Van Koevering was raised in the Christian Reformed Church. He studied agriculture and plant breeding at university, working in Thailand, China and then as an agriculturist with DanChurchAid in Niassa, Mozambique. There he met and married Helen, who was working with the Christian Council of Mozambique, reuniting war orphans with their families. He was the diocesan director of development when he felt called to the ministry. He trained Trinity College, Bristol and was ordained in Wales, working under Rowan Williams, the then archbishop[clarification needed] in Newport when the people of Niassa elected him as their bishop. His wife Helen was ordained shortly before leaving Wales in 2003.
Until April 2011 the Van Koeverings' ministry in Niassa was supported through USPG. In April 2011 The Van Koevering Trust Fund was set up to secure funds for the furthering of the Van Koeverings' ministry in Niassa.
Bellah Zulu (16 April 2013). "Mozambique bishop calls for peace". Anglican News. Anglican Communion Office. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
+Thabo Cape Town (31 August 2013). "Ad Laos - To the People of God, August 2013 - and July 2013". archbishop.anglicanchurchsa.org. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
+Karla Ward (24 February 2018). "Episcopal Diocese of Lexington affirms Bishop Provisional". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
Vincent Dippenaar (December 2008). "God in Distant Land" (PDF). Anglican News. Vol. 18, no. 6. Pietermaritzburg: Anglican Diocese of Natal. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
External linksedit
Open Charities - Van Koevering Trust Fund
Church of Sweden's Report on its assessment visit to Chikweti, Niassa
mark, koevering, american, prelate, episcopal, church, eighth, current, bishop, lexington, right, reverendbishop, lexingtonchurchepiscopal, churchdioceselexingtonelectednovember, 2019in, office2019, presentpredecessordouglas, hahnordersconsecrationseptember, 2. Mark Van Koevering is an American prelate of the Episcopal Church who is the eighth and current Bishop of Lexington The Right ReverendMark Van KoeveringBishop of LexingtonChurchEpiscopal ChurchDioceseLexingtonElectedNovember 1 2019In office2019 presentPredecessorDouglas HahnOrdersConsecrationSeptember 14 2003by Njongonkulu NdunganePersonal detailsBornMichigan United StatesNationalityAmericanDenominationAnglican prev Reformed Church SpouseHelen Van KoeveringChildren3Previous post s Bishop of Niassa 2003 2015 Assistant Bishop of West Virginia 2015 2018 Provisional Bishop of Lexington 2018 2019 Contents 1 Biography 2 See also 3 Notes and references 4 External linksBiography editVan Koevering was consecrated as Bishop of Niassa Mozambique part of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa in 2003 where he served until November 2015 Van Koevering was raised in the Christian Reformed Church He studied agriculture and plant breeding at university working in Thailand China and then as an agriculturist with DanChurchAid in Niassa Mozambique There he met and married Helen who was working with the Christian Council of Mozambique reuniting war orphans with their families He was the diocesan director of development when he felt called to the ministry He trained Trinity College Bristol and was ordained in Wales working under Rowan Williams the then archbishop clarification needed in Newport when the people of Niassa elected him as their bishop His wife Helen was ordained shortly before leaving Wales in 2003 Until April 2011 the Van Koeverings ministry in Niassa was supported through USPG In April 2011 The Van Koevering Trust Fund was set up to secure funds for the furthering of the Van Koeverings ministry in Niassa In November 2015 he moved back to the United States to become the assistant bishop at the Episcopal Diocese of West Virginia 1 In February 2018 he became the Bishop Provisional of the Episcopal Diocese of Lexington 2 On November 1 2019 Bishop Van Koevering was elected the eighth diocesan bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Lexington See also editList of Episcopal bishops of the United States Historical list of the Episcopal bishops of the United StatesNotes and references edit Niassa Charleston Living Church Episcopal Diocese of Lexington affirms bishop provisional Lexington Herald Leader Archived from the original on 9 February 2019 Retrieved 9 February 2019 John D Battersby 25 July 1987 American Tells of Mozambique Raid New York Times Retrieved 12 September 2014 Morgan Alison 2011 The Word on the Wind Renewing Confidence in the Gospel Monarch Books p 111 ISBN 978 0 85721 015 9 Africa News Africa News Service 1987 Europa World Year Taylor amp Francis 2004 ISBN 978 1 85743 255 8 Bellah Zulu 16 April 2013 Mozambique bishop calls for peace Anglican News Anglican Communion Office Retrieved 12 September 2014 Thabo Cape Town 31 August 2013 Ad Laos To the People of God August 2013 and July 2013 archbishop anglicanchurchsa org Retrieved 12 September 2014 Karla Ward 24 February 2018 Episcopal Diocese of Lexington affirms Bishop Provisional Lexington Herald Leader Retrieved 9 February 2019 Vincent Dippenaar December 2008 God in Distant Land PDF Anglican News Vol 18 no 6 Pietermaritzburg Anglican Diocese of Natal Retrieved 12 September 2014 External links editOpen Charities Van Koevering Trust Fund Church of Sweden s Report on its assessment visit to Chikweti Niassa Diocese of NiassaAnglican Church of Southern Africa titlesPreceded byPaulino Manhique Bishop of Niassa2003 2015 Succeeded byVicente MsosaPortal nbsp Christianity Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mark Van Koevering amp oldid 1134078648, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
