Executive Women in Government (EWG) invite you to join us to a wonderful event at the Washington National Cathedral with Rev. Canon Jan Naylor Cope. We will have the opportunity to tour the Cathedral, enjoy an afternoon of tea and hear from Rev. Cope and her experience as provost and a woman in leadership.
The Rev. Canon Jan Naylor Cope was appointed provost of Washington National Cathedral by Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde and Dean Gary Hall in April 2015. As provost, Canon Cope oversees the cathedral’s development department, assists in identifying, cultivating, and soliciting major donors and works closely with the cathedral’s leadership on its strategic vision, ministry and mission.
Canon Cope was called as vicar of Washington National Cathedral in late September 2010 following a national search. In this senior position, Canon Cope served as the leader of the Cathedral worshiping community and represented Dean Hall in his absence. In addition to leading the continued development and growth of the Cathedral Congregation, which grew by more than 500 members during her tenure, Canon Cope oversaw comprehensive programs in community life, Christian formation, outreach, pastoral care, stewardship, hospitality, congregational worship and leadership in the larger Cathedral community.
Formerly associate rector at St. David’s Church in Northwest D.C., Canon Cope also served as a key lay leader at St. John’s Church, Lafayette Square, prior to ordained ministry, holding the positions of senior warden, junior warden, and chair of the search committee for a new rector. Professionally, her strong executive and interpersonal skills have been developed in key positions including her service as deputy director of presidential personnel in the White House. Following that tenure, she was president of a nationally recognized executive search firm, the J. Naylor Cope Company.
Canon Cope graduated summa cum laude from Wesley Theological Seminary, and holds a Doctor of Ministry degree from Virginia Theological Seminary. Her doctoral work included a concentrated study of young adult ministry culminating in her thesis, A Budding Young Adult Ministry: Tending God’s Garden at Washington National Cathedral.She represents the Diocese of Washington as a member of the diocesan Resolutions Committee and as an elected clerical deputy to the Episcopal Church General Convention, 2012 and 2015. Canon Cope will give the keynote address at the 48th Triennial Meeting of the Episcopal Church Women at the 2015 General Convention of the Episcopal Church. Her Anglican Communion involvement includes serving as First Vice President of the Compass Rose Society Board, an international outreach organization, which seeks to support the ministry of the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Anglican Communion. With her husband, John, she has led pilgrimages to the Holy Land and Greece and has participated in mission trips to Honduras, the Holy Land, Cyprus, Malawi, and South Africa. She is also a former member of the Board of Trustees of the Washington Theological Consortium, the Board of Trustees of the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation, and the Mayor’s Interfaith Council. Canon Cope currently serves on the Board of Governors of Wesley Theological Seminary, and she is a contributing meditation writer for The Bible Challenge, a Forward Movement publication.
What: Tour of the National Cathedral, Tea to network, and a great speaker, Rev. Canon J. Naylor Cope
When: Wednesday, March 16, 2016; Tour starts at 1:30 pm; Tea is served at 2:45 pm and the Speach starts at 3:00 pm
Where: Washington National Cathedral, 3101 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016
Cost: EWG Members $35; Non-EWG Members: $40
