The Rev. Dr. Andrew MacBeth, Rector
The Rev. Eyleen Farmer, Interim Associate Rector
The Rev. Deacon Audrey Gonzalez, Assisting Clergy
The Rev. Deacon Mimsy Jones, Assisting Clergy
Rector
Andy has been Rector of Calvary Church since February 2004. His job is to hold out a vision for the parish about how we live out our calling to make God’s love visible in downtown Memphis. He coaches the staff and parish leadership for this work; leads in worship, preaching, and teaching; and shares with the other clergy in providing pastoral care for parishioners.
Ordained in 1975, he has served churches in Naples, Florida, Shaker Heights and Painesville, Ohio, and Virginia. At the time of his move to Memphis, he was Rector of the historic Eastern Shore Chapel Episcopal Church in Virginia Beach, a large parish known for its education, youth programs, and outreach.
Andy is especially interested in the hopes and questions people bring with them today when they explore a possible relationship with the Church. Look for a chance to attend Calvary’s Practicing the Faith class with him to learn about how twenty-first century Episcopalians live their faith.
Andy is a graduate of Randolph-Macon College, the Episcopal Divinity School (Cambridge, Massachusetts), and Virginia Theological Seminary, where he earned a Doctor of Ministry degree in 2000.
Andy and his wife Sybil have two adult sons. He is the author of Dearly Beloved, a book to help couples plan a wedding in the Episcopal Church.
Interim Associate Rector
The Rev. Eyleen Farmer rejoined the Calvary staff as Interim Associate Rector in July, 2010. Known for her preaching excellence and pastoral skill, she will be with us for a time to provide continuity throughout our current clergy transitions.
Eyleen received her M.Div. degree from Vanderbilt Divinity School in 1992, and following her ordination in the Baptist church began an eleven year tenure as a hospice chaplain. Her depth of experience in grief and loss issues equipped her for helping to establish Calvary’s Emmaus Ministry, an end-of-life support initiative. She also has experience working with young people and developed, along with others, a Bible Study through the Arts curriculum for teens.
Eyleen was ordained to the priesthood at Calvary and served here for nearly three years before moving to Maryland with her husband, the Rev. Tom Momberg (rector of All Saints’ in Frederick, MD). She has been a frequent supply preacher in Maryland and has been working on several writing projects.
In addition to her calling to serve Christ in his church, Eyleen considers grandparenting an important part of her vocation. Granddaughters Caroline and Abigail are regular visitors to Calvary; her other grandchildren provide ongoing inspiration to rest and play.
The Rev. Deacon Audrey Gonzalez
Assisting Clergy
Audrey Gonzalez is a native Memphian who was ordained deacon in the Anglican Church in Uruguay. Her focus is on working with juvenile delinquents and children in detention. She is a volunteer probation officer, a CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates for children) volunteer and the chaplain of Reconation Academy, the girl's prison. Among other things, she is working toward a Masters of Fine Arts in Poetry.
Assisting
Clergy 
Since being ordained a deacon in 1994, Mimsy has served at Calvary Church, Church of the Holy Communion, St. Thomas, Somerville, and St. James, Bolivar. She enjoys a strong affiliation with the Diocese of West Tennessee, serving as Secretary of the Diocese at Convention and at Bishop and Council.
In her ministry, she seeks above all a wise balance between activity and contemplation. Having been immersed in outreach ministry for years, both before and after ordination, she recently has concentrated on the interior life. She was deeply affected by the training she received with the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, finding peace and joy in the presence of children experiencing Jesus Christ as the Good Shepherd.
Mimsy believes in the value of silence and stillness and has had the delight of working with the Calvary ECW in planning weekend retreats, and with other Calvary women in forming St. Clare Retreats, monthly silent retreats for women. Mimsy says, "I also have become absorbed in studying and interpreting Holy Scripture, and continue to be inspired by the privilege of 'teaching' women in Bible study."