Clergy & Vestry
Rector
Tom began service to St. Mary's Church as the Rector in February, 2018, after having been the Assistant Rector since August, 2011. He grew up in Cheverly, MD and moved to Snow Hill, NC as a teenager. After finishing high school at Arendell Parrott Academy in Kinston, NC, he attended the US Coast Guard Academy and graduated with a B.S. in Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering. His active duty Coast Guard career included duty as an engineer on a polar ice breaker in Seattle, WA and an environmental response officer in Elizabeth City, NC. He currently serves as a reservist drilling in Norfolk, VA. In 2008, he and his wife, Holly, moved to Durham, NC where he attended Duke Divinity School (M.Div. 2011 with certificate in Anglican Studies) and she completed medical residency in internal medicine at Duke University Medical Center. Tom was ordained a deacon in June of 2011, and a priest in February of 2012. He and Holly have two sons, Jude and Mason, and together they enjoy cooking (and eating!), being in the outdoors, and fellowshippin' with friends and family.
Clergy & Vestry
Greg Smith
Assisting Clergy
Bonnie Holton
Vestry Class of 2025; Senior Warden; Personnel Committee Chair; Long Range Planning Committee Member
Richard Crumbacker
Vestry Class of 2026; Junior Warden; Christian Formation for Youth Chair; Long Range Planning Committee Member
Jess Edwards
Treasurer of the Vestry; Long Range Planning Committee Member
Andrew Duppstadt
Vestry Class of 2025; Clerk of the Vestry
Anne Lindley
Vestry Class of 2025; Pastoral Care Committee Chair
Jim Purnell
Vestry Class of 2025; Long Range Planning Committee Member; Capital Campaign Committee Member
Corey Fader
Vestry Class of 2026; Capital Campaign Committee Member
Randy Spaugh
Vestry Class of 2026; Christian Formation for Adults Committee Chair
Kay Turner
Vestry Class of 2026; Worship Committee Chair
Rob Bizzell
Vestry Class of 2027; Finance Committee Chair
Frances Herring
Vestry Class of 2027; Long Range Planning Committee Member
Sarah Warner
Vestry Class of 2027; Outreach Chair
Harry Wooten
Vestry Class of 2027; Fellowship Committee Chair; Long Range Planning Committee Member
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