Protect God's creation

Saint Philip’s looks forward to welcoming The Rev’d Canon Pam Hyde this Sunday, January 15.

Pam Hyde is Canon for Creation Care for the Diocese of Arizona. Pam believes that the entire earth is a sacred text wherein God is revealed to all whose hearts are open to reading it. She was created with a deep sense of place, and has called Arizona home for most of her life.

Prior to entering ordained ministry, Pam was called to protect God’s creation. That call became a 20-year career in river conservation, working for government agencies and non-profit conservation organizations, and eventually co-founding and serving as executive director of her own regional river conservation organization. When God called her to the priesthood, she knew that her vocation to protect creation would be transformed into one that would involve helping others discern their own call to protect creation.

Pam received her Master of Divinity degree from Yale Divinity School in 2016, and served as Assistant Rector at St. Francis in the Valley, Green Valley until 2019. She joined the diocesan staff in January 2020 to develop and lead the new Creation Care ministry for the diocese.