Behind the Name
Every month, StOM prints the Anglican Calendar of Prayer, but have you
ever thought about what or who lies behind the name and place specified
every Sunday?
In each issue, we will feature some information about some of the
people/places for whom your prayers are being asked.
"Being a Christian is not essentially about
joining a church or being a nice person, but
about following in the footsteps of Jesus,
taking his teachings seriously, letting his
Spirit take the lead in our lives, and in so
doing helping to change the world from our
nightmare into God’s dream.” ― Michael
Curry, Crazy Christians: A Call to Follow Jesus
The Most Rev. Michael Bruce Curry is
Presiding Bishop and Primate of the Episcopal Church. He is the Chief
Pastor and serves as President and Chief Executive Officer, and as Chair of
the Executive Council of the Episcopal Church.
The descendant of enslaved Africans brought to North America by way of
the trans-Atlantic slave routes, Presiding Bishop Curry was born in Chicago,
IL, on March 13, 1953. Presiding Bishop Curry’s father was an Episcopal
priest and his mother was a devout Episcopalian. She died at a young age,
and Presiding Bishop Curry, along with his sister, was raised by his father
and his grandmother.
He attended public schools in Buffalo, NY, and, at a young age, learned
about social activism through his father’s leadership and his own dedication
to righting a broken world.
Presiding Bishop Curry graduated with high honours from Hobart College in
Geneva, NY, in 1975. He received a Master of Divinity degree in 1978 from
Yale University Divinity School in New Haven, CT. He has furthered his
education with continued study at The College of Preachers, Princeton
Theological Seminary, Wake Forest University, the Ecumenical Institute at
St. Mary's Seminary, and the Institute of Christian Jewish Studies. He has
received honorary degrees from Episcopal Divinity School; Sewanee: The
University of the South; Virginia Theological Seminary; and Yale.
He is married to the former Sharon Clement, and they have two adult
daughters, Rachel and Elizabeth.
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