Fr Tom Trees
Fr. Tom was born in Washington D.C. and grew up in northern Virginia.
He earned his undergraduate degree at the University of Virginia, then studied for his
Divinity degree at Regent University in Virginia Beach.
It was there that he met his wife Kathleen, a Florida native who was studying missions.
Tom and Kathleen joined the Episcopal Church in 1999 in Shreveport, LA, where Tom served
as the Director of Christian Education at St. Paul’s. He was ordained in the Diocese of Albany in 2002,
where he became the Rector of St. Augustine’s in Ilion, NY, until 2009. He then served as Associate Rector
at the Church of the Ascension in Lafayette, Louisiana through 2013.
Fr. Tom, Kathleen, and their five sons moved to Leesburg in January 2014 when he became the current Rector of
St. James. In March 2015 they welcomed their baby daughter, Lucienne. Their five sons are:
Seth Peter (now married to Bethany), Isaac, Joel (now married to LeAnne), Elijah, and Benjamin. Fr. Tom enjoys photography,
painting, fishing, and free time with his family. He loves discipling God’s people, teaching God’s
word, and sharing the love of Christ. The community of St. James has been an incredible blessing to
Fr.Tom and his family and will be to you as well!
If you would like to know when you can come by the church to meet with Fr. Tom, he will be available on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 10:00 to noon, and Thursdays from 11:00 to noon. If you would like to arrange for other times to meet, you can contact him by phone or text at (352) 643-1182, or by email at frtrees@stjames-leesburg.org
Click here to Enjoy the Inspiration of recent Sermons by Fr. Tom.