Our Structure and Leadership

Anglican Mission is under the direct authority of the Anglican Province of Rwanda and its Archbishop. The Province has authorized the consecration of missionary bishops given the responsibility to lead Rwanda’s missionary outreach to North America. The bishops who provide oversight to the Anglican Mission are not “Anglican Mission bishops” but rather bishops of the Province of Rwanda and members of its House of Bishops.

Archbishop

The Most Rev. Emmanuel Mbona Kolini is Archbishop of the Province of the Anglican Church of Rwanda and Bishop of Kigali. He was born in 1945 in Congo, ordained in 1969 and consecrated Assistant Bishop of Bukavu, Zaire in 1980. He served as Bishop of Katanga, Zaire from 1986 until 1997 at which time he was called into Rwanda as Bishop and Archbishop. His education was at Canon Warner Memorial College, Bishop Tucker College and Balya Bible College in Uganda. He and his wife Freda have eight children. Having become Primate of the Province following the years of genocide, Archbishop Kolini has been a major force for reconciliation in Rwanda.

AMiA Council of Bishops

The Rt. Rev. Charles Hurt (Chuck) Murphy, III is a Missionary Bishop of the Province of the Anglican Church of Rwanda and a bishop of, and chairman of, the Anglican Mission in The Americas. He served as Rector of All Saints Church, Pawleys Island, SC for over 20 years, and was the one who convened and later chaired the First Promise Movement that led to the formation of AMiA. Bishop Murphy graduated from the University of Alabama, then studied under Dr. J.I. Packer of Trinity College in England before completing his theological training at the University of the South. He served several Episcopal congregations before being called to All Saints in 1982. Murphy has led Vestry Workshops, Leadership Training Conferences, and has taught on many subjects throughout the U.S. Murphy is the son, brother and brother-in-law of Episcopal priests. He and his wife Margaret have been married for over 30 years and they have three grown daughters.


The Rt. Rev. Thaddeus Rockwell (Thad) Barnum serves as Missionary Bishop in the Anglican Mission in The Americas in Fairfield, Connecticut. Thad attributes much of his early training and ministry to nine years (1978-87) spent at St. Paul Episcopal Church, Darien, Connecticut under the leadership and anointed preaching of the Rev. Terry Fullam. During those days, his love for expository preaching began and continues to this day. In 1987, Thad was called to plant a new church in Alliquippa, Pennsylvania- a dying mill town. During his years as rector (1987-95), Prince of Peace Episcopal Church grew to over 300 with over 30 ministries active in all facets of parish life. During this time, Thad also served in many other capacities such as Field Education Mentor at Trinity School for Ministry, Chaplain to South American Missionary Society, Chaplain at the USAir Pittsburgh Airplane Crash site for Flight 427, and Chairman of the Mustard Seed Project which provides “Acts of Mission, Acts of Mercy in East and Central Africa.” In 1997, Thad and his wife Erilynne moved to Pawleys Island to serve as Directors of Missions at the North American Missionary Society and 1998, the two of them joined the All Saints staff. They relocated to Connecticut in order to help plant a new congregation (Apostles in Fairfield) and develop a North East Network for the Anglican Mission.


The Rt. Rev. Alexander Maury (Sandy) Greene is Rector of the Anglican Church of the Spirit in Littleton Colorado, after serving five years as Rector of Christ Episcopal Church. Before coming to Denver he was rector of St. Andrew’s-by-the-Sea, Destin, Florida. Sandy’s passion in the ministry has been the raising up and mentoring of clergy and lay leaders. He is a graduate of Yale University and the General Theological Seminary. Moreover, he has experienced a lifetime of training in ministry and congregational leadership from a number of clergy and many gifted lay folk in parishes that he has served. Bishop Greene is also working with emerging Hispanic ministries within the Anglican Mission in the United States and Puerto Rico. He and his wife Georgeanna or “Gigi,” are celebrating over thirty-five years of marriage. They have four sons, three daughters-in-law and a grandson.


The Rt. Rev. Thomas William (TJ) Johnston, Jr. is Rector at St. Peter's in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, after having served as Rector of St. Andrew's in Little Rock from 1998-2005. St. Andrew’s is the first lay initiated church plant in the Anglican Mission in America. The church grew from a living room of fifteen people to over three hundred in attendance each Sunday. St. Andrew’s remains committed to planting new Apostolic churches. TJ graduated from Sewanee with a Bachelor of Science in Forestry. After working as a forester with Union Camp Corporation in Virginia, he entered law school in the fall of 1980. After graduating from Cumberland School of Law, he returned to Charleston, South Carolina to practice law as a trial lawyer until 1991 when he followed God’s leading to seminary and along a path to ordained ministry. TJ attended seminary at the University of the South, The School of Theology, and graduated in May 1994 with a Masters in Divinity degree. He served Grace Church, Charleston, SC, as an assistant for two years, when in 1996 he became the assistant to the Rev. Chuck Murphy at All Saints Parish, Pawleys Island, SC. TJ has worked as a volunteer with the Episcopal Bishop in Haiti, the Right Rev. Luc Garnier. His role has been to coordinate partnership relationships between churches and schools in Haiti and churches and schools in the United States with a focus on rural education and health issues. TJ continues to be involved with this work. He currently provides oversight for Mission Networks. TJ and his wife Rees have two children.

