Our Clergy
The Reverend Russell Worrell is Rector of Coventry Anglican Church. Fr. Russell is an experienced pastor who has journeyed to the historical church after several years of service as a youth, associate, and senior pastor in a non-denominational church group. Fr. Russell is gifted in outreach and apologetics. He and his wife, April, make their home in Alabaster, Alabama, where they raise their three young boys.
The Reverend Jim Blackwell is a priest in residence at Coventry; serving as a hospital and prison chaplain. Fr. Jim has served the church in various capacities over the years with emphasis in the areas of Outreach and Spiritual Life... Fr. Jim served many years as a vocational Deacon. A graduate of Beeson Divinity School, he continues to devote much of his private time to continuing education and academic endeavors.
The Reverend (Dcn) Maurice McKissack was ordained to the permanent diaconate in 2005. A Charter member of Coventry Anglican Church, he has been involved with church planting, men's ministry, and in Recovery and Reconciliation ministry. Dcn Maurice served in several lay leadership positions for over 35 years before answering God's call to ordained ministry. He and his wife, Jeanette, make their home in Bessemer, Alabama where they raise three of their grandsons.
