The Rev. Dr. Adam Shoemaker serves as Rector of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in downtown Charleston, South Carolina. Prior to coming to St. Stephen’s, he has served churches in North Carolina and Massachusetts and was a missionary to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Adam is an Egyptian American with Christian, Jewish, and Muslim roots in his family of origin. He is originally from New York and is married to the Rev. Courtney Davis-Shoemaker. Together they have three children. A rabid sports fan, he enjoys cheering on his beloved New York Mets in the summer and the Liverpool Football Club, of the British Premier League, in the winter.