The Rev. David Hacker will be ordained to the priesthood by the Rt. Rev. James E. Waggoner, Jr., Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Spokane, at Campbell Farm in Wapato, June 10 at 4 p.m. The service, and reception, are open to the public.

Hacker has been involved in a variety of ministries in Central Washington for many years. He served as the director of the Campbell Farm from 2001-2007. He was the Director of Congregational Relations for Faith Action Network. He has worked for Yakima County as the Housing First and VISTA Coordinator and he continues his involvement with Noah’s Ark Shelter in Wapato. He currently serves Christ Church in Zillah as Deacon and works with a number of ecumenical partners on the Yakama Indian Reservation. He also works part time with Central WA Progress which seeks to involve the diversity of the community in civic engagement.

Central to his ministry has always been the instruction that Jesus gives, “when you throw a party invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind.” This sign of the inclusive feast of God in which all are invited, is what he hopes to be able to offer now as he celebrates the Eucharist as priest.

Campbell Farm is a retreat and conference center, as well as a working farm, on the Yakima Indian Reservation. It is located at 2527 Campbell Rd. in Wapato, Wa.

The Episcopal Church’s  General Convention will take place in Indianapolis, Indiana July 3-13, 2012.

General Convention is the bi-cameral legislative body of The Episcopal Church, which gathers every three years to adopt an operating budget, to consider resolutions related to the exercise of mission and ministry, to worship, to learn, and to network.

While there are often fairly mundane tasks to accomplish while gathered in Convention, there are also frequently issues that come before Convention that have a direct impact on the life and work of the local church.  Whether it’s increases or decreases in program funding and staffing, or Convention statements on public policy, or liturgical renewal and innovation, Convention can’t help but to affect our work here in the Diocese of Spokane

Deputies from the Diocese of Spokane to this summer’s General Convention are: Mary Beth Jorgensen (chair), Ken Beck, Robin Biffle, Bill Ellis, Colin Haffner, Paul Lebens-Englund, Pia Longinotti, Lena Lopez-Schindler, Kristi Philip, and Gretchen Rehberg. In addition, Bishop Waggoner will sit in the House of Bishops and will co-chair the Convention Committee on Communication.

Helpful background information and live tracking can be found at http://generalconvention.org.