The Rt. Rev. Andrew Williams, Bishop of New England

Bishop Andrew Williams began his professional life as a corporate litigator in the United Kingdom from 1989-1998, but despite a successful career, it was during this time that he began to sense that something significant was missing in his life. Much to the surprise of Bp. Williams and his wife, Elena, they found themselves drawn into something far deeper, and ultimately came to a living faith in God through the love, support and friendship of their Anglican Parish.

A time of discernment followed, and after much prayer and strong encouragement from those who knew him, he resigned from his law firm and began training for ordination at Trinity College, Bristol. He graduated with an honors degree in theology and was ordained in the Diocese of Exeter in 2000, after which he spent six years as Associate Vicar of St. Andrew’s, Chorleywood, a vibrant suburban congregation just outside London. Prior to arriving at Chorleywood, he served a congregation in the southwest of England. Beginning in October 2009, Bp. Andrew served as the Senior Pastor of Trinity Church in Greenwich, CT, with an area of focus in developing and overseeing missional communities and multi-site congregations.

On January 10, 2019, the Anglican Church in North America’s College of Bishops consented to the election of the Rt. Rev. Andrew Williams as the next bishop for the Anglican Diocese of New England. Bp. Andrew was consecrated on March 16, 2019 as the successor to the Rt. Rev. William Murdoch, who served as the founding bishop of the diocese since 2008.

Rev. Canon Ross Kimball, Canon to the Ordinary (ross.kimball@adne.org)

Contact Canon Ross with questions regarding:

• Pastoral concerns arising from relationships between clergy and their congregations/vestries

• Canonical issues

• Creation and care for new congregations/mission fellowships & admission of congregations into union with diocese

• Ordination process and licensing/transfer of clergy, including immigration issues for diocesan clergy

• Clergy search process

• Establishing chartered diocesan ministries

• Clergy disciplinary issues

The Rev. Canon Dr. Susan Skillen, Canon for Spiritual Formation (susan.skillen@adne.org)

Susan Skillen trained as a spiritual director through the Shalem Institute and has been a spiritual director for over 25 years. She received her M. Div. and D.Min. in Spiritual Formation from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. She founded the Holy Conversations spiritual director training course ten years ago for the ADNE. Susan has taught spiritual formation in a variety of settings, and has led dozens of retreats in New England, Italy and England. Contact Susan for:

• Spiritual Direction

• Holy Conversation Spiritual Director Training

• Spiritual Formation teaching

• Retreat leadership

The Rev. Canon Dan Sylvia, Canon for Missional Innovation (dan.sylvia@adne.org)

Dan can help leaders and churches

• Assess their missional endeavors

• Utilize creative and entrepreneurial strategies to achieve vision, viability, creation, development, support and success.

The Rev. Canon Craig Vickerman, Canon for Youth & Families (craig.vickeman@adne.org)

Craig can help leaders and churches

• Understand and develop a children and/or youth ministry

• Harness the power of families for missional multiplication

• Learn how to facilitate family discipleship 

• Host a conference on family ministry

• Launch students into leadership roles in the church

• Participate in diocesan youth events

• Acquire resources for ministry to families

Diocesan Standing Committee

• The Rt. Rev. Andrew Williams, President

• Mr. Josh Vanada, Chair

• Mr. Bill Corson, Chancellor

• Ms. Gail Gardner, Treasurer

• Ms. Mary Kinyanjui, Secretary of Synod

• The Rev. Sean Norris

• The Rev. Geoff Little

• Mrs. Beth Hubbard

• Mr. Stephen Kagotho

Archdeacons

The Venerable Dorcas Albrecht, Archdeacon to Kenyan Churches

The Venerable Michael Kafeero, Archdeacon to Ugandan Churches

Diocesan Ministries

The Rev. Kelly Madden, Director of Boston Fellows

The Rev. Canon Dr. Susan Skillen, Director of Holy Conversations

The Rev. Len Cowan, Diocesan Intercessor, Abbey of the Way

Staff

Scott DeLong, Communications Director (communications@adne.org)

Elena Williams, ADNE Office (adne@adne.org)