The Rev. Ed Bacon

The Rev. Dr. J. Edwin Bacon Jr. has been the rector of All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena, California, since 1995. Rev. Ed, as most call him, was born in 1948 and grew up in the Deep South, the son of a Baptist preacher. He graduated from Mercer University in 1969 and headed to Vanderbilt University Law School—but law wasn't his calling. Instead, Rev. Ed left Vanderbilt and returned to Mercer University to work in campus ministry. It was there that he discovered his lifelong vocation to serve as a minister. Around this same time, Rev. Ed became a conscientious objector to the Vietnam War.

In 1971, Rev. Ed was ordained as a Baptist minister. More than a decade later, he and his wife, Hope Hendricks-Bacon, were led to the more liberal Episcopal Church. Rev. Ed graduated from the Candler School of Theology at Emory University, and before coming to All Saints, he served at churches in Mississippi and Georgia.

All Saints is a well-known liberal and progressive church in both its theology and politics. At All Saints, Rev. Ed focuses on many peace, justice and human rights initiatives, including resistance to war, ending the death penalty and supporting equal rights for gays and lesbians. Rev. Ed and his wife have two adult children and two grandchildren.




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