Anglican Diocese of Christ Our Hope

Who is DCOH?

The Diocese of Christ Our Hope (DCOH) is a diocese of the Anglican Church in North America that exists to plant, equip, and multiply disciple-making Anglican churches, and to support and serve their people to flourish as followers of Christ. The vision of the Diocese is to seek the Kingdom of God, through the Great Commission, under the Great Commandment and by the Great Tradition.

Our churches

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Deaneries

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 the Holy Spirit – Roanoke, Virginia

Hope Church – Charleston, West Virginia

The River Anglican Church – Blacksburg, Virginia

Wellspring Church – Morgantown, West Virginia

St. Peter and St. Paul – Roanoke, Virginia

Grace Anglican Church – Louisville, Kentucky

Redeemer Anglican Church – Parkersburg, West Virginia

Church of the Good Shepherd – Summersville, West Virginia

The Blue Ridge Deanery is comprised of churches in the Shenandoah Valley and I-64 corridor regions of Virginia.

Dean: 

The Very Rev. Kevin Whitfield

Churches:

Church of the Holy Cross – Crozet, Virginia

Church of the Incarnation – Richmond, Virginia

Church of the Resurrection – Charlottesville, Virginia

Restoration Anglican Church – Staunton, Virginia

Church of the Incarnation – Harrisonburg, Virginia

Church of the Lamb – Penn Laird, Virginia

Church of the Resurrection – Washington, District of Columbia

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

Resurrection Church – Hope Mills, North Carolina

Christ Our Hope Anglican Church – Wilmington, North Carolina

St. Christopher’s Anglican Church – Swansboro, North Carolina

Learn more about the Great Plains Missionary District here.

Archdeacon: The Venerable John Battey

Churches:

Faith Church Anglican – Fairview, Texas

Christ Church – Rockwall, Texas

Church of the Resurrection – Flower Mound, Texas

Redemption Anglican Church – The Colony, Texas

Christ Church – Plano, Texas

Church of the Ascension – McKinney, TX

Trinity Church – Arlington, Texas

Grace Anglican Fellowship – Lake Forest, IL

The Metro Mid-Atlantic Deanery is comprised of churches in the Philadelphia-Baltimore-Washington, DC metropolitan area.

Dean:

The Very. Rev. Mark Rudolph

Churches:

St. Andrew’s Anglican Church – Gambrills, Maryland

St. John’s Anglican Church – Southampton, Pennsylvania

Incarnation Church – State College, Pennsylvania

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 Cross – Boston, Massachusetts 

St. Batholomew’s Anglican Church – Tonawanda, New York

Trinity Communion Church – Rochester, New York

Church of the Apostles – Trumbull, Connecticut

Great Bay Anglican Church – Durham, New Hampshire

St. Peter’s Anglican Church – Forestville, New York

Buffalo Sudanese Mission – Buffalo, New York

The Triad Deanery is comprised of churches in the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina.

Interim Dean:  

The Rt. Rev. Alan Hawkins

Churches:

Christ Church – Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Church of the Good Shepherd – Bermuda Run, North Carolina

Church of the Resurrection – Lewisville, North Carolina

Holy Trinity Anglican – Huntersville, NC

Christ the King Anglican Church – Boone, North Carolina

Church of the Redeemer (Cathedral) – Greensboro, North Carolina

Grace Anglican Fellowship – Danville, Virginia

Union in Christ – Charlotte, North Carolina

The Triangle-Tidewater Deanery is comprised of churches in the Research Triangle of North Carolina and the Virginia coast.

Dean: The Very Rev. Matt Garrison

Churches:

All Saints Anglican Church – Durham, North Carolina

Christ the Redeemer Anglican Church – Norfolk, Virginia

Holy Trinity Anglican Church – Chapel Hill, North Carolina

St. Francis Anglican Church – Sanford, North Carolina

Church of the Resurrection – Mebane, North Carolina

Emmanuel Anglican Church – Raleigh, North Carolina

Redeemer Anglican Church – Raleigh, North Carolina

Our history

2001
Formation of the Anglican Mission in North America (AMiA) under the Anglican Church of Rwanda (PEAR)
2008
Apostles Mission Network is formed including the King's Mission (Triad of NC) and the Mid-Atlantic Network
January 2012
PEARUSA: 140 Churches and Organizations remain under PEAR and ACNA
October 18, 2012
Steve Breedlove is consecrated as Bishop, serving as Presiding Bishop of PEARUSA and Bishop of The Atlantic Coast Network.
June, 2015
The Atlantic Coast Network is affirmed as a diocese within the Anglican Church of North America (ACNA) and named the Diocese of Christ Our Hope (DCOH)
November 2024
Bishop Alan Hawkins is invested as the second Bishop Ordinary of DCOH