Diocesan Staff

Rayford Ray (He/him)

Bishop of Northern Michigan

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STEVE GODFREY (he/him)

Canon to the Ordinary & Missioner

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Kathy Binoniemi (she/her)

Diocesan Operations Coordinator and Missioner for Finance & Support

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Miskopwaa-ganikwe Leora Tadgerson

Director of Reparations & Justice

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Charles Murphy
Charles Murphy (he/him)

Liturgy & Music Animator & Missioner

Brad Pickens

Missioner

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Marna Franson
(she/her)

Missioner

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Rick Stanitis

Missioner and Chaplain at Canterbury House MTU

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Lanni Lantto

Missioner UP Wild Church

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Gin Mannisto

Missioner

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Susan Harries

Missioner

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Sarah Diener-Schlitt

Priest, Trinity Houghton

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Brother Thomas Steffensen

Diocesan Chaplain

LYDIA BUCKLIN

Canon Theologian

If you are looking for email addresses and phone numbers, please contact us at diocese@upepiscopal.org.  We will get you the information. 

Diocesan Council

Wendy Davis, ex officio – Standing Committee President
Richard Graybill, ex officio – Treasurer
Gin Mannisto, ex officio – Chair of Commission on Ministry
Rayford Ray, ex officio – Bishop
Sarah Diener-Schlitt, 2025
Jon Flath, 2026
Kristen Mowafy, 2026
Bonnie Turner, 2026
Ann Turney, 2027
Wendy Wils, 2027
Coralie Voce, 2027

 

Standing Committee

Katie Chipman-Bergsma
Wyndeth Davis
Nancy DeKoster
Karen Ettenhofer
Charles Mineau
Mary Miron
Rick Stanitis 

 

Oversight

Kathy Binoniemi, Secretary of Convention 
Rayford Ray, Diocesan Council 
Judd Spray, Chancellor 
Brad Pickens, Title IV Intake Officer 
Kimberly Moote, Title IV Intake Officer

Ministry Development & Formation

Sarah Diener-Schlitt, Priest
Susan Harries, Missioner
Gin Mannisto, Missioner
Bradley Pickens, Missioner
Marna Franson, Missioner and NMU Campus Minister
Rick Stanitis, Missioner and Chaplain at Canterbury House MTU
Shared, Liturgy
Shared, Youth Ministry
Teena Maki & Coralie Voce, Women’s Ministry Council
K. Vanden Boogaard, A. Gordanier, R. Stanitis, D. Nedeau, S. Deiner-Schlitt, R. Ray, Beloved Community

81st General Convention Deputation

Lydia Kelsey Bucklin, Co-Chair
Richard Stanitis, Co-Chair
Katie Chipman-Bergsma, Deputy
Wyndeth Davis, Deputy
Gin Mannisto, Deputy
Suzanne Ray, Deputy
Thomas Steffensen, Deputy
Sarah Diener-Schlitt, Alternate
Richard Graybill, Alternate
Brad Pickens, Alternate

Commission on Ministry

Gin Mannisto, Chair
Rayford Ray, ex officio – Bishop
Fran Barger
Lydia Kelsey Bucklin
Wyndeth Davis
Marna Franson
Steve Godfrey
Arlene Gordanier
Dale Jamison
Jim Martindale
Bradley Pickens
Suzanne Ray
April Stace

Disciplinary Board

Rayford Ray, Bishop
Arlene Gordanier, President
Brad Pickens, Intake Officer
Kimberly Moote, Intake Officer
Marna Franson, Member
Susan Harries, Member
Gwen Hetler, Member
Gin Mannisto, Member
Rick Stanitis, Member
Mary Sullivan, Member
Dick Graybill, Attorney
Sue Jamison, Conciliator
Jim Martindale, Investigator
Kathleen Martindale, Advisor

Household & Operations

Kathy Binoniemi, Operations Coordinator 
Dick Graybill, Diocesan Treasurer and Finance Committee
Tom Lippart, Endowment Committee 
Tom & Peg Lippart, Chaplains to Retired Clergy & Surviving Spouses 

Trust Association

Rayford Ray, ex officio
Peggy Frazier
Richard Graybill
Jack Lenten
Tom Lippart
Lydia Kelsey Bucklin
Kim Moote
Ron Smith

Mission

Rayford Ray, Justice & Peace 
Arlene Gordanier, Episcopal Relief & Development 
Arlene Gordanier, United Thank Offering 

Wider Church

Rick Stanitis, Province V Board President
Steve Godfrey, Province V Board Member
Lydia Kelsey Bucklin, Living Waters Cooperative 
Episcopal Diocese of Northern Michigan

131 East Ridge Street
Marquette, MI 49855

(906) 228-7160

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The Episcopal Diocese of Northern Michigan is located in K’chi Namebini-Ziibing (Marquette), the ancestral homelands of the Anishinaabeg, Three Fires Confederacy. The diocese acknowledges the historical connection our organization has with its Indigenous community and their sacred connection with the land. We recognize, support and advocate for the sovereign rights of tribal nations as they navigate through the various impacts of settler colonialism. This acknowledgment is aligned with our churches core value of creating a diverse and inclusive community. It is an organizational responsibility to recognize and acknowledge the people, culture and history that make up our beloved shared community.