The 2022 Clergy Retreat will be held November 14-16 at Epworth By the Sea on St. Simon’s Island, GA. All rooms have balconies facing the Frederica River. This will be a time for rest, relaxation, repasts, respite, refreshment, recreation, restoration, renewal of vows and rejoicing Our keynote speaker will be the Rev. Dr. John W. Yates, III. Registration information and more details will be coming soon. Scholarships will be available.

About Our Speaker, The Rev. Dr. John W. Yates, III

John W. Yates III is the rector of Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Raleigh, NC, where he has served since 2010. Having grown up in northern Virginia, he attended the University of Virginia before moving to London, England, where he served as study assistant to the well-known Anglican theologian, John Stott. John went on to earn an MA in Theology from King’s College, London, an MDiv. from Trinity School for Ministry, Ambridge, PA, and a PhD in New Testament from Cambridge University, England. John is in his 20th year of ordained ministry, having served in the Chapel at Clare College, Cambridge, and at Church of the Good Samaritan, Paoli, PA, prior to becoming rector at Holy Trinity. John has been married to Alysia for 22 years and they have four teenage children: Sylvia, Isabel, Jack and Alexander. He enjoys reading, writing, cycling and taking his kids to estate sales or antique shops in search of treasure. He intensely dislikes board games, which the rest of his family views as a moral deficiency.

Registration information will be posted soon.