Resurrection Parish
Staff & Leaders

  • Mr. Christopher Woodard

    Mr. Christopher Woodard
    Director of Liturgical Music

    Chris earned a Bachelor's of Arts in Music from the University of South Florida and continues to be extremely active as a pianist, organist, composer, and with particular interest, as a solo and ensemble singer and conductor. He plans on pursuing a Master's of Music in Choral Conducting.

  • The Rev Fr Michael DeArruda

    The Rev Fr Michael DeArruda
    Associate

    Michael has served as a cleric in the Presbyterian Tradition) [PCUSA, ECO) and is in the process of being ordained an Anglican priest for the Diocese of Zanzibar. He has served in executive leadership for the Presbyterian Church as well as successful stints in parish ministry. Recently he has undertaken a ministry with marriage and family counsel and direction Strong community and social services professional with a Master of Divinity focused in pastoral counseling, preaching, and Christian education from Princeton Theological Seminary.

  • The Rev. Fr. Gabriel Ipasu

    The Rev. Fr. Gabriel Ipasu
    Assistant for Refugee Ministry

    He was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Like many children in the Congo, he grew up playing soccer. Before too long, he started on the path to becoming a Catholic priest. In 2001, Fr Gabriel left the Congo to complete his training in Florida. He started serving the Blessed Trinity parish as a seminarian and deacon before becoming a priest in 2003. He served the parish in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orlando until 2013. In 2014 he was received by Bishop William Mugenyi of the Diocese of Boga ( DRC) and commissioned by Bishop William of Boga to coordinate Refugee ministry to Africans in Central Florida. In 2019, he was transferred to the Diocese of Malek, South Sudan under the oversight of Bishop Peter Joh coordinating the Refugee ministry for the Anglican Union in Central Florida.

  • Rev Olu Bankole

    Rev Olu Bankole
    Deacon

    Deacon Olu is originally from Nigeria and has served in ministry both in Nigeria and the USA. Ordained previously in the Pentecostal tradition, he returned to his Anglican roots 10 years ago and was ordained a transitional Deacon in All Saints tide 2023. He is committed to establishing an African Anglican worship experience in Tampa Bay and invites any interested person to be in contact with him.

  • The Rev Deacon Walter Volmuth

    The Rev Deacon Walter Volmuth
    Deacon

    Deacon Walter was ordained by Archbishop Masimango Katanda of the DRC in 2015. He is responsible for oversight of Pastoral Care in the parish.

  • The Rev Fr. David Brookman

    The Rev Fr. David Brookman
    Assistant to the Rector

    Fr. David is a graduate of Nashotah House Seminary and was ordained as the first priest of the Society on African soil by Bishop Edmund Amoah Dawson of Dunkwa-On-Offin

  • The Right Reverend Kevin Francis Donlon

    The Right Reverend Kevin Francis Donlon
    Rector

    An Anglican Priest for 36 years who has served in Tampa for 29 years. In addition to his parish responsibilities, he serves as the Assisting Bishop for the Diocese of Zanzibar and the Vicar for Ecclesiastical Affairs for the Anglican Union for the Propagation of the Gospel. He holds advanced degrees in Ecclesiology, Historical Theology, and Canon Law from St. Johns' University, NY, Oxford and Cardiff Universities, UK.