Our Clergy
Rector
(205) 591-5631
Work History
- Rector, St. Andrew's, Montevallo, AL: 1999 to Present
- Rector, St. Michael and All Angels, Anniston, AL: 1992 to 1999
- Priest Associate, St Andrew's, Birmingham, AL: 1980 to 1992
Academic History
- Doctor of Ministry, Vanderbilt Divinity School: 1978
- Master of Divinity, All Hallows College, Dublin, Ireland: 1961
Orders
- Ordained Priest, All Hallows College, Ireland: June 18, 1961
- Served as Priest in Roman Catholic Diocese of Mobile-Birmingham, AL: 1961 - 1970
- Director, Interfaith Mission Service, Inc., Huntsville, AL: 1972 - 1978
- Received as Priest in Episcopal Diocese of Alabama: 1980
Family
Married to Elma Hannon
Children: Niamh Tuohy Clarke, born in 1972; Fergus Tuohy, born in 1978
Grandchildren: Aiden James Clarke, born in 2003
Deacon
(205) 664-2526
The Reverend Deacon Stephen R. Shanks serves as convener of the Alabama Chapter of the Episcopal Peace Fellowship (EPF), nonviolence training facilitator for EPF and the Fellowship of Reconciliation, and is on the National EPF Advisory Committee for Nonviolence Training. While engaged in leadership, training, and advocacy for various ministries over the last 25 years including SANE and The Freeze (grassroots peace and nuclear disarmament), HIV/AIDS, School of the Americas Watch, prison, and hospice (end-of-life care) chaplaincy, his activities have always remained closely linked to the work of peace, nonviolence, and reconciliation. During this same period he has worked throughout the country as an architectural and structural consultant with a concentration in structures, building envelopes, and pavements, in addition to, transferring new technologies and providing expert services. A native of Corpus Christi, Texas, he currently resides in Pelham with his wife Vickie, and has been assigned to serve parishes in Montevallo and Clanton.
