Clergy News: St. Stephen’s, Charleston

St. Stephen’s, Charleston has called the Rev. Julia Madden as associate rector for pastoral care and parish life. She is currently a tansitional deacon in the Diocese of Western North Carolina and will be ordained to the priesthood on February 12 at St. Luke’s in Lincolnton, North Carolina. Rev. Madden will officially begin her ministry with St. Stephen’s on March 3 and her first formal Sunday with the congregation will be March 16.

Rev. Madden was the first graduate from General Theological Seminary’s new hybrid MDiv program, and the first in her cohort to be ordained to the transitional diaconate. As she noted in her announcement to St. Stephen’s, “Through all these experiences, I have found deep joy in pastoral care, community involvement, and ministry beyond the walls of the church,” said Rev. Madden.

Read the full announcement shared by St. Stephen’s, along with messages from the Rev. Adam Shoemaker and the Rev. Julia Madden, at this link.