"I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people."
-Mahatma Gandhi

Rev. William E. Ashton, ADF

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Born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, Rev. Ashton attended Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado where in 2007 he graduated with a degree in Religious Studies, minoring in Psychology. Currently residing in Longmont, CO, he is one of the Priests and founder of Mountain Ancestors Grove. First joining ADF in 1997, Rev. Ashton shortly thereafter went on religious walkabout for nearly a decade, taking time away from his polytheist practice. After much soul searching, he returned to ADF in 2009 with renewed perspective and awakened passion. On February 8th, 2014 he was ordained as a priest in ADF. He enjoys playing music, writing, community service, and sharing a larger vision of how a polytheist perspective can lead to human understanding and acceptance.  

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Rev. Melissa "Bee" Ashton, ADF Master Bard

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An Ohio native, Rev. Ashton, previously Rev. Burchfield, recently came to Colorado to share her remarkable talents with our Grove. Editor-in-chief of ADF's international publication, Oak Leaves, a professional medical laboratory scientist, and mother of three, Rev. Ashton became the first of ADF's Master Bards, founded the Order of Bardic Alchemy, and served as the national Member's Advocate for three consecutive terms. Her music is the spirit of our Grove. She is the keeper of our tales, the singer of our songs, our Bard… in the most sacred sense of the word. Ordained on August 16, 2014, Rev. Burchfield's, now Ashton's commitment to polytheist modernity and poetic relevance inspires us whenever we're blessed to hear her. An accomplished cook and epicurean, you can find her sharing meals around her table with the folk on a daily basis. 

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