Leadership
Clergy
The Rev. Ethan McCarthy
Rector
Fr. Ethan is The Good Shepherd’s rector. He was ordained a deacon in the Anglican Church in North America in 2020, and a priest in 2024. He holds an M.Div from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Before arriving at The Good Shepherd in 2025, he served at Church of the Redeemer in Highwood, Illinois. He and his wife, Jenni, live in Auburn and have three children: Aiden, Mary Flannery, and Rosie.
You can reach Fr. Ethan at emccarthy@goodshepherdoa.org.
The Rev. Lincoln Anderson
Deacon
Since graduating from Auburn University, Dcn. Lincoln has worked for many years in IT Security. After serving the church faithfully for many years in various volunteer lay capacities while working in IT by day, Lincoln began discerning a call to ordained ministry in 2015. He married his wife, Claire, in 2016, and in 2020 they had their first child, James. He studied theology at St. Paul’s House of Formation, and was ordained a deacon by Bishop Neil Lebhar on May 1, 2021.
The Rt. Rev. Alex Farmer
Bishop of the Gulf Atlantic Diocese
Bishop Alex is the bishop ordinary for the Gulf Atlantic Diocese. He was consecrated in 2022, and is resident at St. Peter’s Anglican Cathedral in Tallahassee, Florida.
See Bishop Alex’s bio on the diocesan website.
Staff
Art Fourier, Clerk
Stephen Adams, Musician
Emily Elliott, Safeguarding Officer
Vestry
Art Fourier, Senior Warden
Suellen Good, Junior Warden
Felicia Jones, Secretary
Scott Lueck, Treasurer
Laynee Martin