Rt. Rev’d Dr. Alan Black

Alan is from northern Utah where he was raised in the LDS (Mormon) church. In his early twenties he came to the Christian faith soon after entered Ministry and was Ordained in the Baptist Church. Many years were spent helping plant new Churches in Utah while attending then teaching Bible College in Salt Lake City, Utah. Alan also served as Youth Pastor then Associate Pastor in Salt Lake City, UT; Mission Pastor in Layton, Utah; and Senior Pastor in Ogden, Utah. Moving to Texas in 1997, he transitioned to the Anglican Church yet continued to accept invitations to teach the Scriptures in many different Texas churches. Alan accepted Ordination as an Anglican Priest in 2012, Appointed Archdeacon in 2015, Consecrated Bishop Coadjutor in January 2018, seated Bishop Ordinary in June of the same year.

The Bishop’s wife, Karen, was born in Washington State and raised in the home of a Christian Minister that served in the US and Canada. She had filled many roles in the churches where her father ministered and she continues in faithful service to our Lord. Along with helping her husband rebuild a congregation and refurbish the building, Karen is a CPA for a non-profit in Dallas. The Black’s have two daughters Elisabeth and Mary, residents of New York City. They had been a great blessing in the ministries where the family served in Utah and Texas.