When Stacy Sauls sent an inquiry to the clergy of the Diocese of Lexington to see how the Church might help those impacted by the October sludge spill and Eastern Kentucky fires , the results were not the provision of tangible services, which might have been expected. We ve sent a very simple message.
People matter above everything else.
A mission strategy for Eastern Kentucky is a priority item for the new Bishop of Lexington. Episcopal churches both current and historic have been scattered throughout the area, in a long pattern of openings and closings. While no official congregation exists in the now-infamous Coldwater Canyon, it is an area that is within the geographical bounds of the Diocese of Lexington. In the broad sense, the area is under the pastoral care of the Diocese of Lexington, whether the people are Episcopalians or not. I am not being presumptions about faith allegiances.