Welcome to our new Priest Associate, the Rev. Spencer Cantrell! Fr. Spencer will be with us on Sundays to assist in worship and programs, beginning this Sunday. We will have a chance to meet him a this week's Sunday Forum and at Coffee Hour. Please give him a warm All Saints' welcome! The Rev. Spencer Cantrell comes to All Saints' having previously served as Priest Associate at St. Mary’s in Harlem, and concurrently as a Chaplain Resident at New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital. He received his B.A. in Philosophy/Religion from the University of Tennessee in Chattanooga, and his M.Div. from the General Theological Seminary, where he was awarded the Bishop of Newark Preaching Prize and the Martyrs of Memphis Award for Outstanding Service. Born and raised in rural west Tennessee, he came to New York as an Episcopal Service Corps member, working as a legal advocate in NYC Civil Courts on behalf of poor and marginalized New Yorkers with the Community Development Project at the Urban Justice Center. He has a background in community organizing and faith-based campaigns for social and economic justice. He lives in Crown Heights. To read more about upcoming events like Choral Evensong, the Newcomers Reception, and Seekers & Returners, click here!
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