Proctor Center Joins Us, October 5

For Sunday Service & Coffee: Grounds for Discussion
The Procter Center is coming to St. Luke’s on October 5th!

Meet the people joining us...

Jerusalem Jackson Greer is Co-Executive Director and Agrarian Minister for the Procter Center, an Episcopal Farm, Camp, and Retreat center in the Diocese of Southern Ohio. As former Manager of Evangelism and Discipleship for The Episcopal Church under Presiding Bishop Curry, she co-founded the Good News Garden movement and oversaw Way of Love and Evangelism initiatives for the wider church. She is also the author of two books, At Home in this Life: Finding Peace at the Crossroads of Unraveled Dreams and Beautiful Surprises and A Homemade Year: The Blessings of Cooking, Crafting and Coming Together, both published by Paraclete Press, as well as multiple Episcopal curricula including the Abundant Life Garden Project for Episcopal Relief & Development. Jerusalem recently completed her MA from Wartburg Theological Seminary with an emphasis on Rural Ministry. Jerusalem is an associate of the Community of Saint Mary, Southern Provence, co-host of the Spade, Spoon, Soul podcast and in-demand speaker, preacher, and contributor around the topics of outdoor and agrarian ministry, discipleship, evangelism, leadership, and the ministry of belonging in an era of loneliness.

Nathaniel W. Greer has loved church camp, farming, and the outdoors since childhood. Growing up on his grandparent’s farm, he learned firsthand what it means to live a life rooted in the land. His first career was in State Parks hospitality. With his wife, Jerusalem Greer, he managed their farm, Preservation Acres, which was a hub of agricultural and small group ministry for the Episcopal community in Faulkner County, Arkansas. After a second successful career in IT, he switched gears in 2021 to his true love – agrarian ministry – and served as the Farm Steward, Host, and Gamekeeper for Stonebridge Farm in Stillwater, New Jersey. Nathan has served in church ministry as a lay member in various ways – from Lector to Eucharistic Minister to Small Group leader and musician. He is excited to share his new work with the Dioceses of Southern Ohio and all who visit Procter.

Jerusalem and Nathan have three young adult children — Wylie, Miles Greer, and Connor Fearing, who, along with their partners, are their favorite humans.

Wylie B. Greeson is the Residential Assistant to Farms and Programs at Procter Camp & Conference Center. Growing up in the military, every new place was an adventure to Wylie where he could experience new customs and ideas, and that love of adventure has stayed with him into his adult life. With two Bachelors from The College of Wooster – one in Environmental Geosciences and the other in English Literature – Wylie tries to breathe the spirit of adventure into every Farm Camp & Camp Wild program that Procter offers. Whether it be giving a tour of the farms, making scale model lakes, or camping out in the woods, Wylie aims to bring attention to every acre of Procter and teach others how it can be understood and loved. With a history of growing up in the Episcopal Church, creation care flows through him like water, and every moment in nature brings out in him his spiritual grace. Wylie also sits on the 2026 Planning Committee for Buckeye Leadership Workshop, where he works alongside other Outdoor Educators to develop skills in young leaders, and provide a chance to learn new skills for those young at heart. If you see him walking around Procter, give him a holler and say hello!

Resident Deacon: Deacon Libbie Crawford
While I was in Deacon School at Procter, we were asked about serving in some capacity at Procter for Summer Camp(s). I thought about it and discerned it was something I needed to do. Jerusalem and I talked and discerned together what that might look like. I was to be Chaplain to the Counselors. Of course, I said YES! …

And it became so much more. I found myself being a listening ear to the counselors, the staff, and the campers. I rediscovered my love of tie-dye, using discarded objects for crafts, and making collages out of all kinds of materials. I was an extra pair of hands and a calming spirit to those who needed a break from all the activities around us.

I slowly realized that Procter felt like home to me spiritually and physically. It is a place that fosters community from disparate groups of people and often provides a way to connect with nature and an appreciation for the care of creation.

Looking back on this call, I see God asking me to help with reclaiming Procter Camp and Conference Center as one of the spiritual centers for the Diocese of Southern Ohio, as a Deacon with one foot in the church and one foot in the world, standing at the threshold. I heard Spirit call, and I said YES!