Tag: The Episcopal Church

It's wonderful that we deacons can now honour the first black American deaconess saint, Anna Alexander.  Her parents were recently-emancipated slaves, and everything was against her.  Despite it all, she developed a ministry of great fruitfulness.  What an inspiration! General Convention has added Deaconess Anna Alexander, who began her ministry at Good Shepherd in Pennick, … Continue reading A NEW AFRICAN-AMERICAN DEACONESS SAINT