The Reverend Annie Knazs Jung is the Rector of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church. She resides in New Orleans, and serves in ordained ministry leadership as an Episcopal Priest in the Diocese of Louisiana. She began her position as Rector of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church & School, in the Carrollton neighborhood, in January 2024.
Annie attended Sweetbriar College in Virginia, and then completed her B.A in Mass Communication, Public Relations and her M.A in Community Counseling from Louisiana State University. Her early career focused on Youth Ministry and then expanded to become a Licensed Professional Counselor. She served as a mental health counselor in clinical settings, schools, and her own private practices in California and Louisiana.
Annie followed a spiritual call and discerned the ordination process to become a priest in the Episcopal Church. She attended Virginia Theological Seminary and received her Master of Divinity degree, with a concentration in Spirituality in 2022. She attended a Spiritual Immersion in Florence, Italy and has a heart for women's spirituality, children and youth ministry, creation care, sacred arts, reflective retreats, and intercultural outreach and pilgrimage opportunities.
Annie has been married to her spouse, Stephen Jung for over 20 years and they have three children. Together, they are enjoying planting roots in New Orleans after living in the Baton Rouge/ Prairieville area, California, and Northern Virginia.
Annie looks forward to being an active leader in the local community. In her leisure time, she loves relaxing in nature, exploring new areas with her family and friends, and intentional creative design.
You can contact Reverend Annie at 504-544-4554
or email here.
Carol C. Cromwell, the newly appointed Office Administrator at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, was born & raised in New Orleans, LA. She graduated from Mercy Academy and earned her Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of New Orleans. Becoming a Certified Public Accountant in 1990 marked a pivotal moment in Carol's early career, which began in taxation before transitioning to roles as Controller and Assistant Controller in the marine industry.
From 2014 until June 2024, Carol served as an accountant for a general contractor based in Smyrna, GA. She cherishes spending time with her two children and five grandchildren in Smyrna, GA, and Madison, MS. An annual highlight for Carol is the St. Andrew’s Pumpkin Patch, an event she eagerly anticipates each year.
Christian Betts is our sound and video technician.
He is from Cincinnati, OH and has lived in New Orleans since 2020. He has been dancing Lindy Hop for 10 years and singing like he means it since he was 5.
He did technical theatre in high school, and after considering going into teaching and horticulture, fell into a great position with Encore working corporate A/V in many of the popular hotels in downtown New Orleans.
He is usually somewhat worried about what his retired mother is getting herself into next.