The Rev. Marq Toombs
Welcome! I am an ordained presbyter with the Reformed Episcopal Church (ACNA).
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In September, I will begin serving as a Church Planting Curate at St. Benedict's Anglican Church in Rockwall, Texas, where I am training to be a priest. Over the next twelve months, I will engage in the life of the parish and assist the Rector with liturgy, the ministry of the Word, sacraments, catechesis, outreach, and soul care. The goal of my curacy is to better prepare myself in liturgical, missional, and pastoral areas for future ministry.
I’m Asking For Your Support.
My Goal is to raise $70,000 to support my Year-long Church Planting Curacy with St. Benedict’s.
The Reformed Episcopal Church is graciously providing $30,000 towards my annual goal. I’m asking you to help me raise an ‘additional $40,000.
Participate in my priestly ministry by committing to a monthly recurring gift or by providing a one-time donation. Please select ‘Curacy’ from the dropdown menu.
Contact Me.
Would you like more details? I’m just a call, text, or email away. Let me treat you to coffee or lunch. Come visit us at St Benedict’s Anglican Church and see what the Lord is doing through our ministry.
A Little About Me.
I was born and raised in the Dallas area. I met my wife Shannon at a church youth group. We have been happily married for 34 years. Together we have four young adult children and one son-in-law — all are baptized Christians. Over the years the Lord has sent us to serve the gospel and his people in different states on both sides of the US-Mexico border. I have served as a minister and missionary in cross-cultural contexts for more than three decades. I was ordained a priest in August 2025.
Like a hobbit, I enjoy simple things in life: home with family, conversation with friends, good Mexican food, strong coffee, mountains and streams, old books and good stories, sketching and painting, and football. Above all else, I want for my family and friends what I want for myself: to love and worship God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit at his Altar-Table – and to enjoy face to face communion with Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior.
My heart's desire is to lead others to participate in the worship and mission of God in this life in preparation for the life to come.
Little-known facts about me: Once upon a time I went noodling in a river for catfish and participated in a donkey basketball game in Oklahoma. I announced high school football games in Louisiana. I came face to face with a mountain lion while hiking in Colorado. I was accidentally detained with a dozen undocumented aliens by Immigration Agents in Mexico.