Leadership
Vicar
Reverend Geoffrey Firth
Vicar
The Reverend Geoffrey Firth hails from the United Kingdom where he was a chaplain in the Royal Air Force.
Geoffrey attended the University of Lincolnshire and Humberside studying Finance in Business. It was during this time that he began to sense a call to ministry. On finishing his degree, he was invited to work in a part-time voluntary capacity at the local Church alongside some part-time teaching and study at the University. After a number of years, Geoffrey was selected for training for ministry within the Church of England and returned to full-time study at Oak Hill Theological College in north London.
On completing his training, Geoffrey was made a Deacon at Chester Cathedral in July 2006, and he returned there a year later to ordained Presbyter. From 2006 to 2010 he was Curate at the parish Church of St. George, Poynton.
Reverend Geoffery is passionate about conveying that nothing is “able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Our Bishops
The Rt. Rev. Julian Dobbs
Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of the Living Word
Bishop Julian Mark Dobbs is the Diocesan Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of the Living Word and has oversight of the clergy and congregations in the diocese. He and his wife, Brenda, have made their home in Northern Virginia since 2006. Ordained in 1991, he planted three congregations and served as the rector of the fastest growing Anglican church in New Zealand. He was elected and consecrated as bishop by the Church of Nigeria in 2011, and is a member of the College of Bishops of the Anglican Church in North America. Bishop Julian is passionate about the saving power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and is committed to empowering congregations, supporting clergy, transforming injustice, inspiring local and global mission, and planting churches.
Our Deacons
The Reverend Blair Biddle
Deacon Blair served for 28 years in the USAF, retiring in 1989. Following retirement, he was ordained to the vocational Deaconate in 1995 in the Episcopal Diocese of Albany, where he served as both a Hospital Chaplain as well as a Corrections Chaplain. Following his wife Joella’s death, Deacon Blair returned to the Philadelphia region, where he had been raised. He is currently residing in Chalfont PA with his daughter. Dcn. Blair has been attending St. Peter's Anglican Church since December following his return and, upon request of the parish clergy, was appointed to serve at St. Peter’s.
Director of Music Ministries
Joseph Waggoner has served the church through music for nearly 30 years. He completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in Church Music, done graduate studies at Westminster Choir College and West Chester University, and his Suzuki Voice certification at University of Wisconsin. He has served the church in directing various adult and children choirs, vocal ensembles, and vocal solos. He served as Director of Music Education for Tenth Presbyterian in Philadelphia. He created a series of lectures on Church hymnody, presenting them over two summers in a local church. He enjoys worshiping and serving at St. Peter’s Anglican with his wife and children. Joseph believes that music in the church should engage the congregation as it responds to God’s call to worship Him and to be a showcase of the good, the true, and the beautiful.