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Coventry Episcopal Church
About Us
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About...our Priest in Charge, Reverend Stephen Dass
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The Rev. Stephen Dass
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The Reverend Stephen Dass was appointed in March 2009 by Bishop John Howe of the Central Florida Diocese to be Priest-in-Charge of Coventry Church. Fr. Stephen studied at Montreal Diocesan Theological College and is currently studying Philosophy through the University of London. Prior to becoming a priest, Fr. Stephen served as missionary with Youth With A Mission in Sao Paulo, Brazil where together with his wife, Mary, he ministered to homeless children for five years. He also served in Bangor, Maine as a youth minister in St John’s Episcopal before completing his seminary education. He returned to Brazil to be ordained as a priest (Diocese of Recife, Southern Cone) and served in Santos and Caruaru, Brazil, ministering in English and Portuguese. Fr. Stephen is a native of Singapore.
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Senior Warden: Kathy Kern
Vestry Members:
Cindy Arnold
Terry Odom
Pat Odom
Dotti Pohleven
Treasurer: Robert Kern
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About...our worship service
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We use the Book of Common Prayer (1979) in our worship. We alternate our liturgy monthly between Rite 1 and Rite 2 on Sundays and for all Mass on the weekdays and major feast days, we use Rite 1 in our worship. As a mission church, we have the flexibility to introduce new services and we hope in the future to offer a 1928 BCP service on Sunday.
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We are historically part of the Anglican tradition. The name, 'Episcopal Church', is the American name for the Anglican Church. Our name describes our spirituality. The godly Bishop Lancelot Andrewes (1555-1626)best defines Anglican Church is a church that professes beliefs:
(1)One Lord Jesus Christ.
(2) Two Testaments: Old and New.
(3)Three Creeds, Apostles', Nicene, and Athanasian.
(4)Four Councils, Nicea 325 A. D., Constantinople 381, Ephesus 431, and Chalcedon 451
(5)Five Centuries of Catholic tradition in doctrine and worship
The primary purpose of all the terms to teach us of the Person of Jesus as revealed through Scripture. Every thing we do or say as a Church is for the sole purpose of glorifying the Father through His Son, Jesus Christ.
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The Episcopal Church in Central Florida is part of the U.S. Episcopal Church and the worldwide Anglican Communion.
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