PERSONAL:

• Born: June 26, 1961

• Married: Amy Elizabeth Byard, November 28, 1987
  Church of the Holy Cross (Episcopal), Valle Crucis, NC

ORDAINED:

• Archpriest, November 3, 2011, Bishop Basil
  St. Joseph Orthodox Church, Houston, TX

• Priest, June 19, 1994, Metropolitan Philip
  Southeast Region Parish Life Conference, Jackson, MS

• Deacon, May 15, 1994, Bishop Basil
  St. George Orthodox Christian Cathedral, Wichita, KS

EDUCATION:

• Doctor of Ministry
  Pittsburgh Theological Seminary / Antiochian House of Studies, 1999

• Certificate of Study
  St. Stephen's Course in Orthodox Theology, 1994

• Master of Divinity
  Nashotah House Seminary (Episcopal), Nashotah, WI, 1992

• Bachelor of Science - Communication Arts
  Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, 1983

• Diploma
  North Stanly High School, 1979

EXPERIENCE:

• 2010 - Present
  St. Joseph Antiochian Orthodox Church, Houston, TX. Pastor

• 2005 - 2010
  St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church, Houston, TX. Associate Pastor

• 2004 - 2005
  St. Raphael Antiochian Orthodox Mission, Hendersonville, NC. Pastor

• 1994 - 1997; 2003-2004
  St. Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Church, Asheville. Pastor, Missions

• 1997 - 2003
  Served the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia. Missions

• 1992 - 1993
  St. Mary Church (Episcopal), Asheville, NC. Curate

• 2006, 2008-2013, 2015-2016, 2018
  Camp St. Raphael, Wagoner, OK. Clergy

• 2005
  Camp St. Thekla, Nashville, TN. Christian Ed

• 1998, 2000, 2001
  St. Seraphim Camp (ROCOR), PA. Counselor, Christian Ed

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