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St. Stephen's Episcopal Church is an Episcopal congregation in Oak Harbor, Washington.Known for most of its history as a strongly evangelical church within the Diocese of Olympia, the church played a role in the Anglican realignment when the bulk of the church left the Episcopal Church in 2004 and affiliated with the Diocese of Recife in Brazil.
The St. John's Episcopal Church women's groups are recognized for their contributions to the Olympia area in a registration in the National Register of Historic Places ("Women's History in Olympia: First Settlement 1846 to 1948"). The registration document states "Women were often deeply involved in the establishment and support of local churches.
The Episcopal Diocese of Olympia, also known as the Episcopal Church in Western Washington, is a diocese of the Episcopal Church in Washington state west of the Cascade Range. It is one of 17 dioceses and an area mission that make up Province 8. The diocese started as a missionary district in 1853 and was formally established in 1910. [1]
Philip Noah LaBelle is an American Episcopal priest who is the Bishop of the Diocese of Olympia since September 14, 2024. Prior to his election as Bishop, LaBelle earned a Master of Divinity at Yale University and a Doctor of Ministry from Fuller Theological Seminary, and served parishes in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Colorado.
Rickel was elected Bishop of Olympia on May 12, 2007 and was consecrated on September 15, 2007. He announced his intent to resign the episcopate effective December 31, 2022. [4] [5] [6] On April 4, 2023, he was installed as assisting bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Southeast Florida. [7]
The cathedral's dean, Robert V. Taylor, resigned abruptly in March 2008, stating that he and the vestry (church board) diverged in their visions for the future of St. Mark's and there was a loss of trust between them. [2] After several years of transitional ministry, Taylor was succeeded by Steven Lynn Thomason in the summer of 2012. [3]
Province 8 (VIII), also called the Province of the Pacific, is one of nine ecclesiastical provinces making up the Episcopal Church in the United States of America.It is composed of sixteen dioceses in the nine states of Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington.
The Episcopal Church (TEC), officially the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America (PECUSA), [5] is a member of the worldwide Anglican Communion, based in the United States. It is a mainline Protestant denomination and is divided into nine provinces. The presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church is Sean W. Rowe. [6]