Our Team
OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM, CANONS AND STAFF
Who We Are
Always Forward is the Provincial Office of Church Planting for the Anglican Church in North America. Our work is a collaborative effort between the Province, Dioceses, and local churches. See below to learn a little more about some of the members of our team:
Lead
Fr. Tony Melton
Fr. Tony is the Lead for Always Forward. He also serves as priest and planting rector at Christ the King Anglican Church in Marietta, GA. He and his wife, Vandi, have five children. Fr. Tony also serves as the Provincial Lead for Church Planting for the ACNA and the Canon for Church Planting for the Diocese of the Southeast REC. He enjoys building things with his boys and gardening with his girls.
Our Leadership Team
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Molly Ruch
Molly is a former Lead for Always Forward and serves as Canon for Church Planting for the Upper Midwest Diocese.
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Rev. Cn. Seth Cain
Seth is the Canon for Church Planting in the Diocese of the Carolinas and rector of Village Church in Greenville, SC.
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Rev. Cn. Kris McDaniel
Kris is the lead for Church Multiplication in the Diocese of C4SO and rector of Trinity Atlanta.
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Rev. Dan Alger
Dan is a former Lead for Always Forward, author, professor and experienced church planter.
Our Canons
Our diocesan Canons for Church Planting are key to our team and how we function as a collaborative network across the ACNA. They provide leadership for all the church planting efforts and strategies in their dioceses and they are one of our central resources. Bringing them together, cultivating relationships and experience sharing and collective strategizing is key to our work and key to seeing church planting flourish across the Province.
Our Support Staff
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Ashley Fan
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Ashley graduated from the University of Virginia in 2024 with a B.A. in Psychology. She grew up in Blacksburg, VA and now lives in Charlottesville. She enjoys photography, baking, reading, and music but mostly loves an adventure, no matter how silly. Being part of a missions-focused church at home, she developed an early interest in non-profit work. In the future, she hopes to go to graduate school for clinical psychology to do youth counseling!
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Scott Hunt
COMMUNICATION & DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT
Scott provides direction for our communications and digital media. He is also Communications Director for the Anglican Diocese of Canada. Scott grew up as the son of church planters, served for years as a director of youth ministry, and loves to see healthy churches planted and more people reached with the good news of Jesus. He and his wife and four children live in Ontario, Canada.
Our Coaches
Our network of coaches is an extended part of our team and comprised of leaders from across the ACNA specifically trained to provide support, accountability, and wisdom to support local church planters. We believe strongly in the value of every church planter working with a coach. If you are in need of a coach or want to learn more please contact us.