Clergy & Staff
The Rt. Rev. Scott A. Benhase, D.D., Bishop of Georgia
The Reverend Michael S. White, Rector
The Rev. J. Sierra Wilkinson, Assistant Rector.
The Reverend Canon H. Neal Phelps, Associate Priest
The Reverend George M. Maxwell, Rector Emeritus
Timothy L. Hall, Organist-Choirmaster
Mignon L. “Sarah” Brockenbrough, Seminarian
The Rt. Rev. Scott A. Benhase, D.D., Bishop of GeorgiaThe Right Reverend Scott Anson Benhase, D.D. was elected the tenth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Georgia on September 12, 2009 at the Diocese’s special election convention held in Dublin. Bishop Benhase was the rector of St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, Washington, D.C. and succeeded the Rt. Rev. Henry I. Louttit, Jr. Read More
The Rev. Michael S. White, RectorIn July 2008, The Rev. Michael S. White became Christ Church, Savannah’s forty-first rector. He is married to The Rev. Helen S. White, and they have two sons, Ethan and Jay.
Previously, Father White served as the priest-in-charge for Christ Church, Georgetown in Washington, D.C.; as rector of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Durham, North Carolina; and as rector of St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church in Richmond Hill, Georgia. Read More
The Rev. J. Sierra Wilkinson, Assistant RectorIn August 2011, Christ Church Episcopal welcomed The Rev. Julia Sierra Wilkinson as our deacon and assistant rector.
Before arriving at CCE, Rev. Wilkinson was a seminarian intern with The Crossing community, housed at St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral in Boston, Massachusetts; served as deacon at Christ Church, Cambridge, Massachusetts; and as a chaplain intern at Metro State Women’s Prison in Atlanta, Georgia. Read More
The Rev. George M. Maxwell, Rector EmeritusThe Reverend George Motier Maxwell was born in Augusta, Georgia in 1930. After graduating from the Virginia Military Institute and serving in the United States Air Force, he married Virginia Towill, also from Augusta. They have three grown children (two of whom are Episcopal priests and one who is real estate developer) and eight grandchildren.
He was graduated from Virginia Theological Seminary in 1961 and ordained a priest in 1962. Read More
Timothy L. Hall, Organist-ChoirmasterOur Organist-Choirmaster, Timothy L. Hall, earned the Bachelor of Music degree in Sacred Music and Organ Performance, and the Master of Music degree (with distinction) from Westminster Choir College, Princeton, New Jersey. At Westminster, he sang in the Westminster Symphonic Choir (under such notable conductors as Bernstein, Kubelik, Leinsdorf, Mehta, Muti and Flummerfelt), as well as Westminster Singers, a smaller ensemble focusing on chamber works and vocal jazz. Read More
Mignon L. “Sarah” Brockenbrough, SeminarianSarah Brockenbrough is a native of Savannah. She was baptized at Christ Church and married her husband, Will, there in 2003. A former teacher, Sarah attended Vanderbilt University, graduating with a degree in Secondary Education and English. She earned her Masters degree from the University of Georgia shortly before moving back to Savannah, where she served as director of CCE’s youth program. Sarah answered a call to the ministry when she matriculated at the Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, Virginia, where she is a member of the class of 2014.

