clergy and staff
Our rector
Rev. Yoimel Gonzalez Hernandez
Rector
Contact Rev. Yoimel:
(202) 232-0900
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Rev. Yoimel Gonzalez Hernandez began as our rector in April 2024.
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Prior to that, he was Associate Rector at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C.
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He is originally from Cuba, where he studied theater and theology. He served in different leadership positions in the Presbyterian Church of Cuba and the Cuban ecumenical movement for more than 20 years before coming to the United States in 2016 and joining The Episcopal Church. He was ordained in the Diocese of Washington in 2019. Our parish was Yoimel’s first church home when he arrived in the U.S.
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While serving at St. Alban’s, he was also dean of the diocese’s Latino Deacons School and collaborated with other diocesan initiatives. He has also been active in the wider church, serving as an alternate deputy at the 2022 General Convention of The Episcopal Church and as a deputy to the 2024 General Convention, as well as a delegate for The Episcopal Church to the 2022 Assembly of the World Council of Churches.
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In addition to these activities, he has supported a variety of nonprofits in the D.C. region, particularly those that support Latino and LGBTQ+ individuals and communities. He is passionate about formation and collaborating in God’s kingdom while doing multicultural ministry.
Staff
Jackie Job
Parish´s Administrator
Jackie is originally from Cameroon, where she studied and graduated from high school. She then moved to Spain where she lived for 4 years and attended The Universidad Autonoma of Barcelona where she earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration. She moved to the United States in 1996, where she met her husband. She’s a writer and a small business owner. She has been a member of St. John Episcopal Church Norwood Parish for more than a decade, where she serves as a healing prayer minister.
Denize Stanton-Williams
Manager of Loaves & Fishes
Denize is a native Washingtonian who grew up on 17th and Euclid Streets, NW. She attended H.D. Cooke Elementary School, Lincoln Junior High and Woodrow Wilson High School. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from York College of Pennsylvania, two Master of Arts degrees, one from Notre Dame University of Maryland and the other from George Washington University. Currently, Denize is competing her doctoral degree at Morgan State University in leadership and administration.
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Denize has been responsible for the weekend and holiday operations of the Loaves and Fishes Program since 2013.
