Mother Diana Wilcox
The Rev. Diana Wilcox is the 21st Rector of Christ Episcopal Church, and began serving here in January of 2014. In addition to her focus on social justice and outreach, Mother Diana is an energetic preacher with experience in developing programs for youth and young adults, as well as spiritual enrichment opportunities for all ages. She is the author of the award winning children’s book “Why Isn’t God A Girl? A Young Girl’s Journey To See The Image Of God In Herself.“
She holds a Masters of Divinity from Drew University, and a Bachelor of Arts from Fairleigh Dickinson University. You can often catch her walking her dog Lexi, a black lab with three legs that she adopted after her beloved cat, Bogart (the Magnificat), passed away in May of 2017.
Mother Diana also served as the Protestant Chaplain at Montclair State University, from 2010-2017, where she led worship services, provided pastoral care, and developed and led programs for students, staff and faculty. In her past professional life, she had worked in the Information Technology management field, her last position as the Vice President for Open Systems Engineering and Global Program Management for AIG. Prior to her work at AIG, she was a management consultant for CSC Consulting, working with large multi-nationals.
Mother Diana serves in various positions across the diocese, the Episcopal Church, and in the community. In the Diocese, she serves on the Standing Committee, as Co-Chair of the Anti-Sexism Task Force, the Ecumenical-Interfaith Commission, the Budget & Finance Committee, and in the past has has been Vice-President of Diocesan Council, served on the Diocesan Disciplinary Board, the Crossroads (Episcopal-Lutheran Camp) board, and other Diocesan organizations. Within the larger church, Mother Diana currently serves on the Executive Council Committee on Corporate Social Responsibility, and has served on the Provincial Court, as a Deputy to General Convention, on the Special Committee on Sexual Harassment & Exploitation, and more.
Though born in Long Island, Mother Diana grew up in Maryland, where most of her family still lives. Her parents are from West Virginia, and she often spent summers there as a child.
She is a devoted Mets fan, and enjoys painting, golf, good friends, good food, and good humor (no, not the ice cream – although she says that’s good too). She lives in rural Sussex County (near the PA border) with Lexi, and two cats – Katie and Lauren.
To reach Mother Diana, email her at rector@christchurchepiscopal.org or call her at the office at 973-743-5911, ext. 1.