illustration by Maia Kobabe

Hi, I’m Father Flourish.

I’m a priest in The Episcopal Church, Diocese of New York. I was the first out trans person ordained in the diocese.
I’m currently serving as the curate at The Church of St. Matthew & St. Timothy / Iglesia de San Mateo y San Timoteo.
I’m a member of the Trinity Leadership Fellows 2024 cohort.
I graduated from Union Theological Seminary. I spent my first year at General Theological Seminary, where I served as Chief Sacristan.
You can watch videos of a couple of my sermons: “Waiting For God’s Justice,” “Bless and Do Not Curse Them.” Or, you can watch the livestream of SMST’s worship services on YouTube.

A little more about me:

I knit, sew, and am in the midst of a project to read every Star Trek novel ever published.
I live in New York with my spouse Nick Montfort and our baby daughter Trinity.
I like to use they/them pronouns and consider myself non-binary trans.
For many years, I was ½ of the podcast Fansplaining.
I used to work in the film industry, doing research on fan cultures. I don’t do that any more.
In case you were wondering…my parishioners call me “Father Flourish,” but you don’t have to if you aren’t Episcopalian. Just “Flourish” is fine. My formal written title is “The Reverend Flourish Klink.”