The Rev. Jimmy Abbott was called to serve as the twelfth rector of historic Trinity Episcopal Church in August 2021. In his role as the rector of Trinity Church, Jimmy also serves as the Chair of the Board for Trinity Episcopal School, the largest private school on Galveston Island. He also serves as the Executive Chair of the William Temple Foundation, a ministry on the campus of Trinity Church for the students of the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston.

 

As part of Trinity's community engagement, Jimmy also serves on the board of St. Vincent's House, the largest social service agency in Galveston County and an institution of the Diocese of Texas. Jimmy is also active throughout the Diocese of Texas, having served on the Executive Board and as President of the Standing Committee. He also serves as an adjunct instructor at the Iona School for Ministry teaching courses on Medieval Christianity and the history of the Episcopal Church. 

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An active member of the community, Jimmy serves on the board of the Jack & Katherine Pearce Educational Foundation, and participates in the Galveston Ministerial Alliance and the Rotary Club of Galveston.

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Jimmy is married to Maggie Abbott, Doctor of Physical Therapy. Maggie works for the Houston Area Parkinson's Society as the Coordinator for Institiutional Collaborations and is an adjunct teacher for the physical therapy program at Texas Woman's University. Maggie is also a member of the Trinity Church choir.

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Their daughter, Lydia, is in fifth grade at Trinity Episcopal School and enjoys gymnastics and Girl Scouts.

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From 2012 to 2021, Jimmy served Holy Comforter Episcopal Church in Spring, Texas. During his tenure, the parish experienced a time of transformation. An entirely new worship space was built and the church grew substantially during his ministry at Holy Comforter.

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Jimmy earned his Bachelor of Arts in History with honors from the University of Texas at Austin in 2006. While attending UT, Jimmy discerned a call to ordained ministry and was sent to seminary from the Episcopal Student Center in Austin.

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After graduation from college, Jimmy enrolled in the Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, Virginia and earned his Master of Divinity with honors in May 2010. While in seminary, he served as a seminarian at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Alexandria, Virginia. His master’s thesis, “A Loud and Ungrounded Noise: the antiwar movement in the Episcopal Church during the Vietnam War,” explored this critical time in the history of the United States of America and the Episcopal Church.

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Currently, Jimmy is enrolled in the University of the South pursuing a Master's degree in Sacred Theology.

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Jimmy served as the Assistant Rector at St. Alban’s in Waco, Texas from 2010 to 2012 where he worked with the young adults, youth, and taught a variety of education classes