The Chapel of Saint Andrew: Biography of The Rev. Stephen Zimmerman

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Rev. Stephen Zimmerman
After over 20 years at the Chapel of St. Andrew, Father Steve has accepted a call to move to Colorado Springs and serve as Priest-in-Charge at Grace and St. Stephen's Episcopal Church.


		Father Steve is a native Floridian. He attended the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee, and the Virginia Theologic Seminary. He and his wife, Kathryn, have one child, Jonathan Michael. Steve was ordained Deacon and Priest in 1978 and served as curate at St. Marks in Palm Beach Gardens. In 1980, Steve became rector of All Saints in Grenada, Mississippi. In 1986, Steve became the rector of The Chapel of Saint Andrew in Boca Raton.. Steve is the author of “The Faith-Seeking Journey”, a program of new-member ministry which walks new members through the process of growth in the Lord.. Steve enjoys playing the guitar, listening to music, and is an avid movie buff. He lists Beethoven as his favorite composer, The Rolling Stones as his favorite band, and Braveheart as his favorite movie.

“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” 2 Cor 5:17

That quote from second Corinthians has always touched me deeply because it is the story of my life. Every day is a new beginning for each of us, both in the world and in Christ.

So many of us labor under the baggage we have created through the years and drag it with us daily, burdening everything we do with a negativity built up through past errors. What we don’t realize is that life would be such a gift and such a pleasure if we could only learn to give all the baggage and all the guilt to the Lord and to claim the peace that only He can give.

Worshipping God gives us a way to do just that. Each week we present ourselves to God and we receive the gifts of God in the bread and wine of Holy Communion.

The mystery of worship celebrates the mystery of our life in Christ and Christ’s life in us. We give God our life and all our cares. He gives us Himself in the sacrament of His body and blood. Through this worship we are transformed and renewed. Through this miracle He reconciles us to Himself and others...and ultimately to ourselves.

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