“I’m most excited about working to make the [Episcopal] Church something that is important in people’s lives,” Chittenden said. “It’s a complex time in the history of the Church””society’s attitude toward the Church is changing, which presents a challenge, but it’s an exciting challenge.”
[Nils] Chittenden””who came to Duke following eight years of work at the University of Durham, England””said it took some time to understand the philosophy and functioning of an American university. However, he quickly grew to love his work and the people he met at Duke, forming strong relationships across the University.
Part of Chittenden’s job involved providing spiritual counseling to anyone who sought it.
“My goal was not to be a chaplain only for Episcopalian students, but a chaplain who could provide an Episcopalian perspective for any students seeking that,” Chittenden said.
Why would the Episcopal Chaplain to Duke want to leave there, and go to a parish with an ASA of about 50, and Pledge and Plate of $120,000?
Anyone know anything else about St. Stephen’s Armonk, or what is happening at Duke?
http://pr.dfms.org/study/exports/6318-1440_20141203_11552060.pdf
I would guess more fertile ground.