
- About Dover
- Gifts
- Hotel Information
- Participant Information
- Presiding Bishop Video
- Press Room
- Schedule of Events
- Testimonials
Are you not able to attend but would like to share the ordination with friends? Arrange a viewing party and livestream!
DAY | TIME | EVENT | PLACE |
---|---|---|---|
Friday | 9:15 a.m. | Press Conference *Media credentials required | Hilton Garden Inn, Dover |
Friday | 10:00 a.m. | Clergy Meeting *By invitation only | Hilton Garden Inn, Dover |
Friday | 10:30 a.m. | Clergy Spouse Gathering *By invitation only | Christ Church, Dover |
Friday | 12:00 p.m. | Clergy & Clergy Spouse Lunch *By invitation only | Hilton Garden Inn, Dover |
Friday | 1:30 p.m. | Rehearsal for clergy serving as Marshals or Ministers of Communion. More information here. | Delaware State University - Education & Humanities Theater |
Friday | 5:00 p.m. | Rehearsal for speaker parts only. More information here. | Delaware State University - Education & Humanities Theater |
Friday | 7:00 p.m. | Rehearsal for choir and musicians only. More information here. | Delaware State University - Education & Humanities Theater |
Friday | 7:00 p.m. | Dinner Honoring the Rev. Kevin S. Brown *By invitation only | The Great Hall at St. Andrew's Lutheran Church. 425 North DuPont Hwy, Dover |
Saturday | 8:00 a.m. | Breakfast and Gathering of Attending Bishops *By invitation only | Hilton Garden Inn, Dover |
Saturday | 8:30 a.m. | Rehearsal for acolytes and ushers only. More information here. | Delaware State University - Education & Humanities Theater |
Saturday | 9:30 a.m. | Seating begins for Ordination & Consecration service | Delaware State University, Education & Humanities Theater |
Saturday | 10:30 a.m. | Procession begins for Ordination & Consecration Service | Delaware State University, Education & Humanities Theater. |
Saturday | 11:00 a.m. | Ordination and Consecration of the Rev. Kevin S. Brown *This is a ticketed event. Please be seated no later than 10:30 a.m. | Delaware State University, Education & Humanities Theater |
Saturday | 1:00 p.m. | Reception 1 1/2 blocks from theater | Delaware State University, Martin Luther King Student Center |
Directions and travel information to Delaware State University – click here
- Download campus map here.
- Reception: The reception hall, Martin Luther King Student Center, is within walking distance — approximately 1 1/2 city blocks. However, there is also parking at the student center and limited shuttles.
The Certificate of Election Testimony (read by Ms. Cynde A. Bimbi, Secretary of Convention)
This is to certify, that at a (Special) Convention of the Church in the Diocese of Delaware, duly called in accordance with the Constitutions and Canons of the said Diocese, and assembled in St. Anne’s Episcopal School, Middletown, Delaware on July
15, 2017.
The Rev. Kevin S. Brown
being at least thirty years of age, was duly elected by a constitutional majority consistent with the Constitution and Canons of the Diocese Delaware, and that all requirements of the Constitution of the Episcopal Church have been complied with.
In witness whereof, the Rev. Paul W. Gennett, Jr., President of the said Convention, and Cynde A. Bimbi, Secretary of Convention thereof, have hereunto set their hands, and caused the Seal of the Diocese to be affixed, the 15th day of July 2017.
The Canonical Testimony (read by Ms. Anne C. Foster, Esquire, Chancellor of the Diocese)
We, diocesan priests attending the special convention, fully sensible of how important it is that the Sacred Order and Office of a Bishop should not be unworthily conferred, and firmly persuaded that it is our duty to bear testimony on this solemn occasion without partiality, do, in the presence of Almighty God, testify that we know of no impediment on account of which
The Rev. Kevin S. Brown
ought not to be ordained to that Holy Office. We do, moreover, jointly and severally declare that we believe the Rev. Kevin S. Brown to have been duly and lawfully elected and to be of such sufficiency in learning, of such soundness in the Faith, and of such godly character as to be able to exercise the Office of a Bishop to the honor of God and the edifying of the Church, and to be a wholesome example to the flock of Christ.
The Evidence of Ordination Testimonial (read by The Rt. Rev. Don E. Johnson, Bishop of West Tennessee)
This is to certify that, according to the Recorder of Ordinations,
The Kevin S. Brown
was ordained to the Diaconate on June 2, 2007 by Bishop Don Edward Johnson at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Memphis, TN; and to the Priesthood on December 15, 2007 by Bishop Don Edward Johnson at Grace Episcopal Church in Paris, TN.
The Consents of the Standing Committees (Read by The Rev. Paul W. Gennett, Jr., Standing Committee President)
I hereby certify that consents have been received from the Standing Committees of 84 dioceses to the Ordination and Consecration of
The Rev. Kevin S. Brown
to be Bishop Diocesan, of the Diocese of Delaware
The Consents of the Bishops (Read by the Rt. Rev. Samuel Rodman, Bishop of North Carolina)
Be it known by all the people of God that 93 bishops, being a majority of the Bishops having jurisdiction in this Church, have consented to the Ordination and Consecration of
The Rev. Kevin Scott Brown
As a Bishop in the Church of God, and to his status in the House of Bishops as
Bishop of Delaware
Being one thousand one hundred and seventh Bishop in the American succession.
Ordination & Consecration Book
Arrival and Seating Times
- All guests with an open seating ticket (white) should plan to be seated no later than 10:30 a.m., as processions will begin at 10:35 a.m. Please enter the THEATER LOBBY of the Education & Humanities Building.
- Seating begins at 9:30 a.m.
- All guests with a reserved seating ticket (blue) should plan to arrive no later than 10:00 a.m. in the MAIN LOBBY (not theater lobby), as processions will begin lining up at 10:15 a.m. in the MAIN LOBBY of the Educational & Humanities Building. The main lobby doors are located on the side of the building, past the theater entrance doors.
- Click here to view campus map, directions, and parking lot information.
Scroll down for more information on tickets, venue, and livestream.