Guest Speakers

Guest Speakers

St. Martin's hosts a plethora of guest speakers throughout the year to preach and teach in Worship services, Adult Education classes, and more.
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Rt. Rev. Anthony Poggo

Secretary-General of the Anglican Communion


Sunday, June 8
Traditional Worship Services • 9 and 11:15* a.m. • The Church
Theology for Life • 10:15 a.m. • Bagby Parish Hall
*The 11:15 a.m. service will be livestreamed on our Watch Online page.

Join us for a special occasion as St. Martin’s hosts the Rt. Rev. Anthony Poggo, Secretary General of the Anglican Communion.  On June 8, the Rt. Rev. Poggo will serve as our guest preacher and will lead the Theology for Life adult Christian education class.

Based at St. Andrew's House in London, England, the Rt. Rev. Anthony Poggo provides strategic leadership to the Anglican Communion Office, which serves as the official Secretariat of the Anglican Communion. His responsibilities include supporting Primates’ Meetings, the Anglican Consultative Council and its Standing Committee, and serving as secretary to the Lambeth Conference.

Bishop Anthony was appointed Secretary General on Sept. 1, 2022, after previously serving at Lambeth Palace as the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Adviser on Anglican Communion Affairs. He was ordained a deacon in 1995 and a priest in 1996. Bishop Anthony has held various ministry and leadership roles, including Executive Director of the Christian mission agency "Across" before being elected Bishop of Kajo-Keji in 2007.