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 as a Board Member of the Boys and Girls Club of Zionsville [BAGCOZ] as well as The Bexley-Seabury Theological Seminary Federation. In the Diocese of Indianapolis he has served on the Executive Council and currently serves on the Personnel Policy and Compensation Committee, the Investment and Finance Committee and chairs the Diocesan Budget Formation Committee. He is an advocate for Waycross Camp and Conference Center, serves as one of its chaplains and is an 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. Fr. D. is learning to play the guitar. He and Carol would like a dog, but have not yet agreed on the breed.

Joél Muñoz, Curate

 he/him

317-873-4377 ext. 201

curate@ stfranciszionsville.org

The Rev. Dr. Joél Muñoz has spent the last 16 years serving in the public K-12 education system as a teacher, assistant principal, principal, and most recently the Director of Classified HR and School Support Services.

Originally from Lafayette, Fr. Joél graduated from Purdue University with a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish Education. He went on to earn a Master of Education, an MBA, and a doctoral degree in Organizational Leadership. He recently finished both his M.Div. at Christian Theological Seminary and his Certificate in Anglican Studies from Church Divinity School of the Pacific [CDSP], Berkley.

Joél is married to his husband, Kyle, who also serves in K-12 public education as a school administrator. They are proud dog dads to Remington a Black Lab and Ollie an English Cream Golden Retriever. During their free time, they enjoy traveling to Jalisco, México.

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 his new home of Indianapolis, Robert sings with the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir and serves on the board of the Indianapolis Early Music Festival. In 2018, Robert became the Artistic Director of the Carmel-based chamber choir VOCE, and continues to accompany comedy improv shows throughout the region. Robert is active in the viola da gamba community, both as a performer of solo and consort repertoire and as a member of the management team for the Viola da Gamba Society of America's annual summer workshop. Robert is also the founding director of Uncommon Practice: an Atlanta-based collective of vocalists specializing in early and contemporary music. Robert and his husband Andrew, a professor of Informatics and Computing at IUPUI, live in downtown Indianapolis with their cat, Margo. More information and background can be found at www.bolyard.org.

Meghan McConnell, Parish Administrator

she/her

317-873-4377, ext. 202

info@ stfranciszionsville.org

Meghan began supporting the ministries and functions of the church as the Parish Administrator in 2018. She holds a bachelor’s degree in religious studies from Indiana University and a certificate in nonprofit management from IUPUI. Meghan also completed the Education for Ministry program from Swanee University. She served as a missionary with the Young Adult Service Corps of the Episcopal Church for 15 months in Japan at the Asian Rural Institute. Meghan and her husband have two daughters, two dogs, a cat, a snake and a small flock of chickens to keep them busy in their free time.

Her regular office hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm.