Father David Stock

The Rev. David Stock was called to be Priest-in-Charge of St. Andrew's beginning in December 2023. Here is his first message to the parish:

I was born and raised in Logan, Utah, and I attended Utah State University, where I studied engineering and mathematics before majoring in psychology. After college, I worked as a substance abuse counselor for eight years, then went off to seminary at the Church Divinity School of the Pacific in Berkeley, California, in 1997.  I was ordained as a priest, was engaged to and married the Rev. Emily Schnabl, all in the year 2001. Emily was also ordained a priest in that same year.  We just celebrated 22 years of marriage on November 10, 2023.  We don’t have children, but we are the proud parents of two cats, our second pair since we were married.

I have served parishes in St. Louis and Oklahoma City before moving to Nebraska in 2020, when "Mother Emily" was called to be Rector of St. Martha's in Papiilion. I have served as Rector of St. David’s, Lincoln, since January 2021.

I enjoy playing chess, running and reading. I am both an extroverted “people person,” and I have a pretty strong contemplative, monastic streak as well. I am a Benedictine Oblate with Incarnation Monastery in Omaha (aka The Benedictine Way), and I frequent Trappist monasteries when I go on retreat. 

I am thrilled to begin serving St. Andrew’s alongside St. David’s of Lincoln! I truly believe that, not only will this open the door to the possibility for the two churches to partner together in ministry in a new way, it will mostly be such a blessing to get to know the people, customs and ministries of St. Andrew’s, so that I might effectively serve as your priest and pastor, and that we might grow together to love and serve Christ locally, where we are.

Blessings to All!
Fr. David+