised of churches in the Research Triangle of North Carolina and the Virginia coast.
Dean: The Very Rev. David Hyman
Churches:
All Saints Anglican Church - Durham, North Carolina
Church of the Resurrection - Mebane, North Carolina
Christ the Redeemer Anglican Church - Norfolk, Virginia
Emmanuel Anglican Church - Raleigh, North Carolina
Holy Trinity Anglican Church - Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Redeemer Anglican Church - Raleigh, North Carolina
St. Francis Anglican Church - Sanford, North Carolina