The Rt. Rev. Rob Skirving Rob Skirving was ordained deacon and priest in 1986 in the Diocese of Huron in the Anglican Church of Canada. He served four parishes in the Diocese of Huron from 1986 to 2004 before moving to the Diocese of Eastern Michigan, where he served St. John’s Episcopal Church in Midland, Michigan, from 2005 to 2014. In 2014, he was elected and ordained bishop of the Diocese of East Carolina, where he served until his resignation in 2026. In addition to his

Standing, Search, & Transition Steering Committees at Valle Crucis Conference Center. On June 26–27, the Standing Committee gathered at Valle Crucis with the newly formed Bishop Search Committee and Bishop Transition Steering Committee for a joint meeting to launch the work ahead in calling our next bishop. Joining the group were the Rev. Timothy Hodapp, the diocese's Transition Consultant, and Sarah Stonesifer Boylan, liaison with the Presiding Bishop's office. Both offered

Last week, The Rev. Kelsey Davis' first book, The Athlete Devotional, was published by Nurturing Faith Books an imprint of Good Faith Media - an organization committed to faith formation that is honest, generous, and rooted in the real texture of human lives. Davis, a former professional athlete and current priest in the Diocese of WNC, co-authored the devotional with The Rev. Claire Brown, an author and a fellow Episcopal priest whose gifts for formation, writing, and frien

Written by The Rev. Kelsey Davis, Bishop's Deputy for Disaster Response & Recovery Nearly a year and a half after Hurricane Helene swept through Western North Carolina, the Diocese of Western North Carolina continues to walk alongside families, congregations, and communities on the long road to recovery. Here is a snapshot of our first quarter 2026 impact across our key focus areas. Household Recovery Our family coordination efforts in Yancey, Mitchell, and Buncombe Counties