Jason Douglas Epps, Senoia, will be consecrated as a Bishop in the International Communion of the Charismatic Episcopal Church at 4:00 p.m., Friday, October 18, 2024 at The Cathedral of Christ the King, Sharpsburg.
Epps, who was born in Kingsport, Tennessee, has been a Georgia resident for 41 years. In 1996, he was a charter member of a new church, Christ the King, which from 1996 to 2002 met in the chapel of Carmichael Hemperley Funeral Home in Peachtree City before occupying its new church facilities on Highway 34 in Coweta County.
Epps is a graduate of McIntosh High School where he played football and was named “1989 Offensive Lineman of the Year,” earning a scholarship to play for Olivet Nazarene University in Illinois. After two years, he transferred to Georgia State University to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in history and minoring in political science.
After graduation, he joined the Peachtree City Police Department where he served for 20 years. He completed 2,315 hours in numerous professional management and law enforcement courses and seminars. He also graduated from the FBI National Academy in Quantico, VA. He received numerous awards and professional certifications, including a Police Purple Heart for injuries received in the line of duty on a felony arrest.
He served as a patrol officer and as a firearms instructor, hostage negotiator, and member of the honor guard, ending his law enforcement career as a Lieutenant in charge of the Criminal Investigation Division.
Epps was then employed for six years by Tyler Technologies / ExecuTime Software as a Senior Product Manager until leaving to join the full-time staff of the Cathedral of Christ the King.
Epps has been a bi-vocational minister since 2006 when he was ordained to the diaconate. He graduated with a Master of Ministry degree from St. Michael’s Seminary and was ordained to the priesthood in 2011. He was installed as a Dean in 2012 and has served as the Diocesan Investigator since 2009. He is also a member of the Diocesan Bishop’s Council.
He will be a “Bishop Coadjutor,” until the current bishop retires and would then be installed as the Bishop of the Diocese of the Mid-South which encompasses Georgia and Tennessee.
Epps is married to the former Jessica Pierce of Griffin, GA. The couple has three adult children and one child in high school. They also have one granddaughter.
