Ordained to ministry in the Episcopal
Church in 1993, Ron Greiser, Jr. served as curate at Trinity
Episcopal Parish in Columbus, Georgia for over six years
under the mentorship of The Rev. Tom Jones. Ron was born
in 1960 in Cincinnati, Ohio and moved to Chattanooga,
Tennessee and later to Sewanee, Tennessee where his father
entered seminary. A graduate of Tennessee Technological
University with a B.S. in education, Ron served as a high
school biology teacher until 1990. He received his Masters
in Divinity at Virginia Theological Seminary in 1993.
In 1999, he was called to serve Christ as the Rector of
St. John’s Episcopal Church and presently remains
in that position serving Christ and making God’s
saving grace known. Under his leadership the churches
he has served have experienced both spiritual and exponential
growth sharing the redemptive power of Jesus Christ in
the World.
Impassioned
with a faith that is to be
lived as an outward and visible
sign to others, Ron encourages
people to live a faith that
will shape and impact everyday
life. His enthusiasm comes
from a faith originating from
the word of God as contained
in Holy Scripture. Ron believes
that through worship we are
empowered by the power of
the Holy Spirit as we meet
Jesus, whose life was sacrificed
on the cross for redemption
of our personal sins . He
preaches a personal relationship
with Jesus of Nazareth who
heals, forgives, and restores
God’s children into
the relationship that is intended
by God.
Ron has also
served God through missionary
service to Costa Rica and
Mexico, as well as numerous
other domestic missionary
services. His zeal for the
proclamation of the powerful
love of God has touched both
young and old alike. He has
served on the Diocesan level
as a member of the Executive
Committee, Executive Board
member Diocese of Atlanta,
and nationally as vice president
of Shared Life Ministries.
Locally he is active in the
PTA, the Jeremiah Project,
Portsmouth Area Ministerial
Association, and he seeks
to be involved in the community
to bring the peace of Christ
into the world.
Ron is married
to Sanna Elizabeth Porcher.
They have two sons Trey and
Chase. Ron assigns a high
priority to family and to
striving to be a earthly father
who points to the heavenly
father for the compassionate
love, deep forgiveness and
strong truth that lasts forever.
He
enjoys cooking and spending
time with family in outdoor
activities such as gardening,
golf, fishing, biking, and
soccer.
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