Meet Our Vicar:

Reverend Beth Hendrix

The Rev. Beth Hendrix was called to serve as the fourth Vicar of St. Christopher’s in December 2022. Mother Beth+ is a graduate of Virginia Theological Seminary, where she received a Master of Divinity. Her first call was as the Canon for Adult Formation and Family Ministries at St. Mark’s Cathedral in Shreveport, LA. Currently, Mother Beth+ serves on the Diocesan Executive Council and is a member of the Commission on Formation. She is also the Secretary of the DEC Standing Committee. Before seminary, she served in numerous leadership roles across the church, such as Diocesan Executive Council, the Board of Trustees for The Bishop Gravatt Camp and Conference Center, the Diocesan Youth Leadership Commission Event Planner, USC Canterbury Faculty Representative, and Secretary to the Diocesan Convention.

Mother Beth+ is a member of the Companions of the Center for Anglican Communion Studies, a group supporting cross-cultural and international ecumenical relationships through CACS at Virginia Theological Seminary. The Anglican Communion is the worldwide body of affiliated Anglican Churches led by the Archbishop of Canterbury, The Most Rev. Justin Welby, and Episcopal Churches led by the Presiding Bishop, The Most Rev. Michael Curry. She represented Virginia Theological Seminary at the 2022 Lambeth Conference in Canterbury, England.

Originally from Columbus, Ohio, Mother Beth+ grew up in North Augusta, SC. She is an avid golfer, loves history, and is a tinkerer. She has two sons, Preston and Tenison, two step-children, Joshua and Jordan, and two furbabies, Dolley Madison and Hercules. Her mother, Nancy, and brother, Frank, live in Central Florida.