The clergy of St. John’s serves the Lord and the people of the parish by providing spiritual guidance, overseeing outreach, education, and parish life programs, commemorating sacraments like baptisms, weddings, and funerals, and celebrating the Eucharist several times weekly.
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…
Vera Farmen has been a member of St. John’s Episcopal Church since moving to Tampa in 2004. She currently serves on the Altar Guild, Flower Guild, and the Hospitality Committee, and has previously volunteered as a Newborn Ministry co-chair, Vacation Bible School teacher, and Circle co-host. Vera attended Ohio Wesleyan University, where she majored in…