By the Grace of God and the Consent of the People, Bishop Chip Edgar, Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of South Carolina, will ordain Debra Eident to the Sacred Order of Deacons on Thursday, October 30, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. at the Church of the Resurrection, Surfside Beach, SC.

Debra Eident has been a member of Church of the Resurrection in Surfside Beach for the past six years, where she currently teaches women’s Bible study and preaches the Word on occasional Sundays. She is a native of Charlotte, NC, and previously served as an associate Lutheran minister at Christ the King Church in south Charlotte. In that capacity, she served as Teaching Pastor and pastor in charge of Care Ministries. Debra holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from the University of North Carolina and a Master of Divinity from the Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary in Columbia, SC.

Debra has been married to Ken for the past 32 years, and in her free time enjoys spending time with family, friends and her dog Gus as well as painting, crocheting and watching both college and professional sports. She especially enjoys Tarheel basketball, the Boston Red Sox and the Atlanta Braves.

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