Greetings!
Thank you for visiting St. John the Evangelist in Ozark, AL. We would like to welcome you to our parish. I became pastor in September 2021. I am delighted to be back in the Wiregrass. It is a special place that is dear to my heart.
I grew up in Prattville, AL and attended nearby Wallace Community College from 1998-2000 where I played baseball. I graduated from Auburn University of Montgomery in 2003 with a degree in marketing and spent several years working in the private sector before feeling a call to serve as a priest for the Archdiocese of Mobile.
I was ordained in 2016 and served as parochial vicar at St. Dominic Parish and chaplain at McGill-Toolen Catholic School High School in Mobile. Most recently, I have served as pastor of St. Martin of Tours in Troy, AL and campus minister at Troy University since June 2019.
I look forward to serving this faith filled community and celebrating God’s presence among us as your pastor. Know of my prayers for you and your families.
Sincerely,
Fr. Chris Boutin, Pastor
