Mission Statement of the ACNA
Reaching North America with the transforming love of Jesus Christ
Our Vision
To be an Apostolic Community,
Under Authority, that Brings People
to Jesus Christ.
Our Mission
As the Anglican Diocese of San Joaquin We Will Call and Equip Laity and Clergy to Bring People to and Disciple Them in a Saving Relationship with Jesus Christ.
Our Core Values
Accountability, Collegiality, Transparency
Reaching North America with the transforming love of Jesus Christ
Our Vision
To be an Apostolic Community,
Under Authority, that Brings People
to Jesus Christ.
Our Mission
As the Anglican Diocese of San Joaquin We Will Call and Equip Laity and Clergy to Bring People to and Disciple Them in a Saving Relationship with Jesus Christ.
Our Core Values
Accountability, Collegiality, Transparency
Diocesan Staff
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Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of San Joaquin
Bishop Eric Menees |
Bishop Eric Menees was born in Compton, California on November 21, 1961 and is a tenth generation Los Angelino. Bishop Menees graduated from the General Theological Seminary with an M.Div and from Seabury Western Theological Seminary with a D.Min.
Following his ordination Bishop Menees served Spanish language congregations in East Los Angeles and Santa Ana in the Diocese of Los Angeles. From there he was called to the Diocese of San Diego to be the chaplain at The Bishop’s School in La Jolla, California and later as vicar and then rector of Grace Church, San Marcos. In 2011 by God’s grace Bishop Menees was elected the fifth bishop of San Joaquin succeeding Bishop John David Schofield. Bishop Menees serves as bishop for Caminemos Juntos the ACNA Spanish Language ministry support network, leads the Border Bishops’ Conference seeking to evangelize and plant churches in Mexico, is the ACNA representative to the Anglican Province of South America and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Bishop Menees is married to Florence Guadalupe and has two grown children, Milagro a registered nurse, and Sebastian a firefighter. |
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Director of ACTS
Canon Elizabeth Conkle |
Elizabeth Conkle is a lay pastoral catechist and Canon for Catechetical Formation for the Anglican Diocese of San Joaquin, where she serves as the director of the Anglican Catechist Training School (ACTS), a diocesan school that trains lay catechists and lay pastors. Her passion is to see people develop, grow and mature in order to become all who God made them to be as well as discover His incredible love for them. Up until her retirement in 2019, she also taught middle school language development and science and was an English learner coach for Fresno Unified School District where she trained and coached secondary teachers to integrate language instruction into their content. She has a Bachelor of Arts in linguistics from Fresno State University, a Masters in applied linguistics from the University of Southern California and an M.Div. from the Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary. She is an active member of Emmanuel Anglican Church in Fresno, California.
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Canon Pastor
Fr. Carlos |
Fr. Carlos was ordained to the priesthood almost 40 years ago. He is a graduate of Trinity College in Toronto, Canada with a Master of Divinity degree and a particular focus on Patrisitics (study of the Early Church Fathers). He has served first as Dean and then Rector of St. James for over 20 years until passing the torch to Fr. Noah Lawson in the early Summer of 2022. Together with Fr. Noah, he has helped the congregations of St. James and of Our Lady of Guadalupe to become one congregation with English and Spanish services and with a new name: Emmanuel Anglican Church, Fresno. Though retired, Fr. Carlos continues in active ministry especially in writing, counseling, inner healing prayer, deliverance and spiritual direction. He is now the Rector Emeritus at Emmanuel Church, Fresno and Canon Pastor for our diocese. Fr. Carlos has been married to Carol Gregory Raines since 1983 and has three grown children, Nicholas, Christina and John, who all live in California. Carol has her own ministry of leading worship and discipling young women in the church and community.
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Raul Villa |
Raul Villa has been with the diocesan office the longest having started in April 2009. Raul was introduced to the job by Christina the bookkeeper at the time. Raul serves in many ways in our office but primarily providing IT support and administrative duties.
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Diocesan Treasurer
Dave Francis |
As diocesan treasurer, Dave Francis is the person in charge of diocesan funds. Dave is a long time member of St. Paul's Anglican Church in Visalia.
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