The Reverend Shug Goodlow
 

The Reverend Shug Goodlow comes to us from St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in Ellisville, Missouri where she served as Assistant Rector for two years. Prior to that she served at St. Peter’s in Ladue and before that was a member of Christ Church Cathedral for more than 25 years where she served as Head Verger. 

Rev. Shug currently serves The Episcopal Church as Deputy to General Convention, member of the Interim Bodies General Convention LGBTQIA+ Task Force, Co-Consultant for the Diocese of West Missouri Bishop Search, Chaplain for the Vergers’ Guild of the Episcopal Church and regular panelist for the Prophetic Preaching Podcast.  
 

She serves the Diocese of Missouri as Missioner for Racial Reconciliation and Social Justice, Dean of the Jackson Kemper Convocation, member of the leadership team for  the Dismantling Racism Commission, Trustee for the Episcopal Presbyterian Health Trust  (EPHT), President of the Union of Black Episcopalians (UBE) chapter, member of the Disciplinary Board and Co-Chair for the diocesan 2024 Revival. Past duties include her being ECW Chaplain, two terms on Standing Committee with one term as  President, one term on Diocesan Council, and many years as a licensed lay preacher.  

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When not involved in church matters, Rev. Shug serves the community as a board member for Doorways, the only organization in the St. Louis area whose sole mission is to provide housing for people living with HIV/AIDS. Youll also find Rev. Shug working in community theatre productions either as an Assistant Director, Stage Manager, backstage hand, or occasionally performing onstage. She also works as a movie or television “extra.” Rev. Shug is also an avid watcher of classic movies and a lover of trivia. She is especially proud that she “has an infinite  capacity for holding on to all kinds of useless information.” 

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Rev. Shug lives in Kirkwood with her wife Doris. Their two daughters Simone and Monica live in California and their granddaughter Khloe attends Temple University in Philadelphia. Their son Edward was called home by the ancestors when he was 27 years old after a lengthy battle with  Muscular Dystrophy.

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