The Rev. Thomas Alonzo “Lonnie” Lacy II, our rector, goes by Fr. Lonnie. He recently accepted our call to serve as the twenty-eighth rector of St. John’s Episcopal Church. After earning a Master in Divinity from Virginia Theological Seminary, Lonnie was ordained as a priest in 2006. His undergraduate degree is in Liberal Studies from Reinhardt University. Lonnie most recently was the rector of St. Anne’s Episcopal Church in Tifton, Georgia, a parish he had led since 2009. Before being called to St. Anne’s, Lonnie served as Assistant Rector at Trinity Episcopal Church, Statesboro, Georgia and as the Episcopal chaplain for Georgia Southern University. He is a congregational development trainer through the Church Development Institute, has served as Chair of the Diocesan Examining Chaplains, and often serves as a chaplain for diocesan youth programs such as Happening and New Beginnings. Lonnie and his wife, Jay, have two wonderful children, Dean and Kendall.

The Rev. Joseph H. Bakker, our Deacon, is known as Joe or Deacon Joe. He is involved in prison ministry and pastoral care. Joe feels that his prison visits and his interactions with the sick, the poor and the needy are significant contributors to his spiritual growth. He especially loves the mentoring opportunities provided during prison visits. Joe was born in Guyana and has lived in Tallahassee for the past 37 years.

Joe and his wife Cheryl have two children, Jovita and Geoffrey, and a granddaughter, Micah Anne. Joe loves to play tennis (even though he claims he has no talent) and ping pong.