Before ordained ministry Jane's profession was dental therapy, in which she graduated from New Cross Hospital London in 1972. She worked with children, the mentally handicapped and the mentally ill.
Besides her work as Abbess, Jane moderates a number of e-mail lists, has a fairly acvtive part in Tompkins County DSS where she and Andy are foster carers and works at TST BOCES in crisis intervention.
She loves feminist theology, Zumba at the YMCA, and her three little non-human companions, "the pugs," Molly, Lucy and Jack. She has an MA in theology from Trinity Theological Seminary, Newburgh, IN and is completing a PhD in interdisciplinary studies.
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Andy Fitz-Gibbon is an Associate Professor of philosophy and Director of the Center for Ethics, Peace and Social Justice, at the State University of New York College at Cortland, NY. (Personal web page) Andy is the author, co-author or editor of six books and many book chapters and articles in the areas of nonviolence, ethics, community, and social justice issues. His main academic work is in the area of the philosophy of love and nonviolence.
Andy has been a follower of Christ since 1973, and, studied for Christian ministry at Northern Baptist College, Manchester University (1981-84) and at the Universities of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Glasgow (1985-1999). Andrew has degrees in Business, History, Applied Theology and a PhD in Social Ethics.
He had pastorates, as a Baptist minister (Baptist Union of Great Britain), from 1981-1984 in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, and from 1984-1994 in Stocksfield, Northumberland.
In 1994, Jane and Andy began the new work which would become the Lindisfarne Community, and in 1995, they moved from the UK to Ithaca, NY.
In 2001, Jane and Andy were ordained in apostolic succession and appointed the Abbess and Abbot of the Lindisfarne Community, when the community was formally charteered by the Most Rev. Wayne Boosahda, Archbishop of the Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Churches. They received the gift of apostolic succession for community and were consecrated bishops in July 2003.
Jane and Andy have three grown children, three grandchildren, and have cared for over 80 foster children.
