To St. David’s Staff, Vestry, Parishioners, and EYC Yoots,
It is with joy and sadness that I announce I have accepted a call to be the new Director of Youth Ministry at Holy Trinity in Greensboro, North Carolina. My last Sunday at St. David’s will be Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021, and I will be beginning this new position on Oct. 18, 2021.
In 2016, I was about to graduate and begin my life as a young adult. My campus minister recommended me for a youth minister job in Austin, TX, where her cousin served as curate. Little did I know, the beloved rector of my church in Waco had just accepted a call to that same parish. Months later, I was working for THE Chuck Treadwell and joining an innovative and devoted team of staff. I have spent the five years since worshiping and hanging out with the most charming, fabulous teenagers and families in Austin. I am in awe of all the work we have done together. We have built a real Episcopal Youth Community, one that loves and supports each other without exception.
And now, God calls me to Greensboro, to know and be known by another group of teenagers and families. Just as I did back in 2016, I feel a deep sense of knowing that this is where I am needed. While it feels strange to leave a place I love so dearly, all I can do is listen and trust the Spirit’s voice.
I will forever be grateful to you all as the parish that gave me my start, trusted me to care for their kids, and let me paint a 70ft long mural on their historic building during a pandemic 😀. You have deepened my understanding of what it means to be a Christian community in this ever-changing world. I trust that just as God brought us together, God will be present in this transition. The Spirit is alive and well at St. David’s and in youth ministry. Stay in touch, and know I love you all so much.
God’s Peace,
Jenny Campbell