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Rev. kim Fonder, superintending presbyter

Ordained to the diaconate on June 19, 2010, and then to the priesthood on December 18, 2010, Kim has served as the superintending presbyter on the Episcopal Church’s Standing Rock Mission since May 2015. Prior to that, he served as a priest in Lower Brule.

He is active in the life and work of the Episcopal Church both nationally and in the Diocese of South Dakota. On three occasions, he has been a delegate to the General Convention of the Episcopal Church; from 2015—2018, he was a member of the House of Deputies’ Committee on the State of the Church. He has acted as treasurer for the Niobrara Council since 2006; has been a member of the Diocesan Council for the Episcopal Diocese of South Dakota since 2011; and, from 2007—2010, was on the Diocesan Standing Committee.

Born and raised in South Dakota, Kim has lived on an Episcopal mission for most of his life. For five years, he was a law enforcement officer: first in Wellmont, SD (where he was the youngest chief of police in the state); then in Belle Fourche; and, finally, in Sisseton. He currently resides in Wakpala with his wife, Tammy.

Contact Kim

By phone: (605) 730-0626 or (605) 314-4213

By email: ktfonder@hotmail.com