Fr. John Paul Lewis was assigned to St. Francis of Assisi parish as pastor by Archbishop Paul S. Coakley in July 2023. Before coming to St. Francis he served as pastor at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Lawton, Oklahoma. He also served as the Vocations Associate Director and Chaplain of the Lawton Correctional Institution. Fr. John Paul is currently the Director of Seminarians for the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City.