Father Tom Wand
Father Wand is welcomed by Ken Goodman, Treasurer and church wardens Ernestine Franz and Helen Dunlap.
Father Wand was born in Colorado, grew up in Boise, Idaho, and attended Columbia University, then seminary in Massachusetts and was ordained in 1973. As an Episcopal priest, he’s served congregations in Alaska, New Hampshire, Connecticut, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Indiana, then served six years more as a chaplain for a hospice program
He lives in Phoenixville and also volunteers as a counselor in Chester County for APPRISE, to advise Medicare beneficiaries and VITA, by assisting the poor with filing tax returns.
Father Wand’s wife, the Rev. Marlene Haines is also a priest, who recently retired from an outreach program at the Church of St. Luke and the Epiphany in Center City, Philadelphia, for those affected by HIV/AIDS, as well as their family and friends.
They have two children; David, an attorney in New Jersey with a practice in environmental law, and their daughter, Kate, who is teaching in a school near Shanghai, China. The school is affiliated with the United World College organization.
He lives in Phoenixville and also volunteers as a counselor in Chester County for APPRISE, to advise Medicare beneficiaries and VITA, by assisting the poor with filing tax returns.
Father Wand’s wife, the Rev. Marlene Haines is also a priest, who recently retired from an outreach program at the Church of St. Luke and the Epiphany in Center City, Philadelphia, for those affected by HIV/AIDS, as well as their family and friends.
They have two children; David, an attorney in New Jersey with a practice in environmental law, and their daughter, Kate, who is teaching in a school near Shanghai, China. The school is affiliated with the United World College organization.
