The Clergy

I began my tenure at St. Francis in 2022. Before accepting my current call, I served as Rector at St. Luke’s on the Lake Episcopal Church in Austin and at Christ Episcopal Church in Temple, TX. Before that I was Associate Rector for youth and families at Christ Episcopal Church in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL. Enough about the boring professional stuff and here is a quick snapshot about who I am and my family.

I am the happy husband of Vanessa and we are the proud parents of Lennox, our son, Brooklyn, our daughter, Hershel Walker, our chocolate lab, and Brisco, our English Pointer. Together we get into more trouble than I am willing to write on this page!

I love being able to form relationships with people and watch them grow deeper in their faith with God. This is not something I take for granted, but the core of my ministry as a priest and something I rejoice in every day.

Matthew 22:37-40

St. Francis called me to as Associate Rector in September 2023. Before serving here, I was a curate at San Jose Episcopal Church in Jacksonville. I was ordained in the Diocese of Florida and my sending parish was St. Paul’s By-the-Sea in Jacksonville Beach.

I have two daughters. Anna is a sophomore at the University of Vermont and her sister Wallis is a junior at Ponte Vedra High School. Over the course of their lives, we have also lived in Alexandria, VA and Chapel Hill, NC. Wallis and I (and Anna when she is home from college) are glad to settle in Ponte Vedra and make St. Francis our church home.

My greatest joy is getting to know people and learning about how they experience Christ’s transformative presence in their lives.

Romans 8 (the whole thing).

I began my service at St Francis in November 2023. Father Justin Yawn extended an invitation to me during his Installation Service at St Francis. To his surprise I accepted months later. To my delight, Father Justin, Mother Sarah, and all of St Francis have welcomed me with loving arms.

Prior to St Francis I served as Deacon at All Saint’s Episcopal Jacksonville for seven years. For the last four years I have also been the Archdeacon of the Diocese of Florida and served as the Bishop’s Chaplain.

I lost my beloved wife Diane in 2021, after 46 years together. I have a daughter Amanda, son Jacob, and two grandchildren, who all live close, as does a large extended family. I share my home with two Scottish Terrier’s Macey, and Bentley.

I love building relationships and serving our Lord, by serving others. We are at our best when we reflect Jesus, through our love and service to one another.

Romans 8:38-39

“For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”