Clergy

Archbishop ++Michael B. Simmons, Ph.D.
bishopmichael@centurytel.net
bishopmichael@troycable.net

+Michael is the Archbishop and Metropolitan of the Anglican Church of the Americas and Bishop Ordinary for the Alpha and Omega Archdiocese and the Dean of the Alpha and Omega Theological Colleges (www.alphaomegatheologicalcolleges.org). Archbishop Michael who has 20 years experience in university teaching and research, is a tenured professor at one of Alabama's flagship universities. He is published in his area of expertise, and has four university degrees (BA. University of South Alabama; MDiv, Duke; STM, Yale; Ph.D., New College, University of Edinburgh, Scotland).

Bishop William has a doctorate in practical theology and teaches in churches in the United States. For almost 30 years he lived as a monk in a monastery in Bolivia and he speaks Spanish as a second language. He leads Spiritual Retreats across the United States.

Bishop William is a published author and has written many articles in Christian magazines, Journals and religious news papers. He is the author of Four Essentials: Classical Disciplines of Christian Spirituality, published by the Spiritual Life Ministry Foundation, 2004.

Bishop William is the founder/director of the Monastic Center; founded the Medical Clinic for the poor to the Quechua natives in a remote area of the Andes mountains; conceived and initiated construction of Amistad Children's Village in Cochabamba Bolivia; Director, Spiritual Life Ministry Foundation, Inc. beginning of his current, non-denominational Southern Fellowship Ministry in Birmingham, Alabama.

Fr. Canon Greg+ Taylor, MA
The House of Prayer Mission
1265 Old Hwy. 231
Wetumpka, AL 36092

    Father Greg conducts his ministry as Missionary priest at The House of Prayer just north of Wetumpka.
    The mission work consists in daily intercessory prayer, personal evangelism, discipleship training, spiritual retreats, and Eucharistic worship.
    Father Greg is currently on the Archbishop's Council and Committee on Holy Orders and the chaplain to Archbishop Simmons for the Alpha and Omega Archdiocese.
    He received a Master of Divinity degree from Virginia Theological Seminary in 1970 and served at Episcopal church parishes in Pompano Beach, Florida, Birmingham, Alabama, Fayette, Alabama, and Millbrook, Alabama.
    He earned a Masters Degree in Journalism at North Western University, Evanston, Illinois in 1955. He worked as a newspaper writer and editor for Roanoke, Virginia World News, and the Miami Herald before starting a public relations business that he ran for seven years in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
    Father Greg was married for forty-five years to the late Ann Bennington of Dallas, Texas. He was widowed in January 1999.

Fr. Allen+ E. Chamberlin
Bright Morning Star Mission
1942 Lane Drive
Leeds, AL 35094

Fr. Allen (Al), is the vicar of the Bright Morning Star Mission Church in Leeds, AL. He also works very closely with Chaplain Len Gavin in West End Birmingham. Fr. Al has made two missionary trips one to Columbia and one to Chili in 2005 and to Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil in 2006. He and his wife, Doris, help with the Leeds welfare department started and supported by the local churches in the area.
Fr. Al was involved with a Roman Catholic Church in Citrus Heights, CA under the direction of Monsignor Vito Mestretta. His duties were Acolyte, Lecturer, and Scripture Study Teacher. He was also involved with the Oblates of St. Joseph in Loomis, CA as a youth minister under the direction of Fr. John Warburton.

Fr. Len is a Chaplain at Princeton Hospital in Birmingham, AL. Fr. Len is also the pastor of the Anglican Church of the Most Sacred Heart.

Battalion Chaplain, 610th Brigade Support Battalion 1^st Infantry Division Fort Riley Kansas
Chaplain Brown was born October 19^th 1964 North shore Hospital, Long Island New York at 1 pound 13 ounces. Fr Doug is the only Priest ever ordained on either side of his family tree either in Sicily or in England and also the ever to take up the violin. He has carried on the fine tradition of U.S. Army Service his grandfather and uncle started years ago. He is a graduate of Western Illinois University earning a BA 1991 English/German Language and Literature and received his Masters of Divinity from Seabury Western Theological Seminary Evanston Illinois (ECUSA) in 1999. Chaplain Brown is an ordained Priest of the Anglican Church of the Americas and Archdiocese of the Alpha and Omega.

