Vocational Dioconate Program

The Episcopal Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast offers a Vocational Deacons School.  This two-year program of study, reflection, community-building and field experience can lead to ordination to the Diaconate.  The ministries of Vocational Deacons in this diocese will reach out to the needs, hopes and concerns of people in our local communities.  Deacons will also model the ministry of servanthood to the people of our congregations and encourage the increasing outreach of the entire church.

In an effort to continue providing information about the Vocational Diaconate program and introducing the pathway of discernment for those who may be called to this ministry, the Commission on Ministry  offers diocesan-wide information meetings periodically. The next meetings will be announced in the near future in The Coastline and on this website. Your parish communications will also include the information once announced.

Anyone interested in this ministry, needs to communicate that interest to their clergy or Sr. Warden-in-Charge.

Order of Deacons 2011