The Rev. Andrew Parker finds his inspiration and assurance in the good news of Christ’s resurrection. His deepest joy as pastor comes in seeing that resurrected life strike root and blossom in the people of St. Timothy’s. He cherishes the wellsprings of ancient orthodox Christianity--worship, reflection on scripture, contemplative prayer, community and simplicity of life, knowing the Holy Spirit touches people in these ways and empowers them to reach out beyond themselves to others. 

Andy was born and lived in Bartlesville, Oklahoma until age twelve, when his family moved to Lubbock, Texas. He was graduated from Texas Tech University in classical humanities in 1978 and took a master’s degree in Horticulture from Texas A&M University in 1983, both summa cum laude. He then worked for the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station until entering Berkeley Divinity School at Yale in New Haven, Connecticut. There he met and married the love of his life, the Rev. Elizabeth Welch Parker. The couple served parishes in Abilene and Amarillo, where they were blessed with the births of three bouncing boys. In 2001 Andy and Liz answered the call to serve St. Timothy’s.

Andy was elected to the founding Board of Directors for the North American Association for the Catechumenate and currently serves on the diocesan Adult Christian Formation Committee and as Dean of the Southwest Convocation. He is the author of Keeping the Promise: A Mentoring Program for Confirmation, in continuous publication by Morehouse Publishing since 1994. He loves bicycling and running and making and writing music.