Chaplain Brown’s assignments include:
Battalion Chaplain 1-22 INF BN (MECH), 4^th INF DIV Fort Hood Texas
Battalion Chaplain 180th TRANS BN, 13^th COSCOM Fort Hood Texas
Battalion Chaplain 1-19^th FA BN FATC Fort Sill Oklahoma
Battalion Chaplain 95th AG BN FATC Fort Sill Oklahoma
Battalion Chaplain 2-1 ADA BN (PATRIOT) Gwangju Airbase Republic of Korea
Battalion Chaplain 2-16 INF BN (LIGHT) 1^st Infantry Division Fort Riley Kansas

Chaplain Brown’s military schools include:
Chaplain Officer Basic Course (CHOBC) 97-002
Clinical Pastoral Education, Level 1 (3 Units)
Chaplain Captain Career Course (C-4) 06-001

Chaplain Brown’s Awards include:
The Meritorious Service Medal
Army Commendation Medal (OLC)
Army Achievement Medal
Army Good Conduct Medal
National Defense Service Medal (2)
Global War on Terrorism Medal
Korean Defense Service Medal
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Medal

Chaplain Brown is married to the former Kathleen Anne Urban of Lagrange Illinois, and is the proud father of two: Paul (15) Rebecca (11).

Born of Irish/Cherokee parents in February of 1937, I inherited a great heritage from both my ancestral trees but when I was “born again” of the Great Holy Spirit, I received an even greater heritage paid for by Jesus Christ Himself, shedding His own Blood for me on the tree of Calvary.

I was converted Easter Sunday, 1955 and started preaching soon thereafter. That same year I received the Baptism of the Holy Spirit, the Lord later giving me the gift of interpretation and several other gifts evidenced themselves through my ministry as I obeyed God.

A bachelor of Sacred Literature was earned at Holmes Theological Seminary in 1964 where I taught and received my first pastorate outside Greenville, S.C. where the seminary was located. I am currently studying for my Th.B. at the Alpha and Omega Theological Colleges located in Luverne. AL. I also received my call to native peoples ministry in Bible Class of 1963. God directed me back to Birmingham, Alabama in 1969 and I became affiliated with another Pentecostal group where I met my bride, Jane Williams Hood; we were married in June of 1976. I accepted a pastorate in Talladega, Alabama in 1977 and served there until we became members of the Echota Cherokee Tribe of Alabama in May 1981. Elected as co-chair of the Elders Council of “Hawks in the Wind” in 2004.

Barbara is the secretary and sits on the Board of Directors for Bright Morning Star Mission. She is also the treasurer for the Foreign Missions Fund for Alpha and Omega Archdiocese.
Born in Memphis, Tennessee, she moved to Alabama in 1960, attended Jefferson State Jr. College; married her high school sweetheart in 1967. Her one and only son was born on D-Day in 1972--he is now married with two precious daughters. She moved to Jackson, Mississippi in 1978 and was an active member of Explorer Bible Study for three years at which time Wayne, her husband, was transferred to Huntsville, Alabama, where she joined Bible Fellowship. She served in a Leadership role for six years. She had a calling from God to begin a new bible study called Community Bible Study. Wayne's health, as well as his dad's, got worse and her mother was very ill so we found ourselves moving back to Birmingham. I received a call to join the Community Bible Study in Mountain Brook. Within a year she received training for the Children's Ministry. They were expanding to the Center Point area and she became Assistant Children's Director.
For nine years she worked teaching in the bible based kindergarten and day care. After a total of eleven years (two years as a group leader) she felt the need to help with the care of her father-in-law who had a stroke and was paralyzed on the right side. she has had the calling of God since she was very young but never understood what God meant to do with her life--"I was like Moses" she says, "wondering in the desert. It has taken all these years and taking care of three parents and a continual call from for me to finally get the message." Her greatest challenge was teaching a class of 79-90 year olds--they requested her to teach their class because they liked the way she taught after hearing her speak at a Sunday service. She taught a class of 30-50 age group and 7th grade along with children's church.