Father Gideon

Having served as missionary for over two decades following his seminary training in Nigeria and ordination into the Anglican Communion (Anglo Catholic tradition) as well as his Interfaith and Ecumenical studies in Israel, the Venerable Gideon A. Uzomechina, fondly called Father Gideon, is the Rector of the Church without boundaries, the Church where everybody is somebody, The Anglican Church of the Messiah, Plainfield, New Jersey, the Dean of New Jersey Deanery, and Diocesan Director of the Global Missions of the Anglican Diocese of St. Ignatius Loyola. Father Gideon is a Certified Human Rights Consultant with the United States Institute of Diplomacy and Human Rights, Washington DC., and Certified U.S Law Enforcement Chaplain. Furthermore, Father Gideon serves as Spiritual Advisor at Substance and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Facility where his invaluable experience together with passion and empathy towards the vulnerable can never be over emphasized.

Father Gideon believes that children are the future of the church and society; and that made him to always incorporate children of the Messiah to be part of the principal services of the church such as Lectors, Acolytes, Eucharistic Ministers, Music and Drama Groups. Father Gideon has worked and continues to work as mentor with at-risk youth and young people in various cities, include the City of New Brunswick and the Twin City of Plainfield both in New Jersey, assisting them rediscover their purposes of life with positive change of attitudes which has help most of them renounce their illicit addictive behaviors and become responsible citizens. Recently, Father Gideon traveled to Lahore, Punjab Province in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan with his Global mission work where he rescued children as young as 8 years old, and young people who are into drug addiction. He established the Messiah Mission School, Lahore under the auspices of the American Anglican Mission, for onward rehabilitation and education.

Father Gideon studied in Nigeria, Israel, and in the USA. His doctoral research work took him to Axum and Lalibela, Ethiopia; Istanbul and Asia Minor, Turkey; Sinai Peninsula and Alexandria, Egypt; Beirut, Tyre and Sidon, Lebanon; Damascus, Syria; Amman, Jordan; Cape Coast, Ghana; Rome and Vatican City, Italy; Canterbury and St. Albans, Great Britain; and Bacoor Cavite, Philippines. Father Gideon is a Sage in Pastoral Care, Spirituality, and Missions; and has Interfaith and Ecumenical Certifications, Diplomas in Theology and Religious Studies, Bachelor of Theology, Bachelor of Education in Guidance and Counseling, Master of Arts, Pastoral Counseling, and Doctor of Philosophy and Ministry in Pastoral Care, Mission, Theology, and Spirituality. Father Gideon completed his Clinical Pastoral Education at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, New Jersey. Father Gideon enjoys spending time with family and friends, caring and responding to their needs.