# David Roseberry > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/David_Roseberry > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/David_Roseberry.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Roseberry > Source revision: 1297577146 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American Anglican priest (born 1955)}} {{Infobox Christian leader | type = Priest | honorific_prefix = [The Reverend](/source/The_Reverend) [Canon](/source/Canon_(title)) | name = David Roseberry | honorific_suffix = | title = Rector Emeritus of Christ Church Plano | image = | alt = | caption = | church = [Episcopal Church](/source/Episcopal_Church_(United_States)) (before 2006)
[Anglican Church of Rwanda](/source/Anglican_Church_of_Rwanda) (2007–2009)
[Anglican Church in North America](/source/Anglican_Church_in_North_America) (since 2009) | successor = [Paul Donison](/source/Paul_Donison) | other_post = | ordination = 1983 (priesthood) | ordained_by = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|05|27}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | religion = Anglican | residence = [Plano, Texas](/source/Plano%2C_Texas) | parents = | spouse = Fran | children = 4, including [Daniel Roseberry](/source/Daniel_Roseberry) | occupation = Priest | profession = | alma_mater = [University of Arizona](/source/University_of_Arizona)
[Church Divinity School of the Pacific](/source/Church_Divinity_School_of_the_Pacific) }} '''David Roseberry''' (born May 27, 1955) is an American Anglican priest and author. As rector of [Christ Church](/source/Christ_Church_(Plano%2C_Texas)) in [Plano, Texas](/source/Plano%2C_Texas)—one of the largest churches in the [Episcopal Church](/source/Episcopal_Church_(United_States)) before it disaffiliated in 2006—he was a key figure in the [Anglican realignment](/source/Anglican_realignment) in the United States and in the founding and growth of the [Anglican Church in North America](/source/Anglican_Church_in_North_America). ==Early life, education and ordained ministry== Roseberry was born in 1955{{cite web |last1=Roseberry |first1=David |title=Duncan's Inaugural Sermon Launches a Movement - The Christ Church Stories Part Three, Episode 2 |url=https://davidroseberry.substack.com/p/duncans-inaugural-sermon-launches |website=The Anglican |publisher=Substack |access-date=5 June 2025}} and raised in southern [Arizona](/source/Arizona) in the Episcopal Church.{{cite web |last1=Roseberry |first1=David |title=Boom, Bust, and the Hand-off - The Christ Church Stories, Part Three, Episode 3 |url=https://davidroseberry.substack.com/p/boom-bust-and-the-hand-off-the-christ |website=The Anglican |publisher=Substack |access-date=5 June 2025 |date=May 29, 2025}} He studied marine biology and oceanography at the [University of Arizona](/source/University_of_Arizona){{cite news |last1=Hyde |first1=Jesse |title=Thou Shalt Not |url=https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/thou-shalt-not-6378479 |access-date=5 June 2025 |work=Dallas Observer |date=July 27, 2006}} and received his M.Div. at the [Church Divinity School of the Pacific](/source/Church_Divinity_School_of_the_Pacific) and was ordained to the priesthood in 1983.{{cite web |title=The Rev. David Roseberry Appointed Provincial Canon for Mission |url=https://anglicanchurch.net/the-rev-david-roseberry-appointed-provincial-canon-for-mission/ |publisher=Anglican Church in North America |access-date=5 June 2025 |date=March 16, 2015}} After ordination, he worked as a priest in [Tucson, Arizona](/source/Tucson%2C_Arizona). During this time, he was summoned to the bedside of his father-in-law, who was near death and who asked Roseberry for [assurance of salvation](/source/Assurance_(theology)). Despite his seminary education, Roseberry felt unable to answer the question, "doing this sort of reflective thing—--you know, 'Tell me more about what you're feeling.' Finally, he just waved his hand at me and said, 'Oh, never mind. Just sit there.' And I sat there and held his hands, and I knew that I had nothing that I could give him. It was about the lowest spot I had ever been." Shortly after, Roseberry shared this experience with Bishop [Alden Hathaway](/source/Alden_Hathaway), visiting from [Pittsburgh](/source/Pittsburgh), who encouraged Roseberry to root his ministry in the Bible. "Up until that point, I had seen the Scriptures as this inspiring set of stories, but I had never seen it as inspired," Roseberry later said. "I was preaching a kind of open-ended, God-loves-you, easy gospel, and I realized that people weren't changing." With Hathaway's encouragement, he took "a giant leap of faith and trust[ed] the Scriptures."{{cite news |last1=Ross |first1=Bobby Jr. |title='Unlikely leader' Priest against gay bishop hosts Episcopal convention |url=https://www.gainesville.com/story/news/2004/01/17/unlikely-leader/31655662007/ |access-date=5 June 2025 |work=Gainesville Sun |agency=Associated Press |date=January 16, 2004}} Roseberry refashioned his ministry with [evangelical theology](/source/evangelical_theology). ==Christ Church Plano== In 1984, Roseberry accepted a post as an assistant pastor in [Richardson, Texas](/source/Richardson%2C_Texas). In 1985, the [bishop of Dallas](/source/Episcopal_Diocese_of_Dallas) called him to [plant](/source/church_planting) a new church in the fast-growing suburb of Plano. Christ Church began in his home in April 1985 with 11 people. By August, the church moved to [Carpenter Middle School](/source/Plano_Independent_School_District), where the congregation numbered over 200. By 1989, Christ Church has bought