Bishop Ryan Reed

Diocesan Bishop

The Right Reverend Ryan S. Reed has served as the Diocesan Bishop since January of 2020. He succeeds the Right Reverend Jack Leo Iker, who served as the third Diocesan Bishop of Fort Worth from 1995 to 2020. His predecessors are the Rt. Rev. A. Donald Davies and the Rt. Rev. Clarence C. Pope, Jr.

From its inception, the Diocese of Fort Worth has committed itself to the proclamation and practice of traditional, Biblically-centered faith. There is a diversity of worship in the Diocese that ranges from traditional Anglo-Catholic spirituality to Evangelical expression. The churches of the Diocese continue to grow steadily as a direct result of our commitment to a traditional expression of Anglicanism and the fact that many of the North Texas communities we serve are young and growing.

Fr. Elmer Miguel

Rector

The Rev. Elmer S. Miguel served as deacon, and later as assisting priest, at the Cathedral of the Anglican Diocese of the Western Gulf Coast, HopePointe Anglican Church in The Woodlands, Texas since January 2021. Before ordination, he served as a lay pastor in charge of music and operations. As a priest, he was responsible for men’s ministry, small group discipleship, and a mid-week eucharistic service. He has been involved in church ministry from a young age. From the time he was eight years of age, he served as a church musician. From 1997 to 2001, he assisted two church plants in the Denver area. He and his wife, Holly, attended the School of Discipleship through Youth With A Mission where they participated in outreach ministry in Chile, Argentina, and Peru. Fr. Miguel also attended the School of Worship through Youth With A Mission in Lakeside, Montana. 

He holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Sam Houston State University, and will complete his Master of Pastoral Ministry from Nashotah House Theological Seminary in December 2023. He holds a certification from the state of Texas to teach 8th-12th grade U.S./World History, Geography, Sociology, and Psychology. He taught social studies at the high school level for four years at Huntsville High School and Magnolia High School. 

Fr. Miguel was raised in Andrews, Texas. His father moved the family after accepting a job in Greeley, Colorado as associate pastor of a church. After graduating high school, and after attending one semester of college, Fr. Miguel enlisted in the United States Marine Corps on September 28, 2001. He served as an infantry squad leader during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, earning multiple awards for valor. 

Fr. Miguel and Holly were married on January 17, 2004 in Greeley, Colorado. They love spending time with their four kids, Ana, Asher, Alister, and August. As a family they enjoy playing music, going on road trips, watching movies, exploring antique stores, and playing board and card games. Fr. Miguel also likes fishing, hunting, woodworking, and playing guitar.

Forster Day

Director of Music

Forster is the Director of Music at Church of the Good Shepherd. As the organist and choirmaster at Church of the Good Shepherd for almost 25 years, Forster has had the distinct pleasure of serving his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, leading volunteer youth, and adults of all ages in praising God with their voices and many talents.

Forster was born a Buffalo, New Yorker, graduated with a B.A. from Occidental College in Los Angeles, and with an M.A. in Sacred Music from San Francisco Theological Seminary, and spent two additional years doing Graduate Studies at the University of Southern California. 

Before coming to Good Shepherd, he was Assistant Professor of Voice and Choral Music at Park College in Parkville, Missouri and Associate Professor of Choral Music at Cottey College in Nevada, Missouri.
 
Forster is married to Helen, a retired RN, and they have three grown children.