The Rev. Father Oliver Robinson, Vicar
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Fr. Oliver Robinson was ordained in the Church of England and ministered in inner-city London for a decade before relocating to the United States. He completed his Master of Divinity at Wycliffe Hall, University of Oxford (2013–2015), and earned an MA in Abrahamic Religions from Heythrop College, University of London (2011).
Fr. Oliver is a Professor at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, where he teaches Counseling and Theological Worldview and Assessments and Evaluation. His teaching and research focus on the relationship between theology and psychology, with particular attention to the application of Christian theology to spiritual struggles encountered in clinical practice. He serves Grace bi-vocationally while also working as a Christian counselor with Steeple Counseling in Arlington Heights. In both vocations, Fr. Oliver is committed to careful pastoral care, thoughtful clinical and theological reflection, and the faithful application of Christian theology to the realities of human suffering. Fr. Oliver is overjoyed to be serving within the ACNA, in the Diocese of Christ our Hope and the Great Plains Missionary District. He is married with two young children and enjoys literature, history, and motorcycles. |
The Rt. Rev. Alan J. Hawkins, Bishop Ordinary
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Since 2024, Bishop Alan has been the bishop ordinary of the Anglican Diocese of Christ Our Hope. Prior to this, he founded the Church of the Redeemer in Greensboro, North Carolina, which began as a small group in the Hawkins' living room and as of 2021 had attendance of nearly 500. He has served in several roles at the provincial level for the ACNA, including chief operating officer of the province, canon for provincial development, and vicar of the ACNA-wide Anglican 1000 church planting initiative.
As canon for provincial development, he helped raise $1 million annually to support provincial initiatives. As chief operating officer for the Province, he oversaw the church's financial and communications offices in Ambridge, Pennsylvania, and the ACNA's initiatives on leadership development, diversity, youth leadership, global partnerships, justice and mercy ministries, church planting, and generosity. |
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The Rt. Rev. Paul Donison, Assisting Bishop for Great Plains Missionary District
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Bishop Paul is the Rector and Dean of Christ Church Plano in Plano Texas. Ordained in 2004, he served in several Canadian parishes before being called to Texas in 2016 with his wife, Monika, and their four daughters. In 2023 he was elected by the GAFCON (Global Anglican Communion) Primates as General Secretary and consecrated as a Bishop in Rwanda in 2024. Bishop Paul also serves as an Assisting Bishop for Great Plains Missionary District.
He holds a B.F.A in Theatre from the University of Victoria, a Dp.C.S. and M.Div. from Regent College, and has done doctoral work at Trinity School for Ministry. He serves on the boards of Trinity School for Ministry and East African Christian College (Kigali, Rwanda). As a retired stage actor, Bishop Paul continues to memorize and dramatically storytell the Scriptures when he preaches. |
