Rev. Nicholas Harrelson
Priest in Charge
Nicholas Harrelson is a Graduate Student Assistant in the Office of Student Veterans. He lives in Haw River, NC with his wife Codie, son Atticus, infant daughter Harlow, and expecting another daughter Willow. Nicholas was ordained a priest in the Anglican Catholic Church on May 27, 2023, a doctoral student at the University of Aberdeen, and is a vowed brother in Christ Mission Anglican Benedictines. He holds a Bachelor of Art in History from Virginia Military Institute (VMI), a Master of Art in Diplomacy with a concentration in International Conflict Resolution from Norwich University, and a Master of Divinity from Duke University. Nicholas served six years as an infantryman in the United States Army and is a two-tour combat-wounded veteran of the recent conflicts.
Rev. Robert Hart, Rector Emeritus
Fr. Hart remains active in his priestly ministry in the parish after having been the longest serving Rector of St. Benedict’s Anglican Catholic Church, first as Priest in Charge in 2009, and then as Rector from 2010 until 2025. He was a contributing editor of Touchstone, a Journal of Mere Christianity for twenty years, and has been writing most of the posts on the Continuum blog since 2006, and has been published numerous times. He was ordained to the priesthood on May 29, 1999. With his wife, Diane, he has raised four children, all of whom are adults now. In previous roles he served as a Vicar and as a Canon Theologian (and even as a church organist).
