St. James's Episcopal Church
Staff & Leaders

  • Curtis Farr

    Curtis Farr
    Assistant Rector

    The Rev’d Curtis A. Farr (Curtis) came to St. James’s in May of 2013 to serve as assistant rector. He and his husband Antonio were married at St. James’s in August 2014. Antonio is a freelance wedding and family portrait photographer. Before seminary, Curtis earned a B.A. in English from Washington State University in 2009 and then spent a year teaching English in Quito, Ecuador. He received his M.Div. from Virginia Theological Seminary in 2013 and was ordained to the priesthood that June. He has often worked in youth ministry and is passionate about preaching and writing. Curtis holds community “office hours” at Starbucks on LaSalle Road in West Hartford Center on Wednesdays from 3-5. Stop on by for a casual chat or a deep, theological conversation.

  • Bob Hooper

    Bob Hooper

    The Rev’d Robert C. Hooper III (“Bob” – please) and his wife Priscilla have been married since 1988 and have three children and two very large Labrador retrievers. Bob received a B.S. in business/marketing from New England College in 1987 and a M.Div. from Virginia Theological Seminary in 1995. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1996 after seven years in the brokerage and banking industry in New York. He has served parishes in both Northern Virginia and suburban Boston before coming to St. James’s in 2002 to serve as rector.