Meet the Staff of St. Philip's Episcopal Church
Rev. Andrew T. Green
REctor
The Rev. Andrew T. Green answered the call to be the next rector of St. Philip’s Episcopal Church in August 2021. He joined St. Philip’s with his wife, Suzanna Green.
Andrew serves as pastor and priest to the Church. He also serves as chaplain to St. Philip’s Episcopal School.
Andrew also serves the Episcopal Diocese of West Texas as co-chair of the Diocesan Bishop’s Youth Commission and a member of the Happening Board.
Previously, Andrew served as Curate at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit in San Antonio, TX, seminary intern at St. Julian of Norwich Episcopal Church in Round Rock, TX, and youth minister/ministry intern at St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church in Buda, TX.
Andrew received a Bachelor of Arts from Texas State University in 2011 and a Master of Divinity from the Seminary of the Southwest in 2018. He was ordained to the priesthood on January 13, 2019.
Isabel Thompson, Administrative Assistant
Isabel serves as the Church’s Administrative Assistant. She has worked in the secretarial field all of her life, and now is blessed to be at St. Philip’s. She has one daughter, “Sally” and son-in-law Mat, two grandsons, Tyler and Korbin, and two step-grandsons, Codi and Cash. They all live, work and play in Corpus Christi, Texas. Isabel stays very active with her family, with her church, and with a community choir.
Tony Rivas,
Sexton
Tony was born in Beeville, Texas, on September 21, 1970. He is married to Linda Mae Rivas. They have six children, four boys and two girls: Tony Jr.(29), Joel (24), Nicole (22), Victoria (18), John (16), and Christian (13). Tony graduated from AC Jones High School in June of 1990. He then entered the US Army on August 6, 1991, where he served for 20 years and retired on November 30, 2011. He and his wife will be celebrating 30 years of marriage on Nov 26, 2017. Tony began working at St. Philip’s on May 19, 2014, working for both the church and the school. Tony’s hobbies include listening to music and maintain his car.
Colin Frey,
ORganist and Music Minister
Colin is an educator, multi-instrumentalist, and composer. He studied composition and organ at Oberlin Conservatory, graduating with a bachelor degree in composition. Since 2002, Colin has served as organist and music director for Episcopal and United Church of Christ congregations in Texas and in Oregon. At Oberlin, he sang in the Oberlin Collegium Musicum, which specializes in medieval, Renaissance, and early music. Later, he studied choral conducting with Dr. Ethan Sperry at Portland State University, and was a member of the award-winning and internationally-acclaimed Portland State Chamber Choir. In 2013, Colin co-founded the youth chorus Bridging Voices in Portland, Oregon, and served as its first Artistic Director. He has also sung professionally in choirs for live concerts of music from Final Fantasy and the Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience.
As a composer and arranger, his music has been performed in both church and concert settings in Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee, and Texas. As an organist, he can be heard on the album "Rotations" by experimental band Golden Retriever (2017), recorded on the historic Hook and Hastings organ at The Old Church in Portland, Oregon. He also performed a solo recital at The Old Church in 2015, as part of their sack lunch series, and has performed frequently in American Guild of Organists recitals and yearly Bach concerts.
Colin is an accomplished improviser, and has studied the art of organ improvisation in sessions with Gerre Hancock, Pamela Decker, and Bruce Neswick. He has also worked as a keyboardist in improv comedy settings, providing improvised keyboard music for ComedySportz Portland, in Oregon. He has been a private instructor for over ten years, providing piano, drum, and voice lessons for students of all ages, and is proud to offer lessons in both English and in Spanish. He is passionate about fostering education through music and the arts.
Alan Lenz,
HEAD OF SCHOOL
Mr. Lenz began his career in 1997 as a physical education teacher and coach at St. Alban’s Episcopal School in Arlington, Texas. After time spent in the classromm, Mr. Lenz moved into an administrative role in 2000, working in a variety of administrative roles for the school including Admissions Director, Marketing Director and Assistant Head of School.
In 2007, Mr. Lenz moved to North Carolina and served as Head of Lower School at Charlotte Preparatory School. He worked in collaboration with the school faculty and staff to strengthen the curriculum and integrate more science, technology, engineering and math activities for the students.
As a sixth generation Texan on both his mother’s and father’s sides, Mr. Lenz is proud of his Texas heritage. In 2014, Mr. Lenz made the decision to move his family back to the Lone Star State. He was named the Head of Lower School at St. Mary’s Hall in San Antonio, Texas. As the Head of Lower School, he managed the day-to-day operations of the lower school, which included 400 students. Mr. Lenz formalized the division’s character development program and revamped the school’s learning support activities.
Mr. Lenz and his wife, Allison, have been married for twenty-two years and have two sons, Wray (18) and Robbie (15). They enjoy spending time outdoors camping, hunting and fishing.