Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has named directors for three of four new churchwide Centers for Mission.
 
Director for the new Advocacy Center is the Rev. Canon Brian J. Grieves, who has led Peace and Justice Ministries at the Church Center since 1988. Concurrently, Canon Grieves will serve as interim director of mission, the Presiding Bishop said, until completion of the search for a successor to the Rev. James Lemler, now serving as priest-in-charge of Christ Church, Greenwich, Conn.
 
The Center for Evangelism and Congregational Life will be led by the Rev. Suzanne E. Watson, staff officer for congregational development.
 
The Center for Mission Leadership will be led by the Rev. Margaret Rose, director of women's ministries. The center’s portfolio includes theological education, leadership development, and the support and training of missionaries
 
The Jan. 10 appointments are the result of a two-month search process for the mission centers, all of which are based at the Episcopal Church Center in New York. The search for the director for Partnerships remains open.
 
Linda Watt, the Episcopal Church's chief operating officer, said the work of each director includes an emphasis upon effective on-site management rather than travel away from the Church Center, as well as close relationships with lay and clergy leaders around the church.
 
Episcopal Life Online contributed to this report.
 
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