Robert Bacon

Rector @St. Paul\'s Episcopal Church

Lynnfield, MA

Rector of a suburban congregation with a large pre-school attached, The Bethlehem School, with over 100 students. Vibrant ministries for children, youth, young adults, and adults of all ages, including Godly Play, the Journey to Adulthood, Sacred Ground, Sacred Water, Bible Study groups, and Centering Prayer. Growing outreach and environmental stewardship programs focusing on Creation Care. Outreach ministries include:• Provide food and volunteer services for My Brother’s Table in Lynn, the St. Stephen’s Food Pantry in Lynn, and St. Luke’s/San Lucas in Chelsea.• Cultivate and maintain a large garden on our church property which helps to provide fresh produce to the ministries listed above, along with donations from parishioners.• Dedicated partnership with Amirah which exists to provide aftercare, resources, and opportunities to women who have survived different forms of sexual exploitation, sex trafficking, and prostitution. Amirah works with survivors of sexual exploitation to find hope while building new lives.• Children’s Book Drives in partnership with The Bethlehem School donating many hundreds of books to Mission of Deeds and St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Lynn, along with numerous volunteer outreach drives throughout the year.• Young Adult (ages 25-29) Creation Care Scuba Team travels to dive, learn and serve with marine biologists around the Atlantic, Caribbean, and Pacific.

Andover Newton Theological School

Master of Divinity (M.Div.), Seminary Studies, with Honors

University of Oklahoma

B.A., Political Science, International Relations