The Rev. Patti Davis

Denomination: The Episcopal Church (TEC)
Organization: Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia

The Rev. Patti Davis is a deacon in the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia and co-recipient of the 2006 John Hines Preaching Award from Virginia Seminary. She is serving as interim parish deacon at Galilee Church (Episcopal) in Virginia Beach, VA.

Patti is a native of Savannah, Georgia, married to Rod, a retired Naval aviator, and they have two grown daughters. She graduated from Roanoke College with a degree in Psychology and has completed Kerygma, EFM, The Virginia Institute for Spiritual Direction, and the North Carolina Deacon Formation Program.

She was ordained deacon at Old Donation Church in 1999 and became Archdeacon by the bishop's appointment in March, 2002. Patti's diaconal ministry has also been as Chaplain at beacon Shores Healthcare in Virginia Beach. She has previously served at St. Paul's Church and Church of the Advent, both in Norfolk.

She is a published poet and co-author, with The Rev. John Capellaro, of Searching the Heart of God: Deacon and Priest in Conversation. In 2006 she received the John Hines Preaching Award from Virginia Theological Seminary.