Our Church

Saint Cleophas Outreach Ministry is a parish of the Reformed Catholic Church, serving the Martinsville and Collinsville region of Virginia under the pastoral care of Rev. Fr. Mychal Gallop. As a parish, we are part of the Diocese of Our Lady, Queen of Martyrs, the regional jurisdiction of the Reformed Catholic Church to which we belong.

The Reformed Catholic Church is an independent Catholic jurisdiction that maintains the historic sacraments and apostolic succession of the Catholic tradition while being radically welcoming and affirming of all people. Within that tradition, Saint Cleophas Outreach Ministry worships using the liturgy of the Anglican tradition — the 1979 Book of Common Prayer, the Revised Common Lectionary, and the Hymnal 1982 — as our own expression of Catholic sacramental worship.

Our name and mission are drawn from the story of Saint Cleophas, the disciple who walked the road to Emmaus and encountered the risen Christ in a stranger. That story — of walking alongside, of opening the scriptures, of recognizing Christ in the breaking of bread — is the heartbeat of everything we do.

The Reformed Catholic Church is an independent Catholic jurisdiction that maintains the historic sacraments, apostolic succession, and liturgical life of the Catholic tradition. Tracing its lineage to the Old Catholic Church — which separated from Rome in 1870 over the doctrines of Vatican I — the Reformed Catholic Church stands in authentic Catholic continuity while being fully open, affirming, and welcoming of all people.

The Reformed Catholic Church ordains women and LGBTQ+ persons to all orders of ministry, and is committed to a vision of the Church as a place of radical hospitality and inclusion. In the words of their own mission, the Reformed Catholic Church commits itself to be "God's welcoming heart of mercy, God's inclusive arms of love, and God's hands of justice and healing to all people who seek God through Jesus Christ."

This vision resonates deeply with the mission of Saint Cleophas Outreach Ministry — to recognize the face of Christ in every person, especially those who have been made to feel unwelcome elsewhere.

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The Diocese of Our Lady, Queen of Martyrs is the regional jurisdiction of the Reformed Catholic Church to which Saint Cleophas Outreach Ministry belongs. Under the governance of its founding bishop, the Most Reverend William R. Cavins, the diocese provides pastoral oversight and episcopal support to its member parishes.

The diocese takes its patronal name from Our Lady, Queen of Martyrs — honoring both the Blessed Virgin Mary and the witness of those who have given their lives in faith. This title reflects the diocese's commitment to a Church rooted in the great tradition of Christian witness and sacrifice.

Saint Cleophas Outreach Ministry is grateful for the support and fellowship of this diocese as we carry out our mission in southwestern Virginia.

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Saint Cleophas Outreach Ministry worships in the Anglican liturgical tradition. Our worship is drawn from the historic forms of Anglican prayer and is centered on the Holy Eucharist as the principal act of Christian worship.

We use the Book of Common Prayer (1979), the Revised Common Lectionary, and the Hymnal 1982 — resources that connect our community to the rich heritage of Anglican liturgy and to the broader sweep of Catholic tradition from which that liturgy flows. These forms of worship are reverent and structured, yet accessible to newcomers and those who have never experienced liturgical worship before.

This Anglican liturgical practice is the parish's own expression of Catholic sacramental worship — distinct from the broader Reformed Catholic Church, which encompasses communities using a variety of liturgical forms. At Saint Cleophas, the Anglican rite is our home.

Saint Cleophas Outreach Ministry is dedicated to proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ through reverent worship, compassionate presence, and community-based outreach — with particular attention to those who experience poverty, housing insecurity, social isolation, or who have found the doors of the Church difficult to enter.

We are inspired by our patron, Saint Cleophas, who walked the road to Emmaus not knowing the stranger beside him was the risen Lord. Our calling is to walk that same road with our neighbors — to open the scriptures together, to break bread at the Lord's table, and to recognize Christ in every face we meet.

As a parish of the Reformed Catholic Church, we embody that tradition's commitment to radical welcome: all are invited to the table, no one is turned away, and every person is treated with the dignity that belongs to one made in the image of God.