Jane Henning
Province V – Diocese of Milwaukee
Jane Henning, the epitome of an Episcopal Church Woman, exercises her gifts freely, inspiring and nurturing members of Grace Episcopal Church, as well as the larger church, with exceptional organizational skills, humor, and humility.
Jane has served her parish as president of ECW, Rector’s Guild, and Altar Guild, leading by example and encouraging young women.
Her gracious stewardship has renewed Grace’s physical and spiritual spaces — from caring for the courtyard garden to fundraising for an historic stained-glass window for Grace’s 150th Anniversary Celebration.
She welcomes visitors at Grace’s Reception Desk, plans elegant parish celebrations, and records Sunday services for shut-ins, recruits volunteers for the Grace Estate Sales generating funds supporting the Dioceses of Newala, Haiti, Liberia, and beyond. Her “Nourishing Grace Committee” created togetherness during COVID.
Jane is Diocesan Altar Guild President and initiated Altar Guild Adventures, visiting significant churches in Wisconsin and Chicago. Her crowning achievement was the 2010 Diocesan Convention Liturgical Treasures display of diocesan churches’ sacred objects. She received the “Bishop’s Shield Award” for her accomplishments.
Her ECW Board enthusiastically nominated Jane Henning for this honor. Her spirit prodigious; her energy endless. Few enter Grace Church without being touched by something she has created, tended, or inspired.
