Fr. Mark Fitzhugh became the eighth Rector of St. John's of Lattingtown on May 17th, 2015. Previously, he served from 2010-2015 as the Rector of St. Simon's on the Sound Episcopal Church in Fort Walton Beach, Florida.
From 2003-2010, Fr. Mark was the Assistant to the Rector at Christ Church in Greenwich, Connecticut where he was chaplain to the highly regarded Christ Church Men & Boys choir program.
In 2001, he was ordained to the priesthood in the Diocese of Alabama by The Rt. Rev'd Henry N. Parsley, Jr. and served two-years as Rector of the Episcopal Church of the Messiah in Heflin, Alabama. Fr Mark earned his Master of Divinity degree from The General Theological Seminary in New York. While at GTS, his seminary field placement experiences were with The Rev'd Barbara Crafton at St. Cement's Church in Manhattan, and The Rev'd Bill Tully at St. Bartholomew's Church on Park Avenue in New York City.
Fr. Mark is a native of Mobile, Alabama and was graduated from The University of South Alabama (Mobile) in 1985. Following college, he was an Assistant Sports Information Director at Baylor University in Waco, Texas from 1985-1994. Just prior to going to seminary, Fr. Mark worked with both the Epilepsy Foundation of North Alabama and the Alabama Early Intervention System while living in Birmingham.
One final personal note, Fr. Mark is the youngest of three sons and their father William Neale Fitzhugh was a co-pilot during WWII with Jimmy Doolittle’s Raid on Tokyo, Japan on April 18, 1942.
Fr. Mark and his wife Dr. Cheri Smith have two daughters, Emma and Ella.
New Curate at St. John’s of Lattingtown
The Bishop, Rector, Wardens, and Vestry are pleased to announce that The Rev’d Cameron M. Walker has been called as the new curate at St. John’s of Lattingtown Episcopal Church.
“We are absolutely thrilled to welcome Cam both to the Diocese of Long Island, and as our new curate at St. John’s of Lattingtown,” said Fr. Mark Fitzhugh, Rector. “Cam will officially begin his ministry here on July 1st with his first Sunday now set for July 7th. This will be a three year appointment and we all feel truly blessed to have him join our talented ministry team.”
In August 2021, Cam began his studies at Nashotah House Theological Seminary in Nashotah, Wisconsin working towards his Master’s in Divinity, graduating in May 2024. He was ordained by The Rt. Rev’d Lawrence Provenzano, Bishop of Long Island, to the transitional Diaconate on February 7, 2024 at St. Anskar’s Episcopal Church in Hartland, Wisconsin. He will be ordained to the Sacred Order of Priests on Saturday, September 14, 2024 at the Cathedral of the Incarnation in Garden City.
Before seminary, Cam served as the Programs Associate at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Detroit, Michigan, where from 2019-2021 he helped to research, plan and implement successful church programs and events. One area of special interest was building community relationships with local artists and businesses to attract events to historic St. John’s. Additionally, he helped develop that congregation into a stage for the fine arts and a pillar of support for activism in the revitalization of downtown Detroit. He is a talented Christian leader and has tremendous experience and passion for ministry with children, youth, families, outreach, and music.
Born and raised in Fenton, Michigan, Cam brings to St. John’s a diverse professional background serving as an Enterprise Risk Management Intern with the Legal Team of Quicken Loans in Detroit. In 2018, he was based in Washington, DC and completed an Internship in the American Studies Program with a Strategic Communication residency at The Washington National Cathedral. From 2015-2017, Cam was the Director of Christian Education at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Kankakee, Illinois. He was the lead teacher at St. Paul’s for Sunday morning educational offerings for children and youth.
The son of Darrin & Melony Walker, Cam enjoys traveling, cooking, and spending summers in Northern Michigan with family. Finally, his Anglo-Catholic prayer life continuously asks God to grant at least one trip to the Super Bowl for his beloved Detroit Lions.
