our leadership

Our Vestry: The term vestry is born from early in church history, when the vesting room was used as a meeting space. It is the governing body of an Episcopal parish, of which the rector is Presiding Officer. The vestry leads the church in meeting its mission, through planning, finances, personnel, and other church stewardship decisions.

Vestry members are confirmed Episcopalians and active communicants of St. Paul's. Members are elected by the church to serve a three-year term. A member must rotate off for a period of three years before serving again. Along with the standard vestry leadership positions of Senior and Junior Warden and Registrar, St. Paul's employs a team approach to its twelve-member vestry organization. The primary responsibilities and current members of each team are noted below.

Senior Warden: Joby Webb
Junior Warden: Jim Gordon
Our Treasurer: Tracy Urig assumed the duties of Treasurer in 2010.
Registrar: Marty Wilson

Parish Faith (Worship and Christian formation)
Richard Harrell (2011)
Debbie Askew (2012)
Marty Wilson (2012)

Parish Life (Hospitality and Pastoral Care)
Watson Lawrence (2012)
Bill Owen (2012)
Christa Taylor (2013)

Parish Community Presence (Outreach and Media Development)
Darrell Cook (2011)
Grier Ferguson (2012)
Nancy Meakin (2012)

Parish Resources (Financial and Property Stewardship)
Joby Webb (2011)
Terry Mottley (2011)
Jim Gordon (2012)

Contact Us:
The Parish Office is open from 9:00-1:00 Monday through Friday. The office phone number is (757) 539-2478.
The Office email address is office@saintpauls-suffolk.org. You can e-mail the Rector at keith@saintpauls-suffolk.org.
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