Our Rector

The Reverend William Klock

Fr. Bill, is originally from San Francisco, but grew up in the Northwest.  He is a graduate of Washington State University (History) and earned a master’s degree at Regent College in Vancouver, where he studied Old Testament and Biblical languages.  Fr. Bill served churches in Vancouver, B.C.; Bellevue, Washington; and Portland, Oregon before coming to Living Word in 2008.  He and his wife, Veronica, have one daughter.  Fr. Bill’s passion is the preaching of the Holy Scriptures as well as teaching others how to preach well.  He has published his own sermons on Genesis, First Corinthians, Psalm 119, and Luke's Gospel as well as having reprinted several other books of historical sermons and a number of books on preaching and theological subjects.  He maintains a blog relating to preaching called “The Anglican Expositor”.

Our Bishops

The Most Rev. Ray R. Sutton

Bishop Sutton is the Presiding Bishop of the Reformed Episcopal Church as well as Bishop Ordinary of our diocese, the Diocese of Mid-America.  His offices are at Church of the Holy Communion in Dallas, Texas.

The Rt. Rev. Walter Banek

Bishop Banek is the Bishop Suffragan of the Diocese of Mid-America.  He is also the rector of Good Shepherd Reformed Episcopal Church in Tyler, Texas.

The Rt. Rev. Charles Dorrington

Bishop Dorrington is the retired bishop for the Convocation of Western Canada.  He and his wife, Claudia, offers counselling services through Victoria Prayer Counselling.