Charles Wynder
The Rev. Charles Wynder, Jr., serves as the dean of chapel and spiritual life at St. Paul’s School in Concord, New Hampshire. He previously served as priest-in-charge at Holy Comforter in the Diocese of Washington. He also served on the presiding bishop’s staff of The Episcopal Church, where he worked to enhance the denomination’s capacity for advocacy, witness, and engagement to advance social and racial justice. Reverend Wynder earned his B.A. in political science at Syracuse University, where he at-tended on a four-year Army ROTC scholarship. A Truman Scholar, he earned a Juris Doctor degree at the University of Michigan Law School. He then served six years as an attorney in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps. Rev. Wynder continued his public service as a deputy commonwealth’s attorney, executive director of a federally funded legal services program, and vice president of programs for the National Legal Aid & Defender Association. He served several years as an adjunct professor at Hampton University teaching Constitutional Law: Civil Rights & Civil Liberties. Reverend Wynder earned his Master of Divinity Degree from the Episcopal Divinity School. He lives on campus with his wife, Bethany Dickerson Wynder, and their son.
Sermons and Bible Studies
Back Against the Wall, Maundy Thursday – April 2, 2026
[RCL] Exodus 12:1-4, (5-10), 11-14; Psalm 116:1, 10-17; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26; John 13:1-17, 31b-35 Take a moment to picture the context in which Jesus lived. Howard Thurman reminds us, in Jesus and the Disinherited, that Jesus’s social location matters. We lose an understanding of Jesus—the implications and application of his teachings—when we fail to understand the thickness of […]
Emmanuel, Christmas Day (I) – December 25, 2025
[RCL] Isaiah 9:2-7; Psalm 96; Titus 2:11-14; John 1:1-14 Merry Christmas! Emmanuel. God is with us. We wake to a new day after participating in the joyful arrival of the One we have been anticipating throughout the season of Advent. We have been waiting for the hope, peace, love and joy that comes through the […]
The Unchained Word, Proper 23 (C) – 2025
[RCL] Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7; Psalm 66:1-11; 2 Timothy 2:8-15; Luke 17:11-19 “But the word of God is not chained.” We can find strength, peace, and courage from these words in the Second Letter of Paul to Timothy. We are living in rapidly changing times. Uncertainty can be sensed in the minds, bodies, hearts, and concrete […]
Breaking Barriers, Tuesday in Holy Week – 2025
[RCL] Isaiah 49:1-7; Psalm 71:1-14; 1 Corinthians 1:18-31; John 12:20-36 Conflict, confrontation, and choices amid feelings, hopes, and fears. What’s happening on this Tuesday of Holy Week? What have we seen and what will we witness on this part of our journey? How does it speak to us today? We are called to remember that […]
We Are Waiting, Advent 1 (C) – 2024
[RCL] Jeremiah 33:14-16; Psalm 25:1-9; 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13; Luke 21:25-36 We are living in a time of significant change. Whether it is the up and down of elections; the energy and tension embedded in politics in the public square, international conflicts and wars, climate change, or shifts in the economy, there is a feeling of […]
Discipleship, Proper 21 (B) – 2024
[RCL]: Numbers 11:4-6,10-16,24-29; Psalm 19:7-14; James 5:13-20; Mark 9:38-50 Note: During the 2024 Season after Pentecost, Sermons That Work will use Track 2 readings for sermons and Bible studies. Please consult our archives for many additional Track 1 resources from prior years. O God, the light of the minds which know you, the joy of […]
Greatness, Proper 20 (B) – 2024
[RCL]: Wisdom of Solomon 1:16-2:1, 12-22 or Jeremiah 11:18-20; Psalm 54; James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a; Mark 9:30-37 Note: During the 2024 Season after Pentecost, Sermons That Work will use Track 2 readings for sermons and Bible studies. Please consult our archives for many additional Track 1 resources from prior years. O God, the light of the […]
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