Reverend Scott Slater Retires After 21 Years With Episcopalian Church

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BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Reverend Scott Slater is retiring aft 21 years with the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland.

Scott, who worked since 2010 arsenic canon to the mean and main of staff, is acceptable to discontinue successful July 2022, aft the 80th General Convention of The Episcopal Church.

No imperishable replacement has been named, though Bishop Eugene Taylor Sutton volition assistance capable successful the presumption until the caller bishop assister tin find a caller canon to the ordinary.

During his clip moving successful the church, Slater “wore galore hats” and served with professionalism and a heavy spiritual center.

“Scott has served this diocese faithfully successful truthful galore capacities since February of 2000, including arsenic a subordinate of the Standing Committee, a General Convention deputy, and arsenic rector of Good Shepherd, Ruxton,” Bishop Sutton said. “He’s provided a dependable manus and competent enactment during times of crises successful the diocese, and he’s helped galore clergy and congregations wade done hard moments successful their ministries.”

The July status volition beryllium the extremity of a 30 twelvemonth vocation successful ministry, which began successful Central Florida.

Slater plans connected enjoying status with his family, but volition service arsenic a advisor to the religion connected a precise part-time ground if helium is needed.

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“I person loved serving the diocese successful this relation and volition particularly miss the phenomenal unit that I person served alongside the past 11+ years,” Slater says. “I americium grateful to person been entrusted and supported truthful profoundly with this enactment of serving [Bishop Sutton] and the congregations and affiliated groups successful the fantastic Diocese of Maryland.”