Fr. Deacon Peter grew up in Houston, TX, and moved to the DC area as a teenager. He became interested in Eastern Orthodoxy in college, and was subsequently received into the Church in 2007. Prior to the founding of St. Thecla’s, he sang in the choir, rang bells, served in the altar, and taught Sunday school at Holy Apostles and St. John’s Orthodox Churches. In 2019, Metropolitan Hilarion of blessed memory ordained him to the diaconate.

In addition to his diaconal duties, Fr. Peter has published several books, including the Gospel and Epistle books and an Old Testament lectionary. He also constructed the bell system for St. Thecla’s.