Background: Rev. Fr. Dee W. Bright Sr.

The Reverend Father Dee Wellington Bright Sr. was called to serve as Priest-In-Charge
of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church on February 1, 2003, and elected Rector in 2005.

Fr. Dee is originally from the Diocese of Liberia in the Angelican Province of West Africa.

Nearly 10 years ago, due to a bloody civil war in their homeland, he and his family
were resettled in the US through the agencies of the United Nations resettlement
program and the Episcopal Migration Ministry.Fr. Dee was literally air-lifted from
the Atlantic seacoast and evacuated from Liberia by US Marines, due to danger
posed directly to his life by the civil crisis.

Prior to emigrating to the United States, he served in many capacities within his home diocese,
such as parish rector, member of the Diocesan Standing Committee, Regional president of a
Diocesan Deanery, and Principal of the Cathedral’s Episcopal High School, among others.

Fr. Dee’s first seven years in the US were spent in Texas, where he ministered in a
variety of parishes, then served as rector of St. Philip’s Episcopal Church in San Antonio.

Currently holding a Bachelor of Divinity from Cuttington Episcopal Seminary in Liberia
and a Masters degree from the Episcopal Seminary of Southwest in Austin, Texas,
Fr. Dee is pursuing studies towards his doctorate.

A gifted pastor, teacher, and preacher, Fr. Dee. has a passion for
church growth, ministry to the younger generation, and personal spirituality.

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