Encounter God at Epiphany!
Epiphany is committed to:
- Encountering God through beautiful worship and believing prayer.
- Building a multi-generational congregation that loves children and families.
- Equipping every member to publicly proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Epiphany Vestry
Vestry Office Held Name of Vestry Member
Senior Warden Beth Monroe - 2027
Junior Warden Jeff Zimmerman - 2026
Registrar Fred Apelquist - 2027
Member Jane Burkett - 2025
Member Erin Seroka - 2025
Member Lois Koch - 2026
Member Jim Roberts - 2026
Member Jan Coffee - 2027
Member Greg Harrison - 2027
Member Lisa Baehr - 2028
Member Kenny Daffron - 2028
Member Walt Kobos - 2028
Senior Warden Beth Monroe - 2027
Junior Warden Jeff Zimmerman - 2026
Registrar Fred Apelquist - 2027
Member Jane Burkett - 2025
Member Erin Seroka - 2025
Member Lois Koch - 2026
Member Jim Roberts - 2026
Member Jan Coffee - 2027
Member Greg Harrison - 2027
Member Lisa Baehr - 2028
Member Kenny Daffron - 2028
Member Walt Kobos - 2028
This Week We Remember Bishop Vedanayagam Samuel Azariah (Aug 1874 - Jan 1945)
Bishop Azariah was an Indian evangelist and the first Indian bishop in the churches of the Anglican Communion, serving as the first bishop of the diocese of Dornakal. He spent most of his episcopate traveling across his vast diocese by bullock cart or bicycle, usually accompanied by his wife and coworker, Anbu. His village sermons often attacked "the four demons - Dirt, Disease, Debt, and Drink." He proved the most successful leader of grassroots conversions to Christianity in South Asia during the early twentieth century. Known by the affectionate honorific Thandrigaru ("father"), Azariah inspired mass movements that brought roughly 200,000 outcast Malas and Madigas, tribals and low-caste non-Brahmins into his fledgling church. He also established a school to educate girls, later renamed for him. In 1924, his diocese had 8 English-born priests and 53 Indian clergy. By 1935, his diocese had 250 ordained Indian clergy and over 2,000 village teachers, plus medical clinics, cooperative societies, and printing presses.
The bishop became both an ally and leading foe of Mahatma Gandhi during battles over communal representation and religious freedom. While also an Indian nationalist, Azariah believed Hinduism inherently repressive and grounded in a destructive caste system. On the other hand, Gandhi saw conversions to Christianity as a threat.
The bishop became both an ally and leading foe of Mahatma Gandhi during battles over communal representation and religious freedom. While also an Indian nationalist, Azariah believed Hinduism inherently repressive and grounded in a destructive caste system. On the other hand, Gandhi saw conversions to Christianity as a threat.