Clergy and Staff


The Rev. Lane Davenport
Rector

Photo of Father DavenportFr. Lane, who became rector of Ascension and S. Agnes in 1997, grew up in the Washington, D.C., area. While completing a B.A. in history at the University of California, Berkeley, he became interested in Christianity. After graduation, he worked on Capitol Hill, an experience that led to his baptism in 1988. Two and a half years later, he began seminary at St. Stephen's House, a Church of England theological college, and earned a B.A./M.A. at Oxford University. He received a call from Ascension and St. Agnes to serve as curate in 1993. The following year, he became priest-in-charge. Fr. Lane married Amy Wilkins. They have one son, Tyler, and live in the rectory adjacent to the church.


The Rt. Rev. James Winchester Montgomery
Retired Bishop of Chicago
Honorary Associate

Photo of Bishop MontgomeryDuring World War II, Bishop Montgomery served in the United States Navy. In 1946 he entered General Theological Seminary, where he received his S.T.B in 1949. In that year he was ordined deacon and priest by the Rt. Rev. Wallace E. Conkling, Bishop of Chicago. He served as curate of the St. Luke's Church, Evanston, from 1949 to 1950, when he becamse rector of the Church of St. John the Evangelist, Flossmoor. In 1962, he became Suffragan Bishop of the Diocese of Chicago, and in 1965, Bishop Coadjutor. He because Diocesan Bishop of Chicago in 1971. Bishop Montgomery is a member of numerous civic and eccleseastical boards and commissions. He received the degrees of Doctor of Sacred Theology, Honoris Causa, from General Theological Seminary and Doctor of Divinity, Honoris Causa, from Nashota House and Seabury-Western Theological Seminary. He holds a Phi Beta Kappa key and is a member of Delta Upsilon. We are grateful for his association with our parish.


The Rev. John E. Owens, Jr.
Honorary Associate

Photo of Fr. OwensFr. Owens served durng World War II and was decorated for distinguished service and valor. Subsequently, he entered the General Theological Seminary. In 1948 he was ordained deacon, and in 1949 he was ordained priest by the Bishop of Maryland. Fr. Owens served as rector of All Saints Church, Sunderland, Maryland, from 1950 through 1955, when he became headmaster of St. James School, St. James, Maryland, where he had earlier served as chaplain. He was headmaster of the school until 1984. Fr. Owens, who received the degree of Doctor of Sacred Theology from General Theological Seminary in 1970, is a member of the Fellowship of Contemplative Prayer, the Guild of All Souls, and the Society of Mary.


Dr. J. Owen Burdick
Organist and Choirmaster

Photo of Owen Burdick

J. Owen Burdick, organist and choirmaster at Ascension and Saint Agnes,  is an internationally active composer, conductor, and clinician.  From 1990 to 2008, Dr. Burdick served as Organist and Director of Music at historic Trinity Church on Broadway at Wall Street in the city of New York.   The late Michael Hammond, former chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, described Burdick as "an extraordinary artist…a unique individual who is able to combine musical excellence and historically informed tradition with the pursuit of cutting-edge innovation."


Mr. Michael Vreeland
Parish Administrator

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