Christian River Sims
| Christian River Sims | |
|---|---|
 Bishop Christian River Sims | |
| Native name | River Sims |
| Born | May 1949 |
| 🏡 Residence | San Francisco, California |
| 🏳️ Nationality | American |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 🌐 Website | https://www.linkedin.com/in/father-river-damien-sims-a3a96013/ |
| https://twitter.com/punkpriest | |
| https://www.facebook.com/river.sims | |
| https://www.instagram.com/punkpriest/ | |
| Styles of Christian River Sims | |
|---|---|
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| Reference style | His Excellency |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Christian River Sims is an American Independent Anglican bishop with the Society of Franciscan Workers and Temenos Catholic Worker.
His biography on the Tenemos Catholic Worker website reads, "Father River Damien Sims is director/pastor of Temenos Catholic Worker. He holds a BGS from Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, a Master of Divinity from Eden Theological Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri, a Doctor of Sacred Theology degree from International Reformed University, Orange County, California, certificate in Drug and Alcohol Counseling from the University of California, and a certificate in Spiritual Direction from the Vincentian Renewal Center. Fr. River Sims received his Doctor of Ministry Degree in Social Justice, from Knox Theological Seminary, in 2017, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. River was ordained a priest in the Evangelical Anglican Church of the Americas in 1995 and consecrated the Bishop of the Society of Franciscan Worker in 2007."
Contact Information[edit]
P.O. Box 642656, San Francisco, California 94164 (415) 305-2124 Punkpriest1@gmail.com
Eucharistic Communities[edit]
| Title | Community | City | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director/Pastor | Temenos Catholic Worker |
Other Ministries[edit]
| Title | Ministry | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Bishop | Society of Franciscan Workers | |
| Bishop | Temenos Catholic Worker |
Significant Dates[edit]
- May 1949 - Born
- 6 Jun 1976 - Ordained to the Diaconate by Robert Goodrich (United Methodist)
- 29 Oct 1995 - Ordained to the Presbyterate by Craig Bettendorf, for the Evangelical Anglican Church of the Americas
- 4 Oct 2007 - Consecrated to the Episcopate by John Mabry, Rusty Clyma & Kenneth Babauta
Education[edit]
- B.G.S., Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, Missouri
- M.Div., Eden Theological Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri
- Doctor of Sacred Theology degree from International Reformed University, Los Angeles, California
- 2017 - D.Min Social Justice, Knox Theological Seminary, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- Certificate, Drug and Alcohol Counseling, University of California
- Certificate, Spiritual Direction, Vincentian Renewal Center