The Rt. Rev. Terrell Lyles Glenn, Jr.
The Rt. Rev. Terrell Lyles Glenn, Jr. accepted the call to become the 21st Rector of All Saints Church, Pawleys Island, SC beginning July 1, 2005. He was consecrated as a bishop in the Province of the Anglican Church of Rwanda to serve the Anglican Mission on Saturday, January 26, 2008 during a special service at Winter Conference in Dallas, Tx.

Terrell was born in Columbia, SC in 1958 and attended St. Andrews School in Middletown, DE before entering the University of South Carolina where he received a Bachelor of Arts in English degree in 1980. In 1983, he received his Masters in Divinity from Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, Virginia. He was ordained a Deacon in 1983 and a Priest in 1984.

Terrell married Teresa deBorde in 1988, and they have three children – Terrell, Ellison and Cecilia. In February 2000, Terrell renounced his ordination in the Episcopal Church because of doctrinal issues and for matters of conscience. In September 2000, he was received into the Province of the Anglican Church of Rwanda to serve as a presbyter in the Anglican Mission.

Terrell has served as Assistant Rector at The Church of the Ridge in Trenton, SC; as Associate Rector at St. Philip’s Church in Charleston, SC; and as Rector of St. Andrews Church, Mt. Pleasant, SC. In the fall of 2000, he started Church of the Apostles in Raleigh, NC which has grown from only the Glenn Family to a staff of seven, a budget of over $1 million, two worship services and an average attendance of 375 each Sunday.

Terrell uses his God-given ministry gifts of preaching, teaching, leadership and wisdom to help build up the Body of Christ. His passion is to see people come into a dynamic and deeply personal relationship with God through the person of Jesus in the power of the Holy Spirit. 

The Rev. Philip Hill Jones
The Rt. Rev. Philip Jones has served as senior pastor of St. Andrew’s, Little Rock, AR since 2005. He was consecrated as a bishop in the Province of the Anglican Church of Rwanda to serve the Anglican Mission on Saturday, January 26, 2008 during a special service at Winter Conference in Dallas, TX.

Philip was born in 1953 in Dallas, TX and attended the University of the South, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in English degree in 1976. Following graduation from law school in 1979, Philip practiced trial law in Texas. He received his Masters in Divinity from Virginia Theological Seminary in 1989. Philip is married to Claudia, and the couple has seven children.

Philip served as Assistant Rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Waco, TX; Rector of Trinity Episcopal Church, Marshall, TX; and as Rector of Pro-Cathedral Church, St. Clements, El Paso, TX. He was involved early on with the First Promise movement and joined the Anglican Mission in 2005 when he accepted the call to St. Andrew’s.

Philip has a strong commitment to the authority of Scripture and has focused his ministry on the Biblical imperative to reach the world for Jesus Christ and encouraging individuals to develop as disciples of Christ. Under his leadership, St. Andrew’s has continued to grow in numbers and faithfulness. 

The Rt. Rev. John Engle Miller, III
The Rt. Rev. John Engle Miller, III serves as Rector and Pastor of Prince of Peace Anglican Church, a 400-member congregation located in Melbourne, FL.  John graduated from Trinity School for Ministry, Ambridge, PA in 1993. During his years in seminary, both John and his wife Joyce were greatly influenced spiritually by the discipleship teaching of the Rt. Rev. Thaddeus and the Rev. Erilynne Barnum. He was consecrated as a bishop in the Province of the Anglican Church of Rwanda to serve the Anglican Mission on Saturday, January 26, 2008 during a special service at Winter Conference in Dallas, TX.

Prior to founding Prince of Peace, John served as Rector of St. John’s Episcopal Church (1996-2004), Priest-in-Charge of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church (1995-1996) and Assistant Rector and School Chaplin of Holy Trinity (1994-1994), both in Melbourne.  While at St. John’s, John introduced his flock to the importance of local and global missions, resulting in the support of mission trips to Africa, Papua New Guinea, England, Honduras, Haiti and several stateside locations. His greatest blessing as an Anglican Mission priest has been participating in the planting of new mission churches that lead unbelievers into a saving relationship with Jesus. In its inaugural year, Prince of Peace played a key role in planting a new mission in Ft. Mill, SC under the leadership of Fr. Jonathan Riddle.

