Ordination to the Sacred Order of the Diaconate: Jeb Boone

The Apostolic Johannite Church and the Archdiocese of Wisconsin is pleased to announce the upcoming Ordination to the Diaconate of the Rev. Subdeacon Jeb Boone, for service with the Parish of St. John the Baptist in Atlanta, GA.

Jeb Boone is a subdeacon with the Apostolic Johannite Church and co-leads St. John the Baptist Parish with Rev. Ms. Olivia Riley. A staunch atheist for decades, Jeb became a spiritual seeker following a near death experience and has since developed a profound love of late antique Mediterranean spirituality, early Christianity and all things Gnostic

Jeb studied Arabic Language and Middle East Studies as an undergraduate and made his home in northern Yemen for most of his 20’s where he worked as a freelance journalist, reporting for outlets like the Washington Post, the LA Times, Time Magazine, the Guardian and the Daily Telegraph among many others. Upon moving back to Atlanta, Jeb covered the intersection of technology, politics and power, focusing on hacker collectives like Anonymous and LulzSec. Jeb eventually traded in his press pass for health insurance and a steady paycheck and now works in the tech industry.. When he’s not attempting (and failing) to read arcane Koine and Arabic texts, Jeb likes to drive slow cars fast at racetracks around the metro Atlanta area, nurture the machine spirit of his beloved 2009 Honda Civic Si and experience divine bliss in every VTEC crossover. Jeb and his wife Rosie live just north of Atlanta and have one little dog with a big attitude.

The Ordination will take place within the celebration of the Liturgy of the Apostolic Johannite Church, May 15th, 2026 in Calgary, AB during Conclave 2026. For more information on Conclave please visit https://www.johannite.org/conclave/, for more information on the Parish of St. John the Baptist, please visit https://johannite.org/baptist/