Born and raised in Tampa, Jeff is a lifelong Episcopalian and was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church. Jeff joined St. Johns in 1987 shortly before his late father, Richard Hunt, and stepmom, Mary Beth Hunt, were married at St. John’s by Father Peterson in April of 1988. After attending college at Georgia…

Norm is a lifelong Episcopalian, and as an Army Brat, was raised in churches across the country and overseas. He was routinely involved in the church as an acolyte or Sacristan while a student at the University of the South, Sewanee, TN. After law school at the University of Georgia, he practiced law in Athens,…

Robert O. “Bob” Alter, born and raised Episcopalian, found a home at St. John’s Episcopal Church when returned to Tampa in 2013. He was born and raised in Dallas, Texas, where his family were active members of Episcopal Church of The Transfiguration. He was baptized, confirmed, and served as an Acolyte at the Church, and…

I am honored to have been elected to the Vestry of St John’s. I was baptized, confirmed, and raised in a rural Virginia Episcopal parish. I’ve recently retired from a 37-year career in military and government service. This included active-duty Air Force assignments and deployments around the country and throughout the world, and lengthy duty…

Lynn is a lifelong Episcopalian. She and her husband Stephen were married at St. John’s in 1976 by the Rev. Hoyt B. Massey. Their two sons, Thomas and Matthew, were baptized and confirmed at St. John’s and attended St. John’s Parish Day School. Thomas was a member of the Men and Boys’ Choir, and Matthew…

Bear first attended St. John’s in 2010 with his now wife, Virginia, and subsequently was married and baptized all three of their children, Barron (9), Frances (7) and Evie (1), at St. John’s. Since 2021, Bear has had the privilege of leading the Father’s Ministry along with spearheading the Father-Child camping trip. From 2018-2020, Bear…

Born in Pensacola, Lisa is a native Floridian; she spent most of her early years in the Panhandle. In the early 1980s her family moved to the Jacksonville area where she graduated from high school. She attended Florida State University earning Bachelor of Science degrees in both Marketing and Multinational Business Operations. After several years…

Christina Connelly (Chris) McAdams is a lifelong Episcopalian. When she came to Florida from North Carolina, her first church was St. Catherine’s in Temple Terrace, where she taught Sunday school and where her husband, John, served on the vestry and as the Senior Warden.  When the family moved to Hyde Park in 1990, they joined…

Elizabeth is a life-long Episcopalian, born and raised in DeLand, FL attending St. Barnabas.  Following her graduation from the University of Florida she lived in Orlando where she attended the Cathedral Church of St. Luke.   Married to Roger, almost 40 years ago at Emanual Episcopal in Orlando, their professional lives took them to LaGrange, GA where…

A  lifelong Episcopalian, Hugh has been a part of the St. John’s community since 2004.  Prior to St. John’s, he was raised in a nurturing parish in Wichita Falls, Texas, where his early faith was shaped by the church and fellowship of Young Life in that community, developing an appreciation for Christian formation as an acolyte and…