is Rector Emeritus of Saints Andrew and Matthew, having served as its first rector. He was honoured by the community and his parish when he officially retired on June 3, 2007, after 43 years of ministry in the Episcopal Church. A native Delawarean, Canon Casson served for ten years as the rector of the Episcopal Church of Saints Andrew and Matthew, a unique parish formed out of the union of two historic Episcopal churches in Wilmington, one with a predominantly white membership and the other predominantly black. As the chief pastor, Canon Casson provided spiritual and administrative leadership to this new congregation, which continues to be an instrument of reconciliation and diversity.
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