St. alban's episcopal church of auburndale Leadership
St. alban's episcopal church of auburndale is blessed to have a leadership team who are truly dedicated to Christ and accomplishing His will. Following are brief bio's of our leadership team and their qualifications for ministry.
Fr. Rick Gomer
Priest
Fr. Gomer was appointed to serve as St. Alban's Episcopal Church of Auburndale Priest [ Date ]. Prior to that, he served as the School Chaplin at All Saints Academy in Lakeland, FL.
The attributes that best describe Fr. Rick as a pastor are strong preaching, leadership development and counseling skills.. He has expressed a burning desire to lead a church like St. Alban's where biblical views are embraced and encouraged, with members who care about the needs of those around them and who want to connect others to the body of Christ. Fr. Rick takes worship and preaching very seriously, spending the first hours of his day focused on Bible study.
He graduated from San Jose State University in 1984 with a degree in Religious Studies, and he graduated with his Masters in Divinity from Trinity Episcopal Seminary, Pittsburg, PA in 1988 . Fr Rick received additional training under Randy Clark at Global Awakening and Leann Paine Counselling and Inner Healing Ministry.
Fr. Rick has been married for 41 years to his wife, Karen, and they have three children, Nathanial, Jonathan, and Arron. They also have two grandaughters, Sofia and Cora.
Lois Hamann
Vestry Member/Senior Warden
Jennie Wright
Vestry Member/Junior Warden
Donna McWhorter
Vestry Member/Secretary
Donna is new to St. Alban's. She comes to us from St. Anne's Episcopal Church in Millington, TN. During her time at St. Anne's, Donna was involved in the vestry and multiple other ministries.
Donna has one son, Brock, his wife Rachel and a granddaughter named Ava. She frequently goes back to Tennessee to spend time with them.