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St. George's
Episcopal Church
St. George's Clergy
The Rev. Marilyn Jenkins
The Reverend Marilyn Jenkins began as Priest-in-Charge at St. George’s at the end of February 2020. Prior to St. George’s, Marilyn was the Associate Rector at St. Monica and St. James on Capitol Hill. Marilyn discerned a call to the Priesthood in the Episcopal Church after retiring from almost 30 years as an Intelligence officer in the United States Air Force. She graduated from Berkeley Divinity School at Yale and was ordained as a Priest in June 2018. The Rev. Jenkins brings with her a love of the Episcopal faith tradition and a passion for sharing the Gospel.
The Rev. Jessica Ault
Deacon
Jessica Ault grew up in North Dakota and moved to the DC area in 2008. She has worked on Capitol Hill, for a nonprofit dedicated to financial reform, and as a librarian/archivist for the Export-Import Bank and the National Agricultural Library, where she currently works as a training and outreach librarian. Jessica lives in Dupont Circle with her husband, Johnny, newborn son, Callum, and cat, Rosey. In her free time, she enjoys singing, dancing, reading, baking, and organizing.
Jessica grew up in the Episcopal church and has been a member of Saint Dunstan‘s Episcopal Church in Bethesda since 2009. She served in the Saint Dunstan‘s senior choir and was assistant to the director of the junior choir for several years. She also taught Sunday school and served as a Eucharistic minister. Jessica will be ordained to the diaconate in November 2022 and is very excited to begin her ministry with Saint George’s.
Meet our Senior Seminarian
Aaron R. Dunn
Aaron R. Dunn is a candidate for the Transitional Deaconate in the Episcopal Diocese of Washington and a third-year Master’s in Divinity student at Virginia Theological Seminary. Prior to beginning his seminary training, he served as the Vocal Music Teacher at the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School in Rockville, MD. and before that as Voice Faculty and Director of Opera Workshop at Lincoln University. Aaron holds a Bachelor’s of Music in Vocal Performance from Baldwin Wallace Conservatory of Music, a Master’s of Music from the University of Tennessee, and has worked nationally and internationally as both a vocalist and stage director. Aaron lives in Alexandria, VA, with his wife, Jenni, and their labradoodle, Lina.
Meet our Middler
Seminarian
Casey Jones
Casey is a second-year masters of divinity student at Virginia Theological Seminary (VTS). At VTS, Casey is active in the Justice and Reconciliation Society and the Seminarians of Color
Union. Prior to beginning his studies, Casey worked as a case manager serving unhoused and housing insecure folks in West Los Angeles. Other prior professional experiences include youth ministry, campus ministry, and parish administration. Casey earned his bachelor’s degree in English from Morehouse College. Casey is married to Amoni. Casey and Amoni are the parents of one daughter, Amara and the companions of a Boston terrier named Bray.