Steven Myles

I was incredibly blessed to grow up with a family of believers - from grandparents on down.  However, it wasn't until my sophomore year of high school, 2/28/1998, that I made a profession of faith.  It was a winter camp at Word of Life Bible College in Upstate NY where the presentation of the gospel of Jesus Christ elicited a visceral reaction - I walked to the front of that crowd and confessed my sin and earnestly sought His forgiveness.  

Since that day, I have strived to abide in Christ, grow in my knowledge of Him and seek His will for my life.  I have tasted and seen the power of God and how it can transform a human life and I have been blessed to witness that transformation in the lives of people around me. 

My first real steps of turning faith into action was during my summer breaks from university.  I took the opportunity to work with young kids in Southeast Alaska at a summer Bible camp.  I believed myself to be wholly unequipped for the task ahead of me, and I prayed more earnestly than I had ever before, and those summers instilled in me a truth that has shaped the rest of my days.  In my dependence on God, and not my own abilities, God revealed Himself in ways I had never witnessed.  I carried that lesson into my first career as a missionary in Sudan and South Sudan.

I am confident God has more good works prepared for me to walk in, so I continue to step forward in faith, and I am excited for this opportunity to serve on the Vestry.

I married my wife Rebecca in 2013, and it was her influence that steered us towards Anglicanism.  The first ACNA church we attended was Emmanuel Anglican Church in New York City, and I was immediately captivated by the liturgy and the Book of Common Prayer.  I had developed this longing for a connection to the historical church, and a rhythm for the passing of seasons, so arriving at an Anglican church felt like stepping into the fulfillment of those desires.

Rebecca and I have 2 young sons, Shepherd and Ellison, and we are blessed and humbled to have the opportunity to care for and help shape these young men.  From a day to day standpoint, I work with the National Park Service and manage their construction portfolio for the Washington DC area.