Rector
It is with great joy that the Rev. Jamie P. George joins St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church and School as the next rector. Jamie was born in Lubbock and raised in San Antonio. A graduate of MacArthur High School, she is very familiar with the area surrounding St. Margaret’s.
Jamie was raised in the Presbyterian Church, baptized and confirmed at First Presbyterian Church. While in college, she met her husband, the Rev. Jay George, and was introduced to the Episcopal Church. In 1993, Jamie graduated from Texas Tech University with a bachelor’s degree in Exercise and Sport Science. In 1994, She was confirmed in the Episcopal Church by Bishop McNaughton at Christ Episcopal Church, San Antonio.
In 2006, Mother Jamie left her corporate career in pharmaceutical sales to follow God’s call into full-time ministry. She began writing Bible studies, leading retreats, and teaching various formation classes. By 2008, Jamie was church planting full-time along with Jay. In 2018, she began seminary at Fuller Theological Seminary and graduated in 2021. Jamie completed Anglican Studies through the Iona Collaborative program in 2022.
Ordained to the priesthood in April 2023, she most recently served as the Assistant Rector of St. Helena’s Episcopal Church and School in Boerne. From 2008 to 2021, Mother Jamie served as co-church planter of Grace Episcopal Church. She completed her field education at Holy Spirit, San Antonio, with the Rev. Jason Roberts. Having served in various capacities leading and facilitating adult formation in churches around the Diocese of West Texas for the last 31 years, Jamie has cultivated a heart for sacramental worship, leadership, formation, congregational care, and mission.
Jamie and Jay have been married for 31 years and have three adult children: Adilyn is 26 and attends law school in Costa Mesa, Calif.; Jacob, 23, works as an engineer for Dell in Boulder, Colo; Emily, 19, is a theater major at Texas State University.
Jamie loves to cook, eat good food, read, go to the movies, travel and do anything active outdoors in nature. Most of all, she loves being a follower of Jesus Christ and inviting others into the journey of discipleship.
Senior Warden
I was born and raised in Knoxville, Tenn., and have been an Episcopalian my entire life. Upon graduating from college, I joined the Air Force and eventually made my way to Texas in 1996. I began attending St. Margaret’s in 1997, and have been a member since then. I have been involved in various ministries over the years and am currently the Senior Warden and a member of the Praise Band that plays at the Contemporary Service. I retired from my “day job” in December 2023 and enjoy spending more time on church activities as well as traveling.
Parish Administrator
Lauren “Lo” Benton is the Office Administrator for St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church and School. Lo has lived in multiple states but has found a home in San Antonio with her husband, Dustin and her son, Arthur. Her involvement at St. Margaret’s began with her mother, Stacey, who is a former teacher at the school. Arthur is also a student at St. Margaret’s.
Lo is a graduate of the University of North Texas with a bachelor’s degree in media arts. She has found great passion in this neighborhood church where her work each day consists of friendly faces, problem-solving, and making positive change in the community. When you stop by her office, you can find her listening to jazz and awaiting good conversation.
Verger
Mike Burroughs was a member of St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church from 1989 to 1994 and has been again since 2000. He has served as verger since 2021, in addition to serving with several other ministries. A native of Bryan TX, he earned a B.A. in history/political science through Texas A&M University and an M.Ed. in educational psychology through Wayne State University, Detroit MI. Mike served in the U.S. Air Force for over 24 years in signals intelligence, communications skills instruction, and human resources and later worked as a technical writer and software requirements analyst within the Air Force community for about 19 years. He and his wife, Vicki, were married here in San Antonio in 1977. They have two sons.
To serve God, we the people of St. Margaret’s Church, empowered by the Holy Spirit, come together to reach out in faith and love to all people with the Good News of God’s reconciling Grace in Jesus Christ. We do this through our worship, nurture, and outreach.
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