Fr. Thomas Gallaway became Pastor of St. Andrew Orthodox Church on August 1, 1988. He was ordained to the priesthood on August 1, 1982 and elevated to the dignity of Archpriest on March 17, 1996. Prior to coming to St. Andrew, Fr. Thomas served as pastor of St. Nicholas Orthodox Church in Beckley, West Virginia. Fr. Thomas holds a BA in history from Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia (1977), and is a graduate of St. Vladimir’s Seminary in Crestwood, New York (1981). Among his teachers at St. Vladimir’s were its former deans Fr. Alexander Schmemann, Fr. John Meyendorff, and Fr. Thomas Hopko. Fr. Thomas is married to Jeanette (Dragelovich) Gallaway. Their three sons are Patrick, Michael and Timothy.
