Priest
Father Brendon Helms
Father Helms is a graduate of Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina where he completed his B.S. in History, Secondary Education. He completed his Master of Arts in both Biblical Studies (2010) and Philosophy (2015) at Southern Evangelical Seminary in Matthews, NC. His master’s thesis is titled Between Scepticism and Fallacies: A Response to Richard Pervo’s Dating Acts. Currently he is working on His Doctorate of Sacred Theology at St. Andrew Theological Seminary. His dissertation is focused on examining the intersection of Thomistic philosophy and theology with modern addiction studies.
Professionally he is a financial advisor. In the past he has worked as a high school history teacher, a Youth Pastor for two different churches, and an Instructional Designer at Southern Evangelical Seminary. Brendon was also the Co-founder of Ratio Christi, an international apologetics ministry to college students. He is an active member of the Evangelical Theological Society, Evangelical Philosophical Society, and the Catholic Philosophical Society. Previously, he was the Chair of the Southeast Regional Evangelical Philosophical Society.
Brendon lives in Concord, NC with his wife Elizabeth and six children. He serves as the assisting Priest at Saint Nicholas Orthodox Anglican Church in Landis, NC.
