FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 25, 2005

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WILLIAM BARNWELL JOINS CATHEDRAL STAFF AS CANON MISSIONER

WASHINGTON, DC – The Reverend William H. Barnwell has joined the senior staff of Washington National Cathedral as Canon Missioner. In this position Canon Barnwell will be charged with the establishment and coordination of metropolitan ministries and projects aimed at addressing the issues of poverty, health care and social and economic justice in the city of Washington and throughout the capital region.

Canon Barnwell retired from full-time ministry in 2002 after serving six years as associate rector of Trinity Church, Copley Square in Boston. In that position he developed lay leadership programs in the areas of anti-racism, outreach and parish life concentrating on the Disciples of Christ in Community Program (DOCC) sponsored by the School of Theology at the University of the South. He was a citywide leader in the Greater Boston Interfaith Organization, a branch of the Industrial Areas Foundation, and also served as the Dean of Boston’s Episcopal clergy. Key among his ministries was the organization of several community outreach programs including The Trinity Education for Excellence program (TEEP) for middle school students, The Trinity Pastoral Counseling Center for low-income individuals in crisis, and the Trinity Grants Committee.

Most recently Canon Barnwell has been involved in similar ministries at Trinity Episcopal Church in New Orleans, Louisiana, where he taught adult Christian formation while also serving as an adjunct professor at the University of New Orleans.

Of Canon Barnwell’s arrival Cathedral Dean Sam Lloyd said, “I am delighted that William Barnwell has agreed to join the Cathedral staff as our Canon Missioner. We have been both friends and colleagues for many years, and I know of no priest better suited to lead the Cathedral’s ministries of compassion and social justice in the city of Washington and beyond.”

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