More About Our Rector & Bishop
Bishop Darryl & Becki Fitzwater
Rector & Bishop
Bishop Darryl and Becki were married in 2000. They have 2 children, Aidan and Chloe. In 2003 Darryl started serving as a Senior Pastor in a traditional Pentecostal denomination, and Becki was working in elementary education. They have served churches in Ohio, Maryland, Kentucky, and West Virginia. In this time, Darryl served as a district official for his denomination, worked in foreign missions oversight, and helped with ministerial enrichment.
In 2012 they became Anglican. . His spiritual passions are to see people walk in the fullness of Christ, leadership development, and church growth/missions. Becki is a Licensed Professional Counselor. She holds her B.A. in Elementary Education, and a Masters in Professional Counseling.
Fr. Mitch & Luwana Baker
Assisting Priest & Pastoral Care
Dcn Neil and Luanna Hansberger
Assisting in Pastoral Care
Fr. Tom and Lora Vece
Assisting Priest & Canon to the Ordinary in the Diocese of All Saints
Dcn Adam & Jess Ridgeway
Pastoral Staff
Fr. Dean & Glorianne Schultz
Assisting Priest and Music Minister
Todd DeBerry
Jenn Klejnowski
Bonnie Bailey
Chris Stokes
Erick Reyes
What a Vestry Does
The Vestry’s primary roles are to protect the stated vision of the parish, to insure the values of the congregation, to protect the financial integrity of the church, to support the Rector, and to model mature Christian service as evidenced in things like tithing and stabiility.
The mission for Church of the Ascension is to share the transforming love and healing power of Jesus Christ. The values at Ascension are rooted in the Biblical themes of sabbath (spiritual rest), jubilee (spiritual freedom), anointing (spiritual effectiveness), and covenant (spiritual relationships).