Standing Committee Announces Bishop Search Committee

The Standing Committee of the Diocese of South Carolina has appointed a Bishop Search Committee chaired by the Rev. Dr. Philip Linder. Over the next several months, the Search Committee will work on the search materials and the nomination process for candidates who will be considered in the vote for the Fifteenth Bishop of the Diocese of South Carolina at the 230th Diocesan Convention in November 2020.
 
According to canons, the Search Committee includes two clergy and two lay persons from each of the four deaneries of the Diocese. Below is a complete list of the members of the Bishop Search Committee:
 
Pee Dee-Waccamaw Deanery
The Rev. Ryan Currie, Holy Cross Faith Memorial, Pawleys Island
The Rev. Rob Donehue, St. Anne’s, Conway
Doug Billings, Holy Cross Faith Memorial, Pawleys Island
Frances Elmore, St. Catherine’s, Florence
 
Peninsula Deanery
The Rev. Dr. Philip Linder, St. Mark’s, Charleston (chair)
The Rev. Jeff Richardson, Holy Communion, Charleston
Elsa McDowell, Grace Church Cathedral, Charleston
Pat Patrick, St. Stephen’s, Charleston
 
Southern Deanery
The Very Rev. Mark Brinkmann, All Saints, Hilton Head Island
The Rev. Roy Tripp, St. Mark’s, Port Royal
Jane Forsythe, St. Mark’s, Port Royal
Lesley Gilbert, All Saints, Hilton Head Island
 
West Charleston Deanery
The Rev. Dow Sanderson, Good Shepherd, Summerville
The Rev. Fred Thompson, The Episcopal Church on Edisto, Edisto Island
Thad Daise, The Episcopal Church on Edisto, Edisto Island
George Tupper, Good Shepherd, Summerville
 
The Search Committee met last week with the search consultant, the Rev. Canon Rick Callaway, and established the dates for the Listening Sessions throughout the Diocese.
 
The Diocese will share more information on the bishop search process as their work progresses.