Church of the Morning Star

Missionary Jurisdiction of American Indian People

History

The Rt. Rev. Kenneth H. Kinner, Bishop of the Missionary Jurisdiction of American Indian People, consecrated in Holy Family Church, Casper, Wyoming, June 3, 2004. Married to Priscilla S.Kinner, four married sons, Mark, Paul, Stephen & Christopher, twelve grandchildren. Served in U.S.Navy as an Aerographers Mate, BA. Trinity College Hartord, CT and MST Berkeley Divinity School at Yale. Deacon by Bishop Walter H. Gray and priest by Bishop Robert Hatch. Served Episcopal Churches in Connecticut. Dean of the Episcopal Churches of Greater Bridgeport, CT. founded inner city Youth Center in East Bridgeport. Worked part-time on American Indian Reservations in South Dakota and Wyomng. Joined the Anglican Catholic Church in 1980, founded four congregatons in Wyoming, including the Church of the Morning Star, Wind River Indian Reservation.

Rt. Rev. Kenneth Kinner, Bishop