Transition and Discernment

After 32 years of leadership, the Rev. Peter Jenks retired from St John's on September 30, 2024. In January 2025, the Rev. Van Bankston joined our parish as interim rector for a term of approximately a year as we work through the following process of transition and discernment:

• In November and December the vestry will nominate two members plus an additional four other members of the church to a Discernment Committee.
• In January the Vestry will appoint and charge the Discernment Committee.
• Over the course of January through April the appointed committee will complete the discernment process.

• May-August: Position shared with the Transition & Deployment Officer at the dioceses will be posted.
• September-November: Candidates will come through the Transition & Deployment Officer and two to three will be interviewed by the committee via Zoom.
• November: One candidate will be invited to meet the committee, interview in-person, and tour the parish.
• December: The committee makes its recommendation of one finalist to the vestry, or falls back as far as needed in the process to "call" another candidate.
• The vestry will discuss the candidate with the bishop and Transition & Deployment Officer accept that candidate or send the issue back to the committee for further work.