The Rev. Channing Smith, Class of 1992, is the new rector at Church of the Good Shepherd, Austin, TX as of September, 2020.

Smith previously served as rector of Saint Andrew’s Episcopal Church and School in Saratoga, CA, and before that as the rector of Transfiguration Episcopal Church in San Mateo, California. He was ordained in the Diocese of Southern Ohio where he served as the assistant rector at the Church of the Redeemer in Cincinnati.

While at Saint Andrew’s, Smith created an annual Faith and Innovation regional conference that uses contemplative wisdom to explore the impact of innovation in a rapidly changing world. The conferences have attracted 100-130 participants from around the Bay Area. In his previous parish, he created the San Mateo County Interfaith Hospitality Network, now Home and Hope, a rotating shelter program that houses families in parish halls. In the Diocese of El Camino Real, he served as the Chair of the Stewardship Commission and as a member of the Standing Committee.

Smith has been married to Mary Richards-Smith, a licensed psychotherapist, for 29 years. They have a six-year-old daughter.