Deacon Darrell Wentworth was ordained to the order of Deacon in the Catholic Church in 2003 in the Diocese of Richmond, Virginia. His ministry focuses on adult evangelization, spiritual maturity and Christian Unity. He is co-founder of the Spiritual Direction Academy of Virginia, a member of the ecumenical Charismatic Leaders Fellowship, a member of the Awakening America Alliance and the Ecumenical and Clergy Liaison for the Catholic Fraternity’s North American Region.
Deacon Wentworth has long been active in the Charismatic Renewal movement in the Catholic Church and in fostering alliances with other ecclesial movements within the Catholic Church. he is also well known for his work across Christian confessional lines, bringing Christians together in missionary activity.
Deacon Wentworth serves as the founding director of the Awakening the Domestic Church Project, a 4 year foundational faith formation process which is designed to help lead adult Christians into spiritual maturity, able to discern the Lord’s plan for their lives through living in intentional committed Christian relationships and willingly embracing their place in the call to Christian discipleship and mission.
The Awakening the Domestic Church Project is an outreach of the Common Good Foundation and works in collaboration with the Catholic Fraternity and other like minded associations and movements which are concerned with defending marriage and the family as the first cell of the Church and the society. The Project defends marriage as solely between one man and one woman, intended for life, open to life and formative of family. Deacon Wentworth is married to his best friend, Geriann. They have five children and three grandchildren.