Toni Álvarez is the editor of Tierra & Altar, the Spanish-language section of Earth & Altar. Toni was born and raised in the Central Valley of California, the son of Mexican immigrants and the eldest of five siblings. He attended Fresno State University where he studied Linguistics and French language and literature, and Seminary of the Southwest in Austin, TX where he earned an MDiv with a Concentration in Latinx Ministry. He lives in Turlock, CA with his husband, Josh, and Biscuit the Cat. Toni is the Priest-in-Charge of Saint Francis Episcopal Church. In his free time, Toni feeds people from his trusty wok. He/him. Contact Toni here.

The Rev. Dr. Chris Corbin is editor-in-chief for Earth & Altar. Growing up in Florida as the son of a United Methodist minister, he attended Florida Southern College, Yale Divinity School, and Vanderbilt University. He currently lives in Oshkosh, WI with his wife, Portia and five kids (two of the human variety and three of the cat kind). Chris is rector of Trinity Episcopal Church, Oshkosh, WI. His book, which has the dubious honor of the longest title in the Routledge Studies in Romanticism, is The Evangelical Party and Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s Return to the Church of England. Beyond this, Chris spends far too much time drawing cartoon versions of saints. He likes to think of himself as the Episcopal Church’s Ron Swanson, what with his woodworking and avoiding small talk. He/him. Contact Chris here.

Victor Gan is one of Earth & Altar’s content editors. Born an Anglican in Singapore, he explored the Church of England from All Souls Langham Place to All Saints Margaret Street while reading medicine in London and singing in cathedrals. After working in infectious disease research and public health policy, he studied liturgy at Yale Divinity School and completed chaplaincy residency in California. He is currently juggling being a physician, a hospice chaplain, an interfaith advocate, and an early music singer, while wishing he could spend more time in Benedictine monasteries. Other writing and editorial platforms he is currently engaged with include the liturgy section of Diverging, a Progressive Asian American Christian magazine, and the Centre for Interfaith Understanding, Singapore. He/him. Contact Victor here.

Richard Pryor, III is Earth & Altar’s creative editor. A graduate of the University of the South, he currently is a Masters student at Princeton Theological Seminary in the Church History and Ecumenics Department. He is a son of Christ Church in Kent, OH, and is part of the team behind the Episcopal Chant Database and Metrical Collects. He enjoys making and listening to music, testing out new recipes, and watching trashy television. He also is quite familiar with the works of the other Richard Pryor, so you don't need to inform him about that, thank you very much. He/him. Contact Richard here.

Ellie Singer is Earth & Altar’s managing editor for podcasts. Raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Ellie graduated from Georgetown University with a double major in economics and theology and now calls Houston, TX her home. In addition to multimedia production, Ellie has a passion for creation care and textile arts. As owner and creator of Common Prayer Shop, she crafts hand-sewn stoles using sustainable textiles. She encourages anyone contending with climate grief to find a creative outlet from which to draw spiritual strength. Ellie had the honor of serving on the Episcopal Church’s delegation to the UN Climate Conference in 2021, currently serves on the Standing Commission for Ecumenical and Interreligious Relations, and is an active Daughter of the King. She/her. Contact Ellie here.

Terry Stokes is Earth & Altar’s editor for arts & culture. Raised in Hampton, VA, Terry holds degrees from Yale University and Princeton Theological Seminary. He was ordained by Park Avenue Baptist Church in Atlanta, and is currently a director of a youth development nonprofit in central NJ. He is the author of Prayers for the People (Convergent 2021) and Jesus and the Abolitionists (Broadleaf 2024). He/they. Contact Terry here.

The Rev. Jordan Trumble is a managing editor of Earth & Altar. She is a graduate of Capital University and Yale Divinity School and currently serves as the Canon for Communications and Congregational Development in the Episcopal Diocese of West Virginia. She is a native West Virginian who found her way home after two decades of living elsewhere and is committed to the cause of teaching others that, yes, West Virginia is its own state and, no, she doesn’t live near Richmond. She/her. Contact Jordan here.

The Rev. Erin Jean Warde is an editor-at-large for Earth & Altar. She works in sobriety and recovery as a Peer Coach at Tempest. You can learn more about her work on sobriety and spirituality by exploring her website and signing up for her newsletter. She lives in Austin, Texas and grew up in Alabama. She studied English and Creative Writing at Troy University and received her M.Div from Seminary of the Southwest. When she is not writing, verbally processing, and laughing, she is probably vintage shopping. Find her on Twitter & Instagram: @erinjeanwarde. She/her. Contact Erin here.

The Rev. Ben Wyatt is one of Earth & Altar’s content editors. Born in southern Indiana, Ben graduated from Vanderbilt University with a double major in physics and religion and worked in corporate information security for several years before discerning a call to the priesthood. He now serves the Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis as its Pathways to Vitality Priest. In this role he alternates between several local parishes, focusing his ministry on congregational vitality and community engagement. Ben holds an M.Div. and S.T.M. from Yale Divinity School, and has published original research in Physical Review B and a book review in Religious Education. When he’s not busy ministering, he is probably indulging his passions for baking, video gaming, and musical theater. And yes, he does watch Parks and Rec, and he is aware of the cosmic irony of sharing a name and location with a TV character! He/him. Contact Ben here.