Aaron Damiani

Aaron Damiani is the Rector of Immanuel Anglican in Chicago, IL and author of books The Good of Giving Up: Discovering the Freedom of Lent (2017) and Earth Filled with Heaven: Finding Life in Liturgy, Sacraments, and other Ancient Practices of the Church (2022). Originally from Ohio, Fr. Aaron moved to Chicago in 1997 and spent the following years living and working on the North Side of the city. Aaron holds a Bachelors degree in Pastoral Theology from Moody Bible Institute and a Masters in Biblical Exegesis from Wheaton College. After moving to Washington DC in 2008, Aaron discerned a call to ministry while researching public policy at the Potomac Institute. After his first ministry assignment on Capitol Hill, he and his wife Laura moved back to Chicago with a vision to raise up a vibrant Anglican church that would seek the good of the city. Fr. Aaron and his wife Laura were married in 2003, and live in the Irving Park neighborhood with their 4 kids: August, Samuel, Olivia, and Mona. Fr. Aaron enjoys cycling, audiobooks and the occasional CrossFit workout.