Vestry | St. Columba's Episcopal Church

The vestry is the agent and legal representative of the parish in all matters concerning its corporate property and the relations of the parish to its clergy.

Vestry Members

The vestry consists of the rector, the senior warden, the junior warden and 12 members of the parish, who are elected for three-year terms. These individuals are listed below.

Senior Warden: Abigail Gorman

Junior Warden: Sara Glenn

Vestry:

Emily Lawson

Andrew Marshall

Kris Moore

Keri Piester

Diocesan Delegates:

Kirsten Sherk

Jane Ward

Alternate Diocesan Delegates:

Patricia Riley

Chris Schumann

Anne Wakefield

Finance

Dear Members of St. Columba’s:

We have made great progress in our effort to strengthen the foundation of St. Columba’s by completing reviews of our recent financial history. Attached you will find the following documents:

Vestry Committees

There are currently seven standing committees of the vestry:

The Finance & Property committee is chaired by the parish treasurer, who has the responsibility for maintaining all parish funds, receiving and disbursing monies in accordance with approved budget, maintaining accounts. Membership on the Finance committee is open to vestry and non-vestry members.

The Governance commit…

Delegates and Alternate Delegates

Diocesan delegates represent St. Columba’s at the annual diocesan convention, which brings together clergy and lay members from all 88 congregations under the Bishop’s leadership each January to decide the diocesan budget, elect members of various diocesan bodies and vote on special resolutions. They are elected as alternates for one year, and then elected as full lay delegates f…

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