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The Very Reverend Fr. Thomas Gallaway
Father Thomas GallawayFr. Thomas Gallaway became Pastor of St. Andrew Orthodox Church on August 1, 1988. He was ordained to the priesthood on August 1, 1982 and elevated to the dignity of Archpriest on March 17, 1996. Prior to coming to St. Andrew's, Fr. Thomas served as pastor of St. Nicholas Orthodox Church in Beckley, West Virginia. Fr. Thomas holds a BA in history from Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia (1977), and is a graduate of St. Vladimir's Seminary in Crestwood, New York (1981). Among his teachers at St. Vladimir's were its former deans Fr. Alexander Schmemann, Fr. John Meyendorff, and Fr. Thomas Hopko. Fr. Thomas is married to Jeanette (Dragelovich) Gallaway. Their three sons are Patrick, Michael and Timothy.

The Reverend Fr. Deacon Benjamin Mann
Deacon Benjamin MannDeacon Benjamin was ordained to the Deaconate on the Feast of Pentecost, June 11, 1995. He was chrismated into the Holy Orthodox Church on October 13th, 1974 on the Feast of Benjamin the Deacon. Deacon Benjamin received a BA in history and English from the University of Kentucky (1971) and MA in Education [Communications] University of Kentucky (1976). He completed St. Stephen's Course of Studies (1994) and is a graduate of Antiochian House of Studies (1999). Deacon Benjamin is married to Karen (Gabriel) Mann. Their children are daughter Nicole [Joseph] Highland and son Sean Mann.