Boseman had a problem. Before 2008, there was no place for people who were homeless to go. In 2008, The Warming Shelter was opened - but only for 5 months of the year. Then Connie Campbell-Pearson had an idea.

It all started with a picture and a “chance” (God) encounter. Five years ago, Connie started asking questions about tiny houses and if her city building code allowed them. The first time she spoke publicly about the project, a woman handed her a $10,000 check. What followed is an amazing journey and story.

Join us to learn about the Housing First Village and how this fits Connie's vocation as a deacon. 

To prepare, PLEASE CLICK THIS LINK and WATCH: Seeking Shelter:  Tiny Home Solution. 

You can read more about Boseman's Housing First Village here

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Connie is deployed as a Deacon to Gethsemane Episcopal Church in Manhattan, MT. She is active in addressing climate change and has helped to found the Montana Interfaith Power and Light chapter; worked in the men’s prison with Freedom in Christ and is the organist at three area churches. 

Connie's passion is working with the homeless in Bozeman and she has built a strong coalition with Montana State University, the church community and the Human Resource Development Council (HRDC) in Bozeman.

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Deacons Talking on the Road to Emmaus is a web-based way for deacons to walk with each other and share their stories in hope of inspiring, supporting and renewing diaconal ministries. It is inspired by the story of Cleopas and another disciple who, after recounting all that they had experienced while walking on the road to Emmaus with a stranger, recognized Jesus in their midst (Luke 24:13-32). Jesus' presence led them to release their fear and grief, to return to Jerusalem to share their experience of the resurrected Christ with the gathered community, and to renew their ministry with confidence.

Now sponsored by Pathways for Baptismal Living at Bexley Seabury Seminary and the Association for Episcopal Deacons, these free, live, interactive web conferences occur monthly on the second Tuesday at 8:30 pm ET and feature deacons sharing stories from their ministries, exploring case studies, offering peer wisdom and feedback, and exchanging mutual support. The Reverend Connie Campbell-Pearson,  Deacon & Accompanist at St. James Episcopal church, Bozman and The Venerable Roxanne Klingensmith, Archdeacon for the Diocese of Montana, join Dr. Julie Lytle, Bexley Seabury Seminary's DIrector of Distributive and Lifelong Learning, in ihosting the webinar and in dentifying deacons to share their stories.  We hope you will join us for our upcoming conversations.

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• April 12, 2021 - Sanctuary Ministry with emily Austin
• March 8, 2021 - Family Systems with Nancy Ford
• Feb 8, 2021 - Supporting the Growing a Sheler and Social Services During a Pandemic with Barbra Geza
• Jan 11, 2021 - Church Planting with Denise LaVette
• Dec 14, 2020 - Walking with Immigrant Detainees with Bette Kauffman
• Nov 9, 2020 - Theological Education and Diaconal Formation with Maureen Hagan. 
• Oct 12, 2020 - Prisoners You Have Never Seen Before with Roxanne Klingensmith.  click here
• Sept 14, 2020 - Prayer, community, and Evangelism with Brenda Hofmann and Maureen Otwell. Go directly to last month's program by clicking here.

• May 21, 2020 - Fostering Reconciliation and Faith in the Public Policy Arena with Kathy Shannian
• May 11, 2020 - SPECIAL EDITION - Deacons' Responses to the Pandemic with Jan Grinnell and Connie Campbell-Pearson
• April 20, 2020 - SPECIAL EDITION - Deacons' Responses to the Pandemic with Jan Grinnell and Connie Campbell-Pearson
• April 16, 2020 - Dismantling Racism and the Beloved Community with Janet Tidwell
• April 6, 2020 - SPECIAL EDITION - Deacons' Responses to the Pandemic with Jan Grinnell and Connie Campbell-Pearson
• Mar 23, 2020 - - SPECIAL EDITION - Deacons' Responses to the Pandemic with Jan Grinnell and Connie Campbell-Pearson
• Dec 19, 2019 -  Responses to Oppression with Robin Hollis and Scott Deasy
• Nov 21, 2019 -  Food Scarcity with Phina Borgeson
• Oct 17, 2019 - Faith Behind and Beyond Walls with Ellen Adams

• May 5, 2019 - Rock Point's Pollinator Project with Jackie Arbuckle and Lucy Pellegrini
• Mar 21, 2019 - Ministry Along the Border (AZ) with Rodger Bobnew
• Feb 21, 2019 - Jerusalem PeaceBuilders with Jack Karn
• Nov 16, 2018 - AED and The Fund for the Diaconate with Lori Mills-Curran and Keith McCoy 
• Sept 20, 2018 - Post-General Convention with Stan Baker & Jan Grinnell

• May 18, 2018 - General Convention with Stan Baker & Jan Grinnell
• Apr 20, 2018 - The Episcopal Church and the Latino Community with Ema Rosaro-Nordalm
• Mar 15, 2018 - Dementia with Jerry Jacobs 
• Jan 18, 2018 - Tuberville Farm Coop with James Ballard and Ralph Perkins
• Dec 18, 2017 - Supporting Women Leaving Prison with Ellen Adams
• Nov 16, 2017 - The World is Our Mission - Regional Diaconal Ministry with Tom Mariconda
• Oct 19, 2017 - Refugee Resettlement with Grace Sawicki and Christine Cassels

• Apr 20, 2017 - Diaconal Ministry and Haiti with Leroy "Buck" Close
• Mar 16, 2017 - Talking About the End of Life with Lucy Pellegrini
• Feb 16, 2017 - The Hungry Soul Breakfast with Don Burr 
• Jan 19, 2017 - Foot Care Ministry with Bonnie Matthews 
• Dec 15, 2016 - Preaching with the Bible in One Hand and the Newspaper in the Other with The Rev Deacon Sudie Blanchard 
• Nov 17, 2016 - Rebirthing Campus Ministry with The Venerable Jan Grinnell  
• Oct 20, 2016 - Laundry Love with The Rev Deacon Jane Griesbach and the Rev Meredyth Ward 

• May 28, 2015 - Stan Baker Talking about General Convention
• Jan Grinnell Talking about the RI Center for Reconciliation