The Very Rev. Stuart Shelby, rector; additional clergy; staff and prayer ministers of All Saints Episcopal Church in Winter Park joyfully announce the reopening of the Glennon House as a vital part of the church’s ongoing healing ministry.

In 1992, The Rev. Dave Wilson, former rector of All Saints, and Don Jaeger established the church’s healing ministry following Jaeger’s miraculous healing from Lou Gehrig’s disease (ALS) and Wilson’s discernment to make room for the supernatural in downtown Winter Park. Since that time, this faithful ministry of healing prayer and personal witness has stood as an important expression of the gospel mission entrusted to the parish.

Today, All Saints’ healing ministry includes monthly healing services, ongoing prayer ministry and stewardship of the recently renovated Glennon House.

On the second Tuesday of every month, All Saints offers a healing service from 6-7 p.m. “It’s a beautiful night with great worship and a great time together,” Shelby said. “People are applying the gospel to what hurts, whether that’s physically or emotionally.” With the reopening of the Glennon House, people have the opportunity to make appointments with trained prayer ministers from All Saints in a space dedicated to the healing presence of Christ.

“We are seeing that gentle, deep, profound healing happen whenever we gather on a Tuesday night,” Shelby said. “And because of that experience, a lot of people want to follow up. ‘What was that about?’ ‘What just happened to me?’ And that leads them to more conversations, more prayer, and then the word gets out. People say, ‘You know, I can’t do that on a Tuesday night, but I can come to the Glennon House during my lunch hour.’”

The Glennon House was formerly the Fortnightly Inn, a bed-and-breakfast next door to the church property on Fairbanks Avenue. This lovely home was purchased and converted in 2001, set apart for healing ministry and named after The Rev. Canon Jim Glennon, Anglican Church of Australia. Recent property upgrades include the Doris Mayo Matthew Chapel, meeting rooms, updated kitchen and bathrooms, a suite for special guests and an office.

“It’s a profound space, and we love it,” Shelby said. “There’s teaching that happens there; there’s ministry that happens there, and hospitality for newcomers. It’s just dedicated to welcoming people into what God’s doing.”

Now that Glennon House has reopened, Shelby looks to the future with the hope of extending the reach of the good news of God’s healing presence. “This is how we appropriate the power of Christ’s gospel to the bad news,” he said. “I want as many people to know about that as possible. It’s one thing to hear this message, but it’s another to receive it, particularly in the place that maybe last week just revealed you needed to hear it – because of something that happened in your household, or something that happened to you in a relationship or some memory that came up. Life has a way of revealing what needs the attention of the light of the gospel.”

All Saints’ clergy and equipped prayer ministers are ready to pray with people on Sunday mornings during worship, on the second Tuesdays of each month at the healing service and at the Glennon House. Call 407-599-4325 for information and to make appointments to pray with someone during the week. Visit AllSaintsWinterPark.org for service times and more.

The church takes every precaution in response to COVID-19 to protect and connect, including meetings for prayer over Zoom.