Clergy
The Rev. David Boyd
The Rector
The Rev. David Boyd was born in Janesville, WI, April 15, 1955. He graduated from Southern Illinois University - Carbondale with a BS in Physical Education in 1977. David was an All-American swimmer and is still active in Masters Swimming. In 1984, he graduated with a Masters in Divinity from Nashotah House Theological Seminary and was ordained deacon and priest in the Diocese of Milwaukee.
David was called as the 13th rector of St. David’s in August 2003. Prior to being called to Austin, David served as Associate Rector at Grace Church in Madison, Wisconsin, as Rector of the Church of St. John the Divine in Burlington, Wisconsin, as Rector and Urban Missioner of two inner-city missions, St. John’s and St. Andrew’s in Milwaukee Wisconsin, and last as Rector of the Church of St. Michael the Archangel, a suburban parish in Lexington, Kentucky.
David has served on Diocesan Standing Committees in the dioceses of Milwaukee and Lexington, has been elected to the Episcopal Church’s General Convention four times and has served on various diocesan and national Church committees. From 2007 through 2011, he served as Dean of the Austin Convocation and on the Diocesan Standing Committee for the Diocese of Texas.
David’s wife, Catherine Tyndall Boyd, is also a priest of the Episcopal Church serving as Chaplain at Trinity Episcopal School in Austin. Cathy previously served the Episcopal Church on local, diocesan and national levels as a professional communicator. David and Cathy have two children, Clare and Marc.
The Rev. Ron Smith
Senior Associate Priest, Pastoral Care & Adult Christian Formation
Ron, a native of Kansas City, has a B.A. in English and an M.A. in Religion from the University of Kansas in Lawrence. Having moved to Austin to attend the Seminary of the Southwest, he received a Master’s in Divinity from the seminary and an M.B.A. and an M.A. in Philosophy from the University of Texas at Austin. Ron started serving St. David’s in 1986 and spends his summers as the priest in residence at Trinity Church on Mackinac Island, Michigan. Ron says that St. David’s represents the full spectrum of Anglicanism and, as such, is prepared to be open to visitors from many religious traditions. A circle of tenderness and a spirit of gentleness are the force drawing visitors to our corporate life.
In the spring of 2002, the University of Texas established the “Ronald Nelson Smith Chair in Christian Origins” in the Classics department, a position currently held by Dr. L. Michael White. This chair was established in response to a gift given to the university to honor Ron’s ministry and commitment to biblical education.
The Rev. Billy Tweedie
Director of Youth Ministries
The Rev. Billy Tweedie joined St. David’s as the Director of Youth Ministries in August 2011. Billy graduated from the Seminary of the Southwest in 2009 with an MDiv and was ordained priest in January 2010. Prior to joining St. David’s, Billy served as the curate at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Waco and as College Missioner to the Canterbury Student Group at Baylor University. Before going to seminary, Billy was the Director of Youth Ministries at Christ Church Cathedral in Houston. He is married to Laura, who graduated with her MBA from Baylor, and they have 4 1/2 year-old twins, Ella and Liam.
