THE CLERGY OF ST. EDMUND'S CHURCH
The Rev. Jim Williamson has been priest-in-charge since 2007. He was ordained priest on March 17, 1988 in the Diocese of Texas by Bishop Maurice Benitez. He served in the Diocese of Texas prior to coming to the Diocese of Southwest Florida. Previously, Father Williamson served as Rector of Good Samaritan Church, Clearwater, and Vicar of St. Mary Magdalene Church, Lakewood Ranch. He grew up in the United Methodist Church, became Southern Baptist, and was ordained a Southern Baptist minister. He entered the Episcopal Church in 1983. Father Williamson has a Master of Divinity degree from Southwestern Baptist Seminary and a CITS from the Episcopal Seminary of the Southwest. He has a Ph.D. in Religious Studies from Baylor University. In addition to his duties at St. Edmund's, Dr. Williamson is Chaplain and Instructor in Religous Studies at the State College of Florida/Manatee-Sarasota; he also serves as Chaplain at the University of South Florida in Tampa. He has a 16 year old daughter.
The Rev. Robert Vaughn has been deacon at St. Edmund's since 2001. He was ordained deacon on December 23, 1990, in the Diocese of Southeast Florida by Bishop Calvin Onderdonk Schofield. Prior to 2001, Deacon Vaughn served at the Chapel of the Venerable Bede (Episcopal Church Center, University of Miami), and for two years was the Executive Director of St. Laurence Chapel (a center for the homeless in Pompono Beach, FL). He grew up in the Roman Catholic Church and for 13 years was a Holy Cross Brother working in high schools and residential treatment centers for juvenile offenders. He was received into the Episcopal Church in 1982. He has a B.A. in Theology from the University of Notre Dame and a Master of Social Work degree from Barry University. He is a licensed clinical social worker with experience in psychiatric and medical settings. Deacon Vaughn is married to Nancy Jo; they have two sons, six grandchildren, and a Border Collie named "Monty".
The Rev. Robert Vaughn has been deacon at St. Edmund's since 2001. He was ordained deacon on December 23, 1990, in the Diocese of Southeast Florida by Bishop Calvin Onderdonk Schofield. Prior to 2001, Deacon Vaughn served at the Chapel of the Venerable Bede (Episcopal Church Center, University of Miami), and for two years was the Executive Director of St. Laurence Chapel (a center for the homeless in Pompono Beach, FL). He grew up in the Roman Catholic Church and for 13 years was a Holy Cross Brother working in high schools and residential treatment centers for juvenile offenders. He was received into the Episcopal Church in 1982. He has a B.A. in Theology from the University of Notre Dame and a Master of Social Work degree from Barry University. He is a licensed clinical social worker with experience in psychiatric and medical settings. Deacon Vaughn is married to Nancy Jo; they have two sons, six grandchildren, and a Border Collie named "Monty".
