Tripp Hudgins is an ordained American Baptist Minister. He has an undergraduate degree from the University of Richmond (1992). His seminary study began at Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond in Richmond, VA and concluded at Seabury-Western Theological Seminary in Evanston, IL June of 2004. Currently he is completing his thesis for a Masters in Theological Studies from Seabury. His interest is in Liturgical Theology and History.

His professional music experience includes everything from do-wop to classical to bluegrass. Currently, you can find him playing mandolin with his "blueirishfolkgrass" band, One of the Girls, around Chicago and its suburbs.

Tripp has spent much of his adult life serving various congregations as a musician. He moved to the Chicago area in 1997 and has served as a musician at Holy Name Cathedral, St Peter's in the Loop, and North Shore Baptist Church. Ministry for Tripp has included work in the creative arts, as a member of an intentional Christian community and retreat center in Richmond, Richmond Hill, and as a chaplain at Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge. He also served as part of the pastoral team at Church of Jesus Christ Reconciler, an ecumenical congregation in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago, from 2002 to 2007.

Tripp is married to Patricia Austin, a Chicago-based actor. They have three cats and live in the church parsonage. You can also find Tripp's blog at www.anglobaptist.org. There he posts about faith, theology and whatever else might come to mind that day.