“Is the Church a stone building? A book or a pew? No, the Church is the Lord’s hand and feet and that’s me and that’s you!” – Episcopal Youth Event song, 1993
My life’s work has been to help people and organizations (Christian and secular) act faithfully on the values they proclaim. Demonstrating agape love with glad and generous hearts (Acts 2:44-47) and acting as the Lord’s hands and feet to all whom we meet – that is what “being the Church” means to me.
I have been a priest in the Episcopal Church for over 20 years. From 2004 to 2016, I served as the Rector of St. John’s, Saint Louis, Missouri, US, where we experienced a renaissance – growing from a dozen people worshiping on Sunday morning to a community hub gathering over a thousand people every month.
I am the Champions Consultant for Missouri Jobs with Justice (a grassroots organization that advocates for workers’ rights), the Missioner for Public Advocacy for the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri, and a Priest Associate at St. Mark’s, Saint Louis. I will be completing the Interim Ministry Network’s Transitional Ministry Training this spring.
I earned a B.A. from Yale University, an M.P.P. from the University of Chicago, an M.Div. from the General Theological Seminary and a D.Min. from Eden Theological Seminary.
My husband, Jonathan, and I have three children: Lucille (14), Ruby Frances (12) and Theodore (8). Jonathan works for an international company. French is my second language; my family is learning it.
