

Episcopal Priest Lynn Bauman

Episcopal Priest Lynn Bauman
that Bauman was “suspected of fondling and engaging in lewd conduct with several young boys” in his parishes, but that their parents did not want to press charges. Bauman listed himself in the Episcopal Clerical Directory as the author of manuals on visualization, deep relaxation, and psychology. In 2008, the Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota hired Bauman to give spiritual retreats at its House of Prayer center in Collegeville, Minnesota. According to Episcopal Church Pastoral Development Officer Bishop F. Clayton Matthews, Bauman could function as a retreat director on the understanding that “Mr. Baumann’s contact (is) to adults only,” and that retreatants would be briefed on his conviction. He continued to lead retreats in Georgia, Texas, and Minnesota through at least 2014, including at the Episcopal Convent of St. Helena in Augusta in February 2012.