Meet the Bridal Party

Officiant

Reverend Dr. Anthony Purcell

Reverend Dr. Purcell holds a Ph.D. in Religion from Emory University where he earned a fellowship with the Tam Institute for Jewish Studies, an M.A. in Religion from Yale Divinity School where he earned the Marvin H. Pope Prize in Biblical Hebrew and a B.A. in Christian Studies from Brewton-Parker College, earning the Award for Academic Excellence in Christian Studies. His studies and teaching have focused on the Old Testament, Biblical Hebrew and Aramaic, the New Testament, Hellenistic Greek, Ancient Near Eastern and Mediterranean Art History, World Religions and Religious Studies and Theory. Anthony is a dear friend of the Semrau family and was instrumental in Emma going to Southeastern University.