The Reverend Doctor Harold McFall Hammond dies on January 11, 2015 at his home. Father Hammond served as priest and pastor for many years since his ordination in 1968 in the Episcopal Church. He was founder and rector of Shepherd's Heart Anglican Church in Fairfax, Virginia and of Franciscan Fire A Third Order Anglican community.

He received a BA degree from the Citadel, Charleston, S.C. in1957, a Masters of Divinity from Virginia Theological Seminary, Alexandria, Va. in 1968 and a Docorate of Ministry degree from Wesley Theological Seminary, Washington, D.C. in 1971.

Dr. Hammond served as hospital chaplain following ordination and then as clinical counselor at pastoral institution before entering private practice in 1973 where he served until he founded Shepherd's Heart in 1990 as a mission to "walk with the wounded and equip the saints for ministry". He served as the Rector of Shepherd's Heart until his death.

He also began a Third Order Franciscan community which was installed in 2001. Through the years Dr. Hammond taught evangelism, prayer, and pastoral care to many students from a number of denominations, and he had a special ministry to pastors, ministers and their families.

He is survived by his wife, Ann Hammond who was also active with him in ministry. He is preceded in death by his father-in-law Dr. Eldridge Tracey Brown who passed away in 1956.

Dr. Hammond took a "leave of absence" from the Episcopal Church in 1973 to help found St. Peter and St. Paul Antiochian Orthodox Church in Bethesda, MD. His "spiritual fathers" were Metropolitan Anthony Bloom of London, England and Bishop Bazll both bishops in the Russian Orthodox Church.

Dr. Hammond returned to the Episcopal Church in 1987 and founded a mission church in Maryland in 1991 he moved from Potomac, Maryland to Fairfax, Virginia to establish Shepherd's Heart and Franciscan Fire where he and his ministers served under the Anglican Province in North America.

Funeral Services were held at Truro Anglican Church, Fairfax, Virginia, Friday January 16, 2015. Graveside services for Dr. Hammond will be Wednesday, January 21,2015 at Cleveland Cemetery, County Road 1, Cleveland, Alabama.


Blount County/ Cleveland Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.