The Right Reverend Charles G. vonRosenberg Bishop vonRosenberg
Born in Fayetteville, N.C., on July 11, 1947, Charles vonRosenberg graduated from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, with a bachelor of arts in 1969. He earned his master of divinity degree from Virginia Theological Seminary in 1974. Early in his episcopate, the University of the South's School of Theology awarded him an honorary doctor of divinity.
Ordained as a priest in 1975, he served as rector/vicar of four small churches in and around Belhaven, N.C. He was vicar and rector of churches in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina from 1976 until 1989. For many years, Bishop vonRosenberg served in the Diocese of Upper South Carolina, as rector of the Church of the Resurrection in Greenwood and later as Canon to the Ordinary (assistant to the Bishop) of that diocese from 1989-1994. Later he accepted a call to be rector of St. James Episcopal Church in Wilmington, N.C. As Third Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of East Tennessee, he oversaw an area of 34 counties in Tennessee and three in North Georgia, with 45 congregations and five worshiping communities and nearly 16,000 active members. Bishop vonRosenberg served in the House of Bishops, and ex officio on the board of trustees of the University of the South. He was also was elected to the university's board of regents. In 2008 he attended the Lambeth Conference and participated with other bishops in a “Walk of Witness” through central London to draw attention to the Millennium Development Goals, which target poverty reduction around the world. Bishop vonRosenberg and his wife, Annie, a native of Alexandria, Va., married in 1973 and they have two sons and families, including six grandchildren. The vonRosenbergs reside in the Daniel Island community of Charleston. 
Bishop vonRosenberg with his six grandchildren during a break in the Convention on January 26, 2013.
A visit from Scotland
The Rt. Rev'd Dr. Robert Gillies, Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney in the Scottish Episcopal Church, presents Bishop vonRosenberg with a special crozier: a "shepherd's stick" crafted from white thorn and oak at Balmoral Castle. The two bishops became friends at the 2008 Lambeth Conference, and Bishop Gillies was the guest preacher for two "Kirkin' o' the Tartan" services at Grace Church Charleston on Sunday, February 10.
- Episcopal News Service: "Scottish bishop preaches unity in South Carolina" - Read Bishop Gillies' report on the trip - Read Bishop Gillies' sermons - See more photos from the Kirkin' |
Visitation Schedule
Coming soon: 2014-15 schedule The Bishop's MessagesJuly 26
A letter from Bishop vonRosenberg June 22 Life's North Star Pentecost II Holy Communion, Allendale June 15 "Decently and in Order" Trinity Sunday St. Augustine's, Wedgefield June 8 Pentecost in the Christian Story The Day of Pentecost Church of the Epiphany, Summerville June 6 Report to Province IV Synod at Kanuga, NC June 1 "Up, Up and Away" Seventh Sunday of Easter Holy Cross Faith Memorial, Pawley's Island May 25 "Love Comes First" Sixth Sunday of Easter St. James-Santee, McClellanville May 18 "Knowing God Is Everlasting Life" Fifth Sunday of Easter St. Mark's, Charleston May 11 "He Calls Us Each by Name" Fourth Sunday of Easter Good Shepherd,Summerville May 4 "To Be Known and to Know" Third Sunday of Easter Grace Episcopal Church, Charleston April 13 Holy Week Reflection April 6 "Anticipating Easter" Fifth Sunday in Lent St. Philip's Chapel, Voorhees College March 16 "A Lesson from Abraham" Second Sunday in Lent Christ Church, Denmark February 22 The Bishop's Address at the 223rd Annual Diocesan Convention February 16 "The Irony of Good News" Sixth Sunday after The Epiphany St. George's, Summerville February 9, 2014 "God's Surprises" Fifth Sunday after The Epiphany St. Mark's, Port Royal February 2. 