the first parcels of its {{convert|15|acre|hectare}} campus on Legacy Drive. By 2004, it was the largest Episcopal church in the country with 2,200 in average weekly attendance. ==Anglican realignment and the ACNA== Roseberry was a deputy from the Diocese of Dallas to the Episcopal Church's 2003 [General Convention](/source/General_Convention_of_the_Episcopal_Church_in_the_United_States_of_America). When the election of openly gay priest [Gene Robinson](/source/Gene_Robinson) as [bishop of New Hampshire](/source/Episcopal_Diocese_of_New_Hampshire) was granted consent by the church, Roseberry resigned as a deputy in protest. His resignation was covered by some of the broadcast news outlets present for Robinson's historic election, and Roseberry became a face of the opposition within the Episcopal Church to [LGBT clergy](/source/LGBTQ_clergy_in_Christianity). A month later, Roseberry organized a meeting of [theologically conservative](/source/Conservatism) Episcopalians to seek a "course correction" for the church. In January 2004, Roseberry and Christ Church Plano hosted the meeting that resulted in the formation of the [Anglican Communion Network](/source/Anglican_Communion_Network). In 2006, after [Katharine Jefferts Schori](/source/Katharine_Jefferts_Schori) was elected [presiding bishop](/source/List_of_presiding_bishops_of_the_Episcopal_Church_in_the_United_States_of_America) over the objections of conservative Episcopalians, Roseberry announced that Christ Church would separate from the Episcopal Church. In leaving, Christ Church paid $1.2 million in a payment to the diocese and assumed the congregation's $6.8 million in debt. Christ Church temporarily had episcopal oversight from [Bishop of Peru](/source/Anglican_Church_of_South_America) [William Godfrey](/source/William_Godfrey_(bishop)) before affiliating with the [Anglican Mission in America](/source/Anglican_Mission_in_America) in 2007.{{cite news |last1=Schjonberg |first1=Mary Frances |title=Plano Parish Will Pay to Leave Episcopal Church |url=https://episcopalarchives.org/cgi-bin/ENS/ENSpress_release.pl?pr_number=091506-10-A |access-date=27 June 2025 |agency=Episcopal News Service |date=September 15, 2006}}{{cite news |last1=Kwon |first1=Lilian |title=Texas Megachurch Joins New Anglican Body |url=https://www.christianpost.com/news/texas-megachurch-joins-new-anglican-body.html |access-date=27 June 2025 |work=Christian Post |date=January 29, 2007}} After the formation of the [Anglican Church in North America](/source/Anglican_Church_in_North_America) in 2009, Christ Church hosted the investiture of its first archbishop, [Robert Duncan](/source/Robert_Duncan_(bishop)). During his sermon, Duncan issued a call for the ACNA to plant 1,000 new churches during his primacy. Duncan named Roseberry to lead an initiative called Anglican1K to advance this goal. During Roseberry's years leading Anglican1K, the province did not reach Duncan's goal but Roseberry has written that more than 300 churches were established. During the tenure of Archbishop [Foley Beach](/source/Foley_Beach), Roseberry was named provincial canon for mission. ==Later life== Roseberry retired as rector of Christ Church in 2016 after 31 years and was succeeded by Canadian priest [Paul Donison](/source/Paul_Donison). He launched a ministry called LeaderWorks to develop resources for clergy and lay leaders.{{cite web |last1=Roseberry |first1=David |title=The Next Rector of Christ Church |url=https://davidroseberry.substack.com/p/the-next-rector-of-christ-church |website=The Anglican |publisher=Substack |access-date=27 June 2025}} In 2022, Roseberry formed the LeaderWorks Trust with a $1 million donation. The trust makes grants to ACNA churches to fund feasibility studies for [capital campaigns](/source/Fundraising). Through its first 14 grants amounting to $130,000, recipient churches were able to raise $10 million for their capital projects.{{cite web |title=The AAC and LeaderWorks Team Up for Continued Leadership Development |url=https://americananglican.org/the-aac-and-leaderworks-team-up-for-continued-leadership-development/ |publisher=[American Anglican Council](/source/American_Anglican_Council) |access-date=27 June 2025}} ==Personal life== Roseberry has been married twice; his first marriage ended in divorce. He and his wife, Fran, have four children, including fashion designer [Daniel Roseberry](/source/Daniel_Roseberry).{{cite news |last1=Halkias |first1=Maria |title=Meet the Plano native behind downtown Neiman Marcus’ rare Schiaparelli shop |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/business/retail/2022/10/19/a-plano-native-is-behind-downtown-neiman-marcus-rare-schiaparelli-shop/ |access-date=5 June 2025 |work=The Dallas Morning News |date=October 19, 2022}} ==References== {{reflist}} {{s-start}} {{S-rel}} {{s-new}} {{s-ttl| title=Rector of [Christ Church Plano](/source/Christ_Church_(Plano%2C_Texas))| years=1985–2016}} {{s-aft| after=[Paul Donison](/source/Paul_Donison)}} {{s-end}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Roseberry, David}} Category:American Anglican Church in North America priests Category:Anglican realignment people Category:Living people Category:1955 births Category:People from Plano, Texas Category:Church Divinity School of the Pacific alumni Category:University of Arizona alumni --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [David Roseberry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Roseberry) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Roseberry?action=history)). 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