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Standing Committee

Standing Committee is a council of advice to the Bishop and acts as the ecclesiastical authority in the event that the office of bishop is vacant or the bishop is incapacitated.

The Standing Committee is made up of six lay and six clerical representatives elected in staggered terms of four years by the Diocesan Convention. The Committee elects a president from among its members.

Standing Committee Members

  • Betty Bowersox - Grace Episcopal Church, Kirkwood (2022)
  • Mike Fowlkes - Trinity Episcopal Church, Central West End / St. Louis (2022)
  • The Rev. Kevin McGrane - Trinity Episcopal Church, St. James (2022)
  • The Rev. Shug Goodlow - St. Martin's Episcopal Church, Ellisville (2023)
  • The Rev. Steve Lawler - retired priest (2023)
  • Dr. Carter Whitson - Trinity Episcopal Church, Central West End / St. Louis (2023)
  • The Rev. Kathie Adams-Shepherd - Christ Church Cathedral, St. Louis (2024)
  • The Rev. Dr. Emily Hillquist Davis - St. Thomas Deaf Episcopal Church, Kirkwood (2024)
  • Matthew Jackson - All Saints' Episcopal Church, Farmington (2024)

  • The Rev. Sally Weaver - Retired Priest (2025)
  • Scott Ferguson - The Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion, University City (2025)
  • Pat O'Brien - Grace Episcopal Church, Kirkwood (2025)

Ex-officio members:

  • Hal Burroughs, Chancellor - St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Ladue
  • The Rt. Rev. Deon Johnson, Bishop
  • The Rev. Canon Doris Westfall - Bishop's Canon to the Ordinary
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We believe in a loving, life-giving and liberating God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. We believe God loves you -- no exceptions!

We invite you to be a part of our faith journey.

The Rt. Rev. Deon K. Johnson is the leader of our diocese. He was elected as our bishop on Nov. 23, 2019, and ordained on June 13, 2020, at Christ Church Cathedral in St. Louis.

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Approximately 10,000 people throughout Eastern and Central Missouri find their faith home with us. About three-quarters of our members are in the metro St. Louis area, but our diocese reaches much farther than St. Louis. You will find more than 40 Episcopal churches, missions and faith communities as far north as Kirksville, as far west as Columbia, and as far south as Poplar Bluff (and many points in between).

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