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2022 Summer Fellows

Ryan Cecil grew up in the Piedmont region of North Carolina. He was fortunate to grow up in the church built on his great-grandparents’ farm, laying the foundation for his walk with the Lord. Prior to receiving a call to ministry in 2019, he had a 17-year career in the furniture industry both in design and marketing. He was led to TSM, and will be entering his senior year this fall, serving as student body president. In his spare time, he enjoys hiking, kayaking, exploring back roads, history, horticulture, a good book, and anything to do with animals!

Joseph Reigle grew up in Binghamton, NY. He studied city planning at Cornell University, where he met his wife, Carley. After graduating, he served as a campus minister with Chesterton House—a Christian study center and residential community at Cornell. He aspires to serve the Anglican Church as a minister. Most recently, he finished his first year in the M.Div program at Duke Divinity School.

Dan Omar was born in Marsabit, a small town in the northern part of Kenya. He attended the Reformed Theological College in Kampala, Uganda, and received a BA in Christian Education. While continuing his studies at TSM, he met his wife Cesiah, and they were married in June 2021. He recently graduated from TSM on May 14, 2022 with a Master of Divinity. He hopes to begin the ordination process soon, as he and Cesiah are discerning a missionary call on their lives. They both enjoy hiking, riding, and reading.

The Ordination of Fr. Wesley Owens

On Saturday, 24 July 2021, The Rev. Wesley Paul Owens was ordained to the Sacred Order of Priests by The Right Reverend Neil G. Lebhar of The Gulf Atlantic Diocese on behalf of The Right Reverend John A. M. Guernsey of The Diocese of the Mid-Atlantic, at St. Peter’s Cathedral in Tallahassee, Florida. The Rev. Dr. Michael Petty, Canon for Adult Formation and Co-Director of The Charles Simeon Institute, delivered the sermon.

Fr. Wesley currently serves as Curate for St. Peter’s Cathedral through the Charles Simeon Institute and will continue in this role through the summer of next year. He celebrated the Eucharist for the first time on Sunday, 25 July at the 9:00am service.

Please join us in congratulating the newly ordained–Fr. Wesley Owens!

Special thanks to Meredith Russell for photographing Fr. Wesley’s Ordination Service.