123rd Annual Council
Diocese of Southern Virginia
February 5 & 6, 2015 • Williamsburg Lodge – Williamsburg, Virginia
Awakening and the Work of Transformation
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Keynote Speaker
Diana Butler Bass
Our keynote speaker was Diana Butler Bass, author and independent scholar of American religion and culture, on “Awakening and the Work of Transformation.”
Diana Butler Bass received her Ph.D. from Duke University. She has taught at Westmont College, the University of California at Santa Barbara, Macalester College, Rhodes College, and Virginia Theological Seminary.
She is the author of numerous books, including most recently Christianity after Religion: The End of Church and the Birth of a New Spiritual Awakening.
Diana Butler Bass received her Ph.D. from Duke University. She has taught at Westmont College, the University of California at Santa Barbara, Macalester College, Rhodes College, and Virginia Theological Seminary.
She is the author of numerous books, including most recently Christianity after Religion: The End of Church and the Birth of a New Spiritual Awakening.
Bishop Hollerith's Sermon
Click here for Bishop Hollerith’s sermon at the opening Eucharist.
Video Presentations
Elections at Council
- Standing Committee:
Clergy – The Rev. Elizabeth Felicetti, St. David’s, Chesterfield
Lay – Ms. Cleo Shield, Johns Memorial, Farmville - Disciplinary Board:
Clergy – The Rev. Sandra B. Kerner, St. Luke’s, Powhatan
Lay – Mr. Larry Clark, Trinity, South Boston; Mr. Albert Poole, St. Aidan’s, Va Beach - Young Adult Alternate to General Convention:
Lily Burroughs, Old Donation, Virginia Beach
Courtesy Resolutions
Delegate Materials
Worship at Council
The Council offering went to the Church of the Good Samaritan, Virginia Beach, for meals and staff salaries for the summer camp for neighborhood children co-hosted with Enoch Baptist church.
The program provides a safe space for more than sixty African American children from low-income families while their parents are at work.
The program provides a safe space for more than sixty African American children from low-income families while their parents are at work.