Being a disciple, or a follower of Jesus Christ, is a lifelong journey. The Diocese of Missouri offers several ministries to help guide you on all stages of your Christian journey.
The Rev. Canon Whitney Rice serves on the bishop's staff as the Canon for Evangelism and Discipleship Development.
Canon Whitney oversees all discipleship development ministries (see the list below) and leads our evangelism efforts. She is in charge of our Requiem or Renaissance project, our missional communities, and the ordination process for the Diocese.
Get details about:
- Christian Formation Academy: ChurchNext
- Discernment and Ordination
- Evangelism
- Requiem or Renaissance
Young Adult Ministry
The Rev. Aaron Rogers serves on the bishop's staff as Ministry Developer for Young Adult Ministries.
Aaron leads the Diocesan Young Adult Ministry network, the Deaconess Anne House, and is co-convener of the Diocesan Dismantling Racism Commission. He also serves as the Priest-in-Charge at the Episcopal Church of St. Stephen's and the Vine in Ferguson.
Get details about our young adult ministry.
Children & Youth Ministry
The Rev. Erin Pickersgill serves on the bishop's staff as Ministry Developer for Children and Youth Ministries.
Erin offers support for children and youth ministry leaders in our parishes, leads diocesan programming for children and youth, is the Director of Camp Phoenix, and co-facilitates our Safe Church, Safe Communities program.
Get details about our children & youth ministry.
Campus Ministries
The Rev. Hopie Jernagan serves on the bishop's staff as Chaplain for Rockwell House Episcopal Campus Ministries in St. Louis.
Hopie's ministry offers worship and hospitality to students at Washington University in St. Louis and St. Louis University.
The Diocese of Missouri also has campus ministries at Mizzou in Columbia, Truman State in Kirksville, Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, and Missouri S&T in Rolla.
Get details about Rockwell House and all our campus ministries.