The Rev. Dr. Andrew R. Guffey

Fr. Andy began as Priest-in-Charge at St. Mary’s-in-the-Hills in February 2018, and he was called and elected as Rector of the parish in 2023. In his ten years of ordained ministry, he has also served as Chaplain of the Canterbury House at Northwestern University and Assistant Rector at St. Alban’s in Annandale, Virginia. Fr. Andy currently serves as co-chair of the Commission on Ministry for the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan, as the board chaplain of House of Hope Ministry, and on the Executive Committee of the Anglican Association of Biblical Scholars. Fr. Andy also earned a Ph.D. in Religious Studies from the University of Virginia, and he teaches at Oakland University and the University of Detroit Mercy.

Fr. Andy was born and raised in a small town in Southeastern Iowa, and continues to carry a love of the woods and the plains, and the Iowa Hawkeyes. Raised in the United Methodist Church, Fr. Andy began leafing through his great aunt’s Book of Common Prayer at the end of his college years, and fell in love with the Anglican way of prayer. His journey to the Episcopal Church, with its combination of ancient spiritual practice, rich theological inquiry, and contemporary social engagement, continued through his divinity studies, and he found his home in the Episcopal Church in 2008. His love for prayer, learning, and works of mercy continue to inform his ministry, as he seeks to build up communities of faith, rooted in Anglican tradition, empowered for ministry together, and inspired by the opportunity to respond with joy and creativity to what God is calling us to in our place and in our times.

Fr. Andy is always eager to meet over coffee, prayer, or both. You can contact him by email or through the church office.