In his former career, John held positions in marine biology with the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC and Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, Ft. Pierce, FL, conducting research from Bermuda to Antarctica and throughout the Caribbean Sea. His favorite memory as a scientist is diving in manned research submersibles to depths of 3,000 feet.  When asked how it was possible to make the leap from biology to theology, John notes how blessed he was to spend 18 years studying the creation and how grateful he is to have the remainder of his life to study the Creator.

John and his wife Joyce have been married for 34; together they have led three pilgrimages to the Holy Land to walk in the footsteps of Jesus and another to Greece and Turkey to study the missionary journeys of the apostle Paul. The Millers have three children, Paul, Kimberly and David.


The Rt. Rev. John Hewitt Rodgers, Jr.(Retired) has served as a Missionary Bishop of the Province of South East Asia and as a bishop of the Anglican Mission in America. He was formerly Dean/President of the Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry, Ambridge, PA from 1978-1990. He also served as President of the Association of the Anglican Congregations on Mission (AACOM). Many of these congregations have now joined AMiA. Bishop Rodgers graduated from the US Naval Academy and received his theological degrees from Virginia Seminary (where he was later a Professor of Systematic Theology from 1963 to 1976) and the University of Basel Switzerland. He has served in many leadership roles in the Episcopal Church and in ecumenical councils, and is a speaker and teacher of international reputation. Bishop Rodgers has been appointed for a one-year term as Interim Dean of Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry beginning August 1, 2007.

The Work of the Council of Bishops
Primary oversight of the Anglican Mission is provided through its Chairman who is appointed by the Province of Rwanda. Missionary bishops form a Council of Bishops, and the Chairman of Anglican Mission also chairs this Council. The Council of Bishops provides oversight to clergy, congregations and Mission Networks; casts the “big picture” vision for the Anglican Mission; and ensures theological alignment with historic Christianity as received by the one holy catholic and apostolic Church. As missionary bishops, the Council focuses on establishing missionary initiatives - breaking into new territory - designed to reach the 130 million who do not presently know Jesus Christ. Their work, therefore, is a balance of oversight for "what already is" and a commitment to both envisioning and implementing "what is yet to be."

Anglican Mission Board of Directors and President

The Rev. Cn. Ellis E. Brust

As a religious not-for-profit corporation, the Anglican Mission has established Bylaws as well as a Board of Directors. The Board is responsible for overseeing all legal and financial matters for the Anglican Mission, emphasizing accountability and proper stewardship of our resources. The officers of the Board include its President who also serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Anglican Mission. The President oversees the daily operations and management of the Anglican Mission and its National Mission Resource Center staff. The national team implements the “big picture” vision cast by the Council of Bishops and provides support to the bishops, Mission Networks and local congregations.

In his capacity as President, Canon Brust will often be sent out to represent the Anglican Mission both domestically and internationally. In addition to preaching and teaching around the Mission, he is frequently asked to accompany the Chairman and/or the Archbishop to significant gatherings and to represent them when appropriate. Canon Brust will be asked to join the Council of Bishops in its strategic planning for new national initiatives and to work with our Mission Network leadership teams on their local Mission initiatives. As Chief Executive Officer at the National Mission Resource Center, he will also be asked to play a key role in affiliating new congregations, supervising clergy deployment and assisting our congregations with conflict resolution and crisis management.

Legal Structure
While we have an umbrella organization called the Anglican Mission in the Americas which includes the Anglican Mission in America (AMiA), the Anglican Coalition in Canada (ACiC) and the Anglican Coalition in America (ACiA), all governance and assets are held by the AMiA as the only legal corporation within the umbrella entity. The Anglican Mission in the Americas illustrates the fact that we value the individuals and congregations in two countries (the US and Canada) and recognize that two positions exist on the ordination of women.

The Anglican Mission is organized into Mission Networks which are affinity and geographically-based groups of congregations working together to live out the Great Commission and fulfill specific ministry initiatives. Mission Networks are designed to fulfill the Anglican Mission’s commitment to “glorify God by gathering, planting and serving dynamic congregations.” Mission Networks serve as a gateway to develop communities in which leadership and churches grow and flourish.

Primary oversight of the Anglican Mission is provided through its Chairman who is appointed by the Province of Rwanda. Missionary bishops form a Council of Bishops, and the Chairman of Anglican Mission also chairs this Council. The Council of Bishops provides oversight to clergy, congregations and Mission Networks; casts the “big picture” vision for the Anglican Mission; and ensures theological alignment with historic Christianity as received by the one holy catholic and apostolic faith.

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