The Reverend Bob Dannals
Rector

The Reverend Dr. Robert S. Dannals, became the seventh rector of Saint Michael and All Angels in October 2007. A graduate of Florida State University, he majored in religion and psychology, Bob received his M.Div. from Virginia Theological Seminary and a D.Min. from Drew University. He also received a doctorate in practical theology (with a thesis on Dietrich Bonhoeffer) from the Graduate Theological Foundation. In addition to Christ Church in Greenville, he has served three Episcopal parishes in North Carolina: Christ Church, Charlotte; Trinity Church, Statesville; and Christ Church, New Bern.

A Florida native, Bob, his preferred name, enjoys dancing, golf, fishing, hiking and hunting. He is married to Valerie, a former high school sweetheart and they have a daughter, Mary Blair.

The Reverend Amy D. Meaux
Associate Rector for the Children, Youth and Families Ministries

The Reverend Amy D. Meaux is a graduate of the Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest, she comes to Saint Michael and All Angels from Trinity Church, New Orleans. She serves as our Associate Rector for the Children, Youth and Families Ministry. Amy’s passion is sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ that others can know the deep love of God. She and her husband, Jared, have a daughter, Elise and a son Jacob.

The Reverend Robert “Rob” Leacock
Associate Rector for Liturgy and Worship
Director of Pathways to Ministry

Rob was born and raised in Gainesville, FL. After receiving his AB in Classics at Davidson College in 2001, he entered the Yale and Berkeley Divinity Schools in New Haven, CT where he earned his MDiv. Rob previously spent a year at Saint Michael as a Pathways to Ministry intern. Rob was ordained a priest on February 3, 2007. Rob is married to Stefanie, a native of South Carolina. Outside of ministry Rob enjoys reading, film, college football, teaching himself to play the guitar and spending time with Stefanie.


The Reverend Carolyn H. West
Interim Associate for Pastoral Care

Carolyn was born in Texas and graduated from Bryn Mawr College in 1959, she was ordained an Episcopal priest in 1993 after attending Virginia Theological Seminary. Her graduate studies have taken her to Jerusalem, Kenya, and the British Isles.

Carolyn has attended many mission trips to Haiti, Mexico, Habitat builds, and urban slums in the USA.  She has helped found two free medical clinics for the working poor, established a Canterbury House for Episcopal college students, led the development of a Stephen Ministry, and mentored five years of Education for Ministry (EFM).

Carolyn’s has a husband, Joe, a daughter Jennifer Hines Pyle, a son John Campbell Hines (Cam) and granddaughters Sydney and Vivien.  Carolyn loves to read, garden, hike, and practice yoga.

The Reverend Neal Hern
Assistant for Pastoral Care

Neal was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He received his Bachelor’s Degree from Westminister College and his Masters of Divinity from the Episcopal Theological School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Neal was ordained in 1964 and “retired” to Saint Michael and All Angels in 2000. Neal has been very active in Recovery Ministries and presently is on the Advisory Council, Recovery Ministries of the Episcopal Church, Chairman of the Diocese of Dallas Commission on Addiction and Recovery and convener of the Recovery Advocates of Saint Michael. He is married to Billie and has two children and five grandchildren. Outside of ministry he enjoys sculpting, bonsai, reading, cooking and traveling.