St. Thomas of Canterbury Staff

The Reverend Fr. Don Poff: Rector
AS, BS, LT

In March 2009, Fr. Poff was ordained to the Sacred Ministry of the Diaconate and served as Deacon-in-charge at St. Thomas until August 2009 when he was assigned as Deacon at St. Stephens Anglican Catholic Church (ACC) in Clifton Forge and Christ Church (ACC) in Bath County, VA.  He served under the tutelage of the Venerable Thomas McHenry, Archdeacon.  Fr. Poff has been a priest in the ACC since April 2010, when he was ordained to the Sacred Ministry of the Priesthood.   

In February 2010, Fr. Poff was assigned to St. Athanasius, Glen Allen, VA as Deacon-in-charge until his ordination to the priesthood.  Fr. Poff served Glen Allen until mid-2012 when he was  assigned by the Bishop back to St. Thomas.  Fr. Poff has also served the parishes at Lexington, VA (St. Paul) and Amherst, VA (Church of the Epiphany).

In January 2017, Fr. Poff was assigned as Priest in Charge at St. Thomas.    In January 2018, the Rt. Rev. Donald Lerow installed Fr. Poff as the fourth Rector of St. Thomas.

Father Poff and his wife, Diane, have been married for thirty-one years and have a son, Christopher Michael. 

Fr. Poff is a graduate of Regents College, NY (A.S.), Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City, OK (B.S.) and the Harry B. Scott III School of Theology, Newport News, VA (LT).  He is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Christian Ministries with a Cognate in Church Planting and Evangelism from Liberty University Seminary, Lynchburg, VA.  

Fr. Poff’s calling is to Christian Education, both children and adult, and to developing curriculum for Christian Education. He has developed a three-year curriculum, and a Confirmation Curriculum based on the 1928 Book of Common Prayer.  Both curricula have been approved by the College of Bishops for use in the ACC.


Earle Goodwin, Organist and Choir Director

BM, MSM, PhD

A graduate from Oberlin College Conservatory, and Union Theological Seminary, NYC, Earle Goodwin came to us in September 2016.

A native of Lynchburg and Bedford VA, he has held several important positions during his career including 8 years at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, NYC presiding at the Kühn Organ, playing Sunday Morning weekly coast to coast broadcasts.
Now semi-retired, he enjoys a return to his liturgical musical background.