Fr. Daniel Morton

A native of St. Louis, Fr. Daniel attended Biola University completing a BA in Biblical Studies in 1979. He attended the International School of Theology, graduating with an M. Div in 1983. He obtained a second BA in the Classics at the University of California, Irvine in 1989, and a Master of Arts in the Classics in 1991. He and his family converted to the Orthodox Church in January 1994.

Fr. Daniel was ordained to the holy priesthood in December 2007. He played a significant role in establishing St. John the Theologian as a mission in 2008 – now the first Orthodox church in southeastern Missouri. Father Daniel and his wife have been married 45 years. Both of them love cycling. They have two children and two grandchildren.