The Rt. Rev. Michael Bruce Curry

Preacher, Opening Eucharist

Michael Bruce Curry was elected eleventh Bishop of North Carolina on February 11, 2000. In his three parish ministries in North Carolina, Ohio, and Maryland, Bishop Curry had extensive involvement in Crisis Control Ministry, the founding of ecumenical summer day camps for children, preaching missions, the Absalom Jones initiative, the creation of networks of family day care providers and educational centers, and the brokering of millions of dollars of investment in inner city neighborhoods. Bishop Curry has a national preaching and teaching ministry, having been featured on The Protestant Hour and as a frequent speaker at conferences around the country. A graduate of Yale University Divinity School, he has received honorary degrees from Sewanee and Yale.

Other 2006 Speakers:

• James Alison
• Helen Prejean, CSJ
• Gwendolyn Zoharah Simmons
• Miroslav Volf