Our Pastor

The Reverend Fred W. Senko

Fred is a husband and father, a full-time hospital chaplain, and rector of Anglican Church of the Good Shepherd as of December, 2024.

Fred is a graduate of Ouachita Baptist University’s Pruet School of Christian Studies in 2006 and Samford University’s Beeson Divinity School in 2012, and was ordained to the diaconate in 2019 and to the presbytery in 2020.

Fred and his wife Catherine have two children and live in Fultondale, Alabama.


Our Assisting Priest

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Archdeacon Worth E. "Woody" Norman

Worth Earlwood Norman, Jr., better known as “Woody,” is a Priest of the Church within the Jurisdiction of the Armed Forces and Chaplaincy, a diocese of the Anglican Church in North America. He was ordained to the Sacred Order of Deacons on June 12, 1993 in the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas. On July 9, 2017, the Right Reverend Derek L.S. Jones, Bishop, appointed Woody an Archdeacon of the Jurisdiction with administrative and canonical responsibilities in support of the bishop. On June 23, 2018, Woody was ordained to the Sacred Order of Priests by Bishop Jones.

Fr. Woody holds a Master in Sacred Theology (S.T.M) degree from the School of Theology at Sewanee: The University of the South; a L.Th. (Licentiate in Theology and Ministry) from the Anglican School of Theology-Dallas; and an M.B.A from Lindenwood University, St. Charles, MO. His undergraduate degree was earned at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA. He and his wife Patricia have been married over fifty years. They have three adult children and six grandchildren.


Our Bishop

The Right Reverend Derek LS Jones

Bishop Jones serves as the Bishop of the Armed Forces and Chaplaincy for the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA). In this role, Bishop Jones oversees the whole of endorsed chaplains serving in the ACNA. Bishop Jones is member of the House of Bishops of the ACNA. Anglican Church of the Good Shepherd is under the oversight of Bishop Jones. Bishop Jones and his wife, Connie, make their home in Montevallo, Alabama.