The Diocese of Nebraska is actively engaged in mission to the world. As a part of that ministry, we have an active Companion Diocese partnership agreement with the Episcopal Diocese of the Dominican Republic. We send several mission teams to work alongside Episcopal congregations in the Dominican Republic each year, and participate fully in the work of the Dominican Development Group (DDG), a non-profit organization within The Episcopal Church that assists the Episcopal Diocese of the Dominican Republic with project planning, program development, and construction expertise; raises funds for the diocesan endowment; and coordinates the work of mission teams from the United States working in the Dominican Republic. Representatives from the Diocese of Nebraska on the board of the DDG are the Rt. Rev. J. Scott Barker, Bishop of Nebraska, Board Member; the Rev. Dr. John Schaefer, Rector, St Andrew's Episcopal Church, Omaha, Bishop's Representative; the Rev. Dr. Jeffrey Nelson, Vicar for Mission for the Diocese of Nebraska, Member at Large.

The DDG works closely with the Episcopal dioceses with companion relationships with the Episcopal Diocese of the Dominican Republic: Central Gulf Coast, Eastern Michigan, Georgia, Michigan, Nebraska, Northwest Texas, The Episcopal Church in South Carolina, Southeast Florida, Southwest Florida, Western Louisiana, and Western Michigan. The DDG also helps coordinate the work of other organizations that support mission teams and other projects in the Episcopal Diocese of the Dominican Republic. The DDG is also a Partner Organization in the Global Episcopal Mission Network (GEMN). Contact information for the DDG:   PO Box 272261 | Tampa FL 33688-2261 USA; Voice (813) 400-2722 | Fax (813) 963-5082; Email Executive Director Bill Kunkle <bkunkle@dominicandevelopmentgroup.org>.

Approximately 50 mission teams from the United States come to the Diocese of the Dominican Republic each year. To see a current list of the incoming teams, click here. To see an interactive map of all of the Dominican Episcopal churches, schools, and other facilities, click here. The Diocese of the Dominican Republic and the DDG maintain a mission team support office in Santo Domingo, staffed by two bilingual missionaries from the United States and one bilingual staff assistant from the Dominican Republic. The current head of that office is Missionary Karen Carroll, and her contact information is here: <drequipos@gmail.com>, (813) 400-2722, option 3. 

The Rev. Dr. Jeffrey Nelson is the Vicar for Mission for the Diocese of Nebraska, and serves as the contact point for anyone interested in working on a mission team in the Dominican Republic. His contact information is here: <rector.cosnp@gmail.com>, (308) 532-0515.

The weekly prayer cycle for the Diocese of the Dominican Republic can be found here. (Updated 9/6/18)