The Episcopal Church
Welcomes You
Our Presiding Bishop
28th Presiding Bishop & Primate
The Most Rev. Sean W. Rowe was elected presiding bishop and primate of The Episcopal Church in June 2024 and took office on Nov. 1 for a nine-year term. In this role, he serves as the church’s chief pastor and CEO. Known for his expertise in organizational learning and adaptive change, Rowe is committed to strengthening support for local ministry and mission.
He was ordained bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Northwestern Pennsylvania in 2007 after serving as rector of St. John’s in Franklin, Pennsylvania, for seven years. From 2014 to 2018, he served as bishop provisional of the Episcopal Diocese of Bethlehem, and from 2019 to 2024, he led a partnership between the Episcopal Dioceses of Northwestern Pennsylvania and Western New York.
Rowe holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Grove City College, a Master of Divinity degree from Virginia Theological Seminary, and a doctorate in organizational learning and leadership from Gannon University. He has served as a leader of many civic and churchwide organizations and governance bodies, and as parliamentarian for the House of Bishops.
Friends,
As we are grounded in faith and we walk in love, Immanuel on the Green prepares to gather back in our sacred space. We are looking at a target gathering date in early October; however, we want to hear from you, our community, about your expectations around regathering. We want to take this opportunity to get your thoughts and feelings about our regathering., We are asking that you take a few minutes to take this survey so that we may consider how to incorporate your desires and thoughts into this process. The survey is intended to get to the heart of a couple of questions about what you would like to see as we regather. Your responses will be very helpful in the regathering working group as it goes about the work of getting us back in our sacred space.
You can access the survey here.
Our re-gathering is still contingent upon obtaining the certification from the Bishop and the conditions dictated by this pandemic as it ebbs and flows through our common life. We are striving to regather in the safest way possible, adhering to the guidelines of the diocese and the State of Delaware. We continue to strive to provide the safest experience possible, realizing that it will be impossible to guarantee everyone's safety. With that said, we want to say that we will be taking all precautions that we can to make this a safe experience for all. As we make every effort to make it as safe as possible, we still need the help of our parishioners and friends of Immanuel to help us in this undevout. Start by taking the survey. Check back to the COVID tab on the Immanuel website for updates and additional information.
Until we re-gather, continue to stay connected and pray for each other. We wish you continued good health and peace.
The Immanuel Regathering Working Group
Fr. Christopher Keene Jack Burnam
Bob Irwin Caroline Robelen
Stephen Franklin Kathy Brereton