The Reverend John Drymon began his ministry with Trinity Parish on June 1, 2016. He is a native of Arkansas, and a graduate of Colgate University and the General Theological Seminary in New York City. As a student, he traveled all over the world, including to the Middle East, China, and Pakistan. After graduating, he served as Deacon-In-Charge and, after his ordination, Priest-In-Charge of St. Paul’s in Batesville, Arkansas, until being elected rector of that parish in 2010. Fr. John has a particular passion for pastoral care and adult Christian education. In the community he serves on the Hancock County’s Alcohol, Drug, and Mental Health Services Board and in the Diocese of Ohio he serves on the Commission on Ministry. He is a Priest Associate of the Society of Our Lady of Walsingham, and “England’s Nazareth” is his favorite place in the world. In his time off, John enjoys reading, cooking, and listening to classical music.
John is married to Annie Stricklin, who was born in Durham, North Carolina, and grew up in Texas, New Orleans, and Arkansas. A graduate of Kenyon College, she has previously worked as a freelance editor and fact-checker for publishing houses and private clients, and currently works part-time at the Findlay-Hancock Public Library. Annie has a heart for the poor and marginalized and has helped lead Trinity’s outreach ministries. She, too, is an avid reader, a lover of the arts, and a writer of fiction, non-fiction, and plays. John and Annie were married in the spring of 2013. They have two nephews, a niece on the way, a goddaughter, and too many cats.