Clergy and Staff
The Reverend Doctor Walter Brownridge - Transitional Priest
The Rev’d Dr. Walter Brownridge has recently concluded his service as Canon to the Ordinary for Cultural Transformation in the Diocese of Vermont. Walter spearheaded the diocese’s work in such areas as Christian Formation, Racial Justice, Stewardship, and Creation Care. Canon Walter has served as a Cathedral Dean and a Seminary Associate Dean at the School of Theology at Sewanee: University of the South. He served parishes in Ohio, Michigan, Delaware, and New York City and as a Canon at St. George’s Cathedral in Cape Town, South Africa.
Walter is a graduate of General Theological Seminary, The University of San Diego Graduate School of International Relations, and the Georgetown University Law Center. He has written on law and theology, practical theology, and Church & Society. His articles have appeared in several publications, including the Anglican Theological Review. He was co-editor and contributor to a special volume of the ATR dedicated to the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Fr. Brownridge is the author of a forthcoming ATR article on Law, Theology, and Reproductive Choice in the Episcopal Church. He is also a contributor to the book Preaching Black Lives Matter.
Walter is a Marine Corps Veteran (Lieutenant). Walter and his wife of 38 years, Christina Nader, are the parents of two adult sons: Alec Thurgood, who is married to Kimberley Quong Charles and living in Austin, Texas, and Martin Desmond of Los Angeles, CA