The Rev'd D. Geoffrey Taylor

The Rev’d D. Geoffrey Taylor became the sixth rector of St. James Episcopal Church in Greenville, SC in January of 2009.

Prior to his call to St. James, Fr. Taylor was rector of the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in Greensboro, GA.  During his six-year tenure in that position, the church experienced a doubling of its membership and dramatic growth in outreach ministries in Greene County.  In the Diocese of Atlanta Fr. Taylor served on the Stewardship Commission, the Congregational Growth and Development Commission and the New Starts Commission.

Fr. Taylor received his Master of Divinity degree with a certificate in Anglican Studies from the Candler School of Theology at Emory University where, in addition to being inducted into the Theta Alpha Kappa religion honors society, he was awarded the John Owen Smith Preaching Award.

Prior to his ordination to the priesthood, Fr. Taylor served as Associate Vice President for Arts and Sciences Development at Emory University with responsibility for all contributed income to Emory College and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.  In his non-profit management career, he has served as the director of development and marketing for the Atlanta Ballet, the North Carolina Dance Theatre, American Players Theatre and worked as a consultant for arts and historic preservation non-profits throughout the Southeast.

Fr. Taylor is a graduate of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts both in high school and college where he studied bassoon.  He also did graduate studies at the Juilliard School in New York.  He has performed with such groups as the North Carolina Symphony and the Mostly Mozart Festival at Lincoln Center.  While living in New York City, Fr. Taylor augmented his income by playing jazz piano.

Fr. Taylor is married to Judy Armandroff, a consultant in marketing for software companies.  They have two daughters, Megan, 14 and Colleen 11 .