The Rev. Andrew Astwood Kryzak is priest-in-charge of St. John’s Church, president of the Episcopal Mission Society of Stamford, and trustee of the St. John’s Community Foundation.

As priest-in-charge, he is devoted to building up the body of Christ through preaching, teaching, pastoral guidance, and the administration of the sacraments of the church. He is passionate about the intellectual, liturgical, and musical heritage of Anglicanism and the development of Christian character as the heart of a healthy and sustainable life in the modern world.

Prior to his arrival in Stamford, Andrew served the parishes of Christ Church, Georgetown, in Washington, D.C., and Christ Church in Greenwich, Connecticut, each as associate rector.

A specialist in mainline church revitalization, he has worked with Episcopal congregations and dioceses to advance church growth and was awarded a Pastoral Study Project grant by the Louisville Institute for his independent research in congregational development.

Andrew trained for the ministry at Yale Divinity School, earning the Master of Divinity and a diploma in Anglican studies from Berkeley Divinity School. He holds an STM from the General Theological Seminary, where for his thesis he was awarded the Alumni Prize in Ecclesiastical History. Raised in the Episcopal Church, he grew up in northern Dutchess County, New York, and was educated at Hotchkiss, Duke, and Columbia. Prior to divinity school, he worked for the New-York Historical Society and for the law firm of Davis, Polk & Wardwell.

His academic and personal interests include Western history; sacred music; Classical and Gothic architecture; detective fiction; railroads; and the city of New York. He is an avid and longtime pianist, organist, and tennis player and enjoys reading, writing, and long walks. He and his wife, Hannah, have a daughter, Eleanor. A selection of his preaching and writing can be found on his website.