Trinity Church NYC
Staff & Leaders

  • Michael Bird

    Michael Bird
    Vicar

    The Rev. Michael A. Bird was named vicar of Trinity Church in December 2020. In this role, he leads programs that touch upon every aspect of parish life, including liturgies, music, education and formation events and courses, pastoral care, membership, stewardship, and Trinity’s outreach within its buildings and across the city. He is also responsible for the programmatic oversight of Trinity Commons — a community center built for the neighborhood — and the Trinity Retreat Center in West Cornwall, Connecticut. Before coming to Trinity, Father Bird was the rector of Christ Church in Bronxville, New York, a role he assumed in 2004. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1997, and his first position was at St. Mark’s in New Canaan, Connecticut, where he began as associate rector for Youth and Family Ministry. Throughout his career, Father Bird has focused on building and fostering vibrant communities of faithful people, with a particular emphasis on youth. Father Bird holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Swarthmore College and a Master of Divinity from General Theological Seminary.

  • Phillip Jackson

    Phillip Jackson
    Rector

    The Rev. Phillip A. Jackson was named the 19th Rector of Trinity Church Wall Street in February 2022, serving as the spiritual leader of the parish and managing operations, parish programs, the clergy, staff, and all resources and facilities of the church. Prior to his institution as Rector, Fr. Jackson served as Priest-in-charge for two years. Fr. Jackson joined Trinity in 2015 as Vicar, leading ministry programs that touch upon every aspect of parish life, including liturgies, music, education programming, membership, and stewardship. Before coming to Trinity, Fr. Jackson was the rector of Christ Church of the Ascension in Paradise Valley, AZ. Ordained in 1994, he also served parishes in Houston and Detroit, and was an attorney in Honolulu. Fr. Jackson holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Amherst College, where he currently sits on the board of trustees. He also was awarded a Juris Doctorate from Yale Law School and a Master of Divinity from The Church Divinity School of the Pacific. Fr. Jackson is married to Page Underwood, an attorney. Fr. Jackson sits on several boards, including The Anglican Communion Compass Rose Society, the Alliance for Downtown New York, the Ronald O. Perelman Performing Arts Center at the World Trade Center, and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. A native Chicagoan, he is nevertheless proud to call New York home.