Background
Agnew, Christopher Mack was born on August 7, 1944 in Santa Barbara, California, United States. Son of Jack and Agnes Emma Agnew.
Agnew, Christopher Mack was born on August 7, 1944 in Santa Barbara, California, United States. Son of Jack and Agnes Emma Agnew.
AB, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, 1967. Master of Arts, University Delaware, Newark, 1975. Doctor of Philosophy, University Delaware, Newark, 1980.
Master of Sacred Theology, General Theological Seminary, New York City, 1991.
Reference library Dover (Delaware) Public Library., 1969—1972. Teaching assistant department history University Delaware, Newark, 1972—1976. Manuscript library History Society Delaware, 1979—1981.
Assistant professor history and Canada studies State University of New York, Plattsburgh, 1981—1984. Registrar Diocese of Delaware, Wilmington, 1985—1989. Associate ecumenical officer Episcopal Church, New York City, 1989—1994.
Standing commission on ecumenical relations, 1989—1994. Deacon St. Thomas' Church, Newark, 1991—1992. Priest-in-charge St. Marks, Teaneck, New Jersey, 1992.
Priest associate All Angels Church, New York City, 1992—1995. Interim rector St. Martin's, Maywood, New Jersey, 1994—1995, All Hallows, Wyncote, Pennsylvania, 1995, St. Michael's, Litchfield, Connecticut, 1995—1997, Church of the Ascension, Norfolk, Virginia, 1997, St. Peter's in Great Valley, Paoli, Pennsylvania, 1997—1999. Priest in charge St. Paul's, Owens, Virginia, 2000—2002.
Interim rector Vauter's Church, Loretto, 2002—2003, priest in charge, 2003—2009. Vicar St. Paul's, Nomini Grove, since 2002. Executive board Episcopal Diocesan Ecumenical Officers, 1989—1994, since 2007.
Member Episcopal-Reformed Episcopal Dialogue, 1989—1994, member standing committee ecumenical relations, 1989—1994. Member National Cadet Corps Christian-Muslim Relations Commission, 1989—1991, National Cadet Corps Christian-Jewish Relations Commission, 1989—1999, chiar., 1991—1999. Member Anglican-Roman Catholic Consultation, United States of America, 1989—1994, National Cadet Corps Interfaith Working Group, 1990—1995.
Member planning committee National Workshop on Christian Unity, 1990—1994, since 2007, national chair, 2008—2009. Member Faith and Order Commission, 1991—1995. Chairman National Cadet Corps Christian-Jewish Relations Commission, 1991—1999.
Member Parliament of the Worlds Religions, 1993, Interfaith Relations Commission, 1996—1999, Episcopal-Reformed Episcopal-Anglican Province of America Dialogue, since 2003, Episcopalian Russian Orthodox Joint Coordinating Committee, 1990—1994.
Member Ecumenical Interfaith Commission Diocese Virginia, since 2000, co-chairman, since 2004. Member faith and order commission Virginia Council Churches, since 2002, member coordinator cabinet, since 2003, chair, since 2004. Ecumenical officer Episcopal Diocese Virginia, since 2009.
Member National Episcopalian Historians Association (member executive board 1995-1999, since 2006, president since 2008), History Society Episcopalian Church (board directors 2005^), Order Crown Charlemagne United States (assistant chaplain 1997-2005, chaplain since 2005), Association for Preservation Virginia Antiquities (trustee Northern Neck branch 2004-2005), Organization American Historians, American History Association, North America Academy Ecumenists (member executive board since 2004), Canada History Association, Association Canada Studies in the United States, Interim Ministry Network, Military Order of Loyal Legion of the United States (chaplain-in-chief 1995—2009), Military Order of Stars and Bars, Society Colonial Wars, North America Guild of Change Ringers.
Married Suzanne Marie Souder, June 1, 1974 (divorced). Married Elizabeth Lewis Lyddane, April 25, 1998.