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was born and raised in North Florida. He is a graduate of the University of Florida and received his Master of Divinity from Seabury-Western Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois. He has served in several churches in the Jacksonville area, including St. Paul's-by-the-Sea in Jacksonville Beach and St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Jacksonville, where he served as rector for almost ten years. Rick became the Rector's Associate at Christ Church in 2001 and then became the third rector in 2005. He is the former Chair of the Commission on Ministry in the Diocese of Florida, served on the State of the Church committee, was a deputy from the Diocese of Florida to the General Convention, and recently was elected to the Diocesan Council for the Diocese of Florida. Rick and his wife, Carole, have two children, Richard and Katie. The Rev. Richard S. Westbury, Jr., may be contacted at 285-7390 x 241, rickwestbury@christepiscopalchurch.org.
Pastoral Care and Seniors, received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Broadcasting from West Virginia University and a Master of Divinity from The General Theological Seminary in New York City. He was ordained in the Diocese of West Virginia in 1973. After ordination, he served a mission congregation in West Virginia before becoming a member of the Community of Celebration, a religious order fostering renewal in liturgy and worship. Over the next 16 years, Bob served as Chaplain at Community houses in England, Scotland and Pennsylvania. During those years, he was also Curate at St. Mary's, Wargrave, England; Priest-in-Charge at The Cathedral of the Isles, Millport, Scotland; and Assistant at All Saints, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania. Following his Community years, Bob worked for a direct mail advertising firm and operated his own desktop publishing business. He joined the staff of Christ Church, Pittsburgh, in 1992 and was appointed Vicar of All Saints, Pittsburgh, in 1994. He was Associate Rector at St. Dunstan's in Houston, Texas from 1999-2004 and joined the staff of Christ Church, Ponte Vedra in December 2004. He and his wife, Cathleen, have two grown daughters, Clare and Hannah. The Rev. Robert L. Morris may be contacted at 285-7390 x 236 or bobmorris@christepiscopalchurch.org.
Mission and Development,was born in Pensacola, Florida. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Marketing and Business Administration from the University of Alabama in 2003 and went on to The General Theological Seminary to receive a Master of Divinity degree in 2006 and a Master of Sacred Theology degree in 2008. He was ordained in the Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast in 2006. After ordination, he served as curate at St. Paul's Church in Daphne, Alabama and as Priest Associate at Christ Church, Bronxville, New York. Luke joined the Christ Church staff in August 2008. He and his wife, the Rev. Hopie Jernagan, chaplain at The Episcopal School of Jacksonville, were married in 2008, and have a daughter, Hope, who was born in 2010. Rev. Jernagan may be contacted at 285-7390 ext. 226 or ljernagan@christepiscopalchurch.org.
Christ Church, San Pablo, grew up in Pennington, NJ, graduated from Wells College in Aurora, NY with a B.A. in English and Theatre and received her Master of Divinity from the Seminary of the Southwest in Austin, TX in 1996. She has served as Associate Rector of St. Thomas Episcopal Church and School in Coral Gables, FL and most recently as the rector of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Greensboro, NC. Wendy and her husband, Art, have three adult daughters, Lauren, Kristin, and Katie. Wendy joined the staff of Christ Church in August 2009. The Rev. Wendy Billingslea may be contacted at wbillingslea@christepiscopalchurch.org