2014 "'Get Right with God'" Fourth Sunday after The Epiphany East Cooper Episcopalians January 26, 2014 "Light and Call" Third Sunday after The Epiphany St. Catherine's, Florence January 12, 2014 "Godly Humility" First Sunday after The Epiphany St. Alban's, Kingstree January 5, 2014 "Challenges and Opportunities on the Journey of Faith" Second Sunday after Christmas Day The Episcopal Church in Okatie December 8, 2013 "The Advent Call to Persevere" Second Sunday of Advent St. Stephen's, St. Stephen December 1, 2013 "Advent Expectation and Hope" First Sunday of Advent The Episcopal Church on Edisto November 24, 2013 "The Importance of Giving Thanks" Last Sunday after Pentcost / Thanksgiving at St. Thomas, North Charleston November 10, 2013 "Encouragement for End Times" 25th Sunday after Pentecost All Saints, Hilton Head Island November 3, 2013 "Who Are Saints?" All Saints Sunday All Saints, Hampton October 20, 2013 "Clarity and Persistence" 22nd Sunday after Pentecost Calvary, Charleston October 6, 2013 "What We Do Depends on What God Has Done" 20th Sunday after Pentecost St. Francis, West Ashley September 15, 2013 "A Time to Celebrate" 17th Sunday after Pentecost Good Shepherd, Sumter September 8, 2013 "Making Decisions with God in Mind" 16th Sunday after Pentecost The Episcopal Church in Myrtle Beach July 28, 2013 "The Wideness of God's Mercy" Tenth Sunday after Pentecost St. Stephen's, Charleston June 2, 2013 "Love and Faith in Action" Second Sunday after Pentecost Holy Cross Faith Memorial, Pawleys Island May 19, 2013 "What is the Spirit Up To?" The Day of Pentecost at St. Anne's, Conway May 5, 2013 "Love, Peace, and Fear" Sixth Sunday of Easter at Grace Church, Charleston April 21, 2013
"Where the Good Shepherd Leads" Fourth Sunday of Easter Continuing Episcopal Church in Summerville (Church of the Good Shepherd) April 14, 2013 "Resurrection Fishing" Third Sunday of Easter St. Stephen's, North Myrtle Beach April 7, 2013 "Christian Identity on the Journey of Faith" Second Sunday of Easter with the Episcopalians of the Florence Deanery (St. Catherine's) March 26, 2013 Sermon for Holy Week at the Renewal of Ordination Vows Church of the Holy Communion, Charleston "As an experience of life, our Lord’s Passion marks the intersection of blessing and of loss." Full sermon March 24, 2013 Sermon for Palm Sunday at All Saints, Hilton Head "During Holy Week, Jesus reaches the heights and the depths of what it means to be human.Thus, the meaning and the intention of the Incarnation become known especially in Holy Week, as at no other time. The true consequences of God becoming a human being are made clear during these several days in the life of our Lord." Full sermon March 9, 2013 Address to the Diocesan Convention February 2013 Message for Lent 2013 Matters to consider for those in discernment February 12, 2013 Sermon for the Feast Day of Absalom Jones at Voorhees College "Absalom Jones testified to the power of the resurrection, through the deeds of his life and the accomplishments of his calling. If ever there was someone who could have claimed the title of victim, it was Absalom Jones. But, he refused to do so. He did not engage in self pity. Rather, his life had everything to do with possibilities and new life and resurrection." Full sermon February 3, 2013 Sermon for the Fourth Sunday after The Epiphany "Track coaches have many words of instruction for their athletes. But one of the most important is this. “When you get ahead, focus on the finish line. Do not worry about the other runners. Do not look back!” Those coaches know that a glance over the shoulder can easily transform a victory into a second place finish." Full sermon January 27, 2013 Sermon for the Third Sunday after The Epiphany "St. Paul came through in his First Letter to the Corinthians. Just as the body is one and has many members', he wrote, and the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. For in the one Spirit we were all baptized into one body – Jews or Greeks, slaves or free – and we were all made to drink of one Spirit' (12:12). What a magnificent passage of scripture those words begin! How appropriate it is on the occasion of Daphne’s baptism. And, how appropriate it is as well at the time that this new, old thing of The Episcopal Church South Carolina is taking its initial, tentative steps." Full sermon January 26, 2013 Address to the Convention "The Episcopal Church has been my home and Episcopalians have been my spiritual family for all of my life. Therefore, I feel a dual sense of gratitude and of responsibility as I accept the honor and the trust that you convey to me this day. We have quite a task ahead of us – but with the support of each other and by the grace of God, we will be successful. May God grant us the wisdom, the perseverance, and the grace necessary to accomplish His will in this diocese and at this time." Read the entire address here. |
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