Clergy and Staff at St. Francis
Clergy
C. Davies Reed, Rector
he/him
317-873-4377 ext. 200.
rector@ stfranciszionsville.org
Father Davies was called to lead our congregation on in 2010 and began his ministry with St. Francis In-The-Fields on January 1, 2011. He earned his Masters of Divinity from Seabury-Western Theological Seminary [now Bexley-Seabury]. He majored in Religion at Wabash College and graduated from Western Reserve Academy.
Fr. Davies serves on the board of directors of The Boys and Girls Clubs of Boone County, as well as the Board of Trustees of St. Richard’s Episcopal School in Indianapolis. He served for nearly twenty years as a board member of Bexley-Seabury Seminary in Chicago. In the Diocese of Indianapolis he serves as vice-president of the Diocesan Executive Council, chair of the Budget Formation Committee, and serves on the Investment and Finance and Personnel Policy and Compensation committees.
Fr. Davies believes that pastoral care and youth ministry are the critical life blood of the church. He has been a long-time advocate of Waycross Camp and Conference Center having served as a chaplain and inaugural member of the Waycross Council of Advisors.
Fr. Davies is married to Carol, a fabulous school teacher, who has two wonderful grown children and they have five grandchildren. He loves to cook and likes to go for boat rides whenever he can.
Staff
Robert Bolyard, Director of Music
he/him
317-873-4377, ext. 204
music@ stfranciszionsville.org
A native of Los Angeles, Robert Bolyard moved to Indianapolis from Seattle in 2016, where he served as Minister of Music/Organist at Woodland Park Presbyterian Church, Lecturer of Music History/Director of the Vocal Ensemble at DigiPen Institute of Technology, and Music Director of the Seattle Jewish Chorale.
After receiving a Master’s degree in Choral Conducting from the Yale School of Music in 2008, Robert moved to Atlanta and became an active church musician, as well as a member the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus and Chamber Chorus, a founding member of Coro Vocati, guest clinician in local middle school and high school choruses, and even improvised music for live comedy shows every weekend. Before starting at St. Francis In-The-Fields, he served as interim Music Minister at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in Indianapolis.
Here in Indianapolis, Robert sings with the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir and serves on its board, as well as on the board of the Indianapolis Early Music Festival. Robert is the Artistic Director of the Carmel-based chamber choir VOCE, and continues to accompany improvised comedy shows and improvised musicals throughout the region. Robert also plays the viola da gamba, occasionally performing with local groups Alchymy Viols and Echoing Air, and is passionate about bringing early music to new and diverse audiences. Robert and his husband Andrew, a professor of Informatics and Computing at IU Indianapolis, live in downtown Indianapolis with their son, Ian.
Jared Hancock, Parish Administrator
he/him
317-873-4377, ext. 202
info@ stfranciszionsville.org
Office hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm. Jared is on-site on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, and works remotely on Wednesdays and Fridays.
Jared Hancock was raised Episcopalian south of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He attended college at Mercyhurst University (Bachelor of Music ‘16) in Erie, Pennsylvania and graduate school at the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University (Master of Music ‘19) in Baltimore, Maryland. Jared worked in administration for Mercyhurst and Peabody before joining the staff of St. John’s Church, Western Run Parish as Parish Operations Manager in June 2021. In addition to being the St. Francis administrator, Jared also sings bass in the Christ Church Cathedral choir.
Jared moved to Indianapolis to be with his fiancée, Colleen, who is a PhD candidate in Neuroscience at IU Indianapolis and also sings in the CCC Choir. They live in Whiteland with their dog, Zeus. Jared enjoys video games, casual cycling, reading, hiking, and weightlifting.
