Our Staff
Our Rector position
is currently
in transition.
The Rev. Susan McKee, Deacon
Susan was ordained with the first class of The School for Deacons of the Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast.
Susan is a member of The Episcopal Community and The Order of the Daughters of the King. She spends her days out in the community—especially by visiting the homes, hospitals, and nursing homes of those in our parish. Susan administers communion, offers emotional and spiritual support, and is a beloved friend. Her passion is in ministering to those who are incarcerated: she supports Cursillo outreach in southern Alabama’s correctional facilities and is active in the Kairos and Kairos Outside prison ministries. Susan lives in Foley, and is a loving mother and grandmother.
Vestry
Frank Hennington, Senior Warden
Ray Moore, Junior Warden
Helen Soule | Charlie Tucker
Sharon Vest | Jim Smith
Jan Pruitt, Parish Administrator
After retiring from a career in communications and arts management, Jan moved south to Magnolia Springs in 2012 to marry Ed Douglas—in our chapel! Jan has long been an active volunteer at St. Paul’s and in local civic organizations.
She began work as St. Paul’s parish admin in 2017. If she doesn’t know the answers to questions you might have about St. Paul’s, she’ll do her best to find them.
Contact: admin@stpaulsms.org
Bishop Russell Kendrick,
The Episcopal Church of the Central Gulf Coast
Bishop Russell was elected to be the 4th Bishop of the Central Gulf Coast in February of 2015, and was ordained Bishop on July 25th, 2015.
A native of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, Bishop Russell earned a Bachelor of Arts in architecture and marketing from Auburn University in 1984. Then in 1995, he received a Master of Divinity from Virginia Theological Seminary. At the time of his election, Bishop Russell was Rector of St. Stephen's in Birmingham, Alabama since 2007. Russell is married to Robin and they have two children, Aaron and Hannah.