Your Vestry and Search Team are pleased to announce the next rector of Ascension & Holy Trinity Episcopal Church: The Rev. Brooklin Taylor! Brooklin has enthusiastically accepted the call to minister with us, and we are beyond excited to welcome her into our parish family. Brooklin was unanimously recommended by the Search Team and equally endorsed by Vestry!

 

Key things you should know about our next Rector:

 

• Brooklin comes from a non-traditional Episcopal background yet is rooted deeply in Episcopal tradition. She was raised in the Nazarene Church and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and two Bachelor of Science degrees in Religion and Philosophy from Olivet Nazarene University in Illinois. She also holds a master’s degree in Theology from the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom.

 

• Brooklin has an exceptional repertoire of work and life experiences, including the creation of a holistic residential program for homeless teen mothers in Flint, Michigan, the Pastor of Compassionate Ministries in Pasadena, California, teaching English literacy in Beirut, Lebanon, and teaching as a college professor of Theology at both the University of Manchester and Cincinnati Christian University.

 

• Closer to home, Brooklin has served in the Diocese of Southern Ohio as Canon Director of Imagination at Christ Church Cathedral downtown, as Diocesan Resident at Holy Trinity Church in Madeira, and most recently as Assisting Priest and Diocesan resident at Church of the Redeemer in Hyde Park, where she is completing her curacy.

 

Throughout the interview and discernment process, we have come to know Brooklin as a warm, compassionate, and deeply faithful individual, firmly grounded in the gospel and steadfast in her faith. Her remarkable gifts and experiences closely align with the essential qualifications outlined in our parish profile. Brooklin’s proven leadership, innovative vision and creativity, and dedication to inclusive, intergenerational ministry perfectly complement Ascension & Holy Trinity’s aspirations to nurture spiritual growth, revitalize youth ministry, and cultivate a vibrant, welcoming faith community. Her wisdom and maturity far exceed her years, and we are excited to welcome her to our congregation!

 

Brooklin states, “It is a holy gift to be invited into the life of the Ascension & Holy Trinity community. I look forward to listening to what makes your hearts beat, learning your stories of love and loss, and meeting God with you in the sacred ordinariness of our shared life and table. My family and I come ready to plant our roots here - to love and be loved by you, and to grow together in all the beautiful, unruly ways that grace allows. I hope to bring a creative, grounded, and open-hearted presence among you, trusting that even in these fragile and uncertain times, love will keep showing up, right here in our midst. See you in March!”

 

Brooklin and her husband, Joey, currently live in Loveland, Ohio, with their two young children and are excited to move into the Rectory. She is currently completing her curacy period with the Church of the Redeemer in Hyde Park. Her first Sunday with us will be March 15, 2026. By the grace of God, we are also blessed to know that the Rev. Elizabeth Hoster will continue her interim ministry with us until Brooklin joins us.

 

Huxley Miller | Senior Warden

Rich Gómez & Ian Stevens | Search Team Co-Chairs