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December 31, 2016

In Memoriam: Duncan M. Gray Jr.

Dec.31, 2016 The obituary below was published in the fall 2016 edition of From the Mountain, semiannual publication of the School of Theology at the University of the South, Sewanee, Tenn., where Bishop Gray went to seminary. Gray later was acting dean of the seminary.  

Article by Canton / Biography

August 14, 2016

Biography Excerpts – Afterword

It was as pastor that Gray excelled, whether as rector in a parish or bishop in a diocese. It was as a pastor that many people loved him, even when he was speaking in a prophetic voice to them. He loved them and they knew it, even as he chastised them. After all, he always […]

Article by Canton / Excerpts

August 14, 2016

Biography Excerpts – Chapter 14

Gray’s own statement showed that he already had a strong sense of the tone and direction of his ministry as bishop. He noted a bishop’s responsibility for ordaining clergy and administering Confirmation; for recruiting, screening, and training individuals for ordained ministry; for administering the diocese; and for leading church members within the diocese. He concluded, […]

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“…it will be through countless small words and deeds, done in the name of Christ by Christians, that this University, this community, and this state will yet redeem themselves…”

– Duncan M. Gray, Jr., 1962

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