Father Robert is currently serving as Rector of the Church of the Holy Trinity in Hertford. He and his wife Sherry joined the Holy Trinity family in January 2017. 

He received his Master of Divinity degree in May 1999 at The School of Theology, The University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee. He has served in parochial ministry for the past 22 years in many different locations including Southwestern Virginia, Eastern shore of Virginia, Maryland and Florida.

Prior to ordained ministry Fr. Robert received his Bachelor of Arts in Business Management from Emory and Henry College, Emory, Virginia. He also worked in retail and was a Youth Counselor at the Presbyterian Children's Home, Wytheville, Virginia.