The vestry is the legal representative of the parish with regard to all matters pertaining to its corporate property. New vestry members, usually four, are elected at the annual meeting in June. In all, twelve vestry members serve at any one time, in staggered 3-year terms. The presiding officer of the vestry is the rector. There are two wardens. The senior warden leads the parish between rectors and is a support person for the rector. The junior warden often has responsibility for church property and buildings. The basic responsibilities of the vestry are to help define and articulate the mission of the congregation, to support the church’s mission by word and deed, to select the rector, to ensure effective organization and planning, and to manage resources and finances. READ MORE…
Vestry Goals
In 2014, the Vestry chose four strategic goals that it continues to pursue:
- To strengthen and grow Youth and Young Families;
- To create a sustainable financial picture;
- To provide engaging worship that is rich and meaningful and brings people back; and
- To continue the tradition of being intentionally an inclusive and diverse faith community that celebrates its relationships with each other and the larger community.
Other Documents
Vision Statement, Mission Statement
By-Laws of SsAM – Bylaws – By Laws
Respectful Communications Guidelines
Best Practices of Episcopal Vestries
Vestry Topics on Episcopal Website
Our Current Vestry
LINK: Meet the current Vestry members, their photos and statements.
Vestry Officers: (The treasurer and secretary do not need to be members of the vestry. In our case, we appoint our treasurer, leaving members of the vestry free for other duties.)
- Senior Warden: Rachel Gaskell
- Junior Warden: Peggy Shane
- Treasurer: Bernard Fisher, CPA
- Secretary: Mary Morgan
- Clerk: Carey Corbin
Serving to June, 2021
- Tom Angell
- Rachel Gaskell
- Patty Greene
- Gary Jolly
Serving to June, 2022
- Mary Morgan
- Danny Schweers
- Peggy Shane
- Dan Young
Serving to June, 2023
- John Goodill
- Pat Hampton
- Sharon Leyhow
- Wanda Smith
The Vestry usually meets on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month at 6:30 p.m. If that day is a holiday, the meeting is delayed a week.
The Vestry has seven areas of stewardship:
- Adult Spiritual Enrichment
- Finance/Stewardship/Property
- Liturgy
- Marketing
- Outreach
- Pastoral Care
- Youth and Young Families
Recent Vestry Members:
- 2017-2020 Jenna Christy, Norwood Coleman, Nana Soto, Linda Whitehead
- 2018-2020 Sam Lamptey
- 2016-2019 Laura Eisenman, Steven Jones, Sharon Leyhow, Carol Scott
- 2015-2018 David Clouser, Audry Collins, John Goodill, Michelle Smith
- 2014–2017 Bill Kauffman, Debbie Layton, Phyllise Wilkins-Church
- 2016-2017 Queon Jackson
- 2014–2016 Andres DeCos
- 2013–2016 Tracey Dixon, Sharon Leyhow, Alice Sawyer, Leroy Trotz
- 2013–2015 Shannon Faulk
- 2012–2015 Tom Angell, Cyndi Dombrowski, Shawn Dorsey, Mark Williams
- 2011–2014 Mary Anne Edwards, Josh Martin, Cheryl Thomas, Bob Young
- 2010-2013 Cecil Gordon, Jim Linderman, Ida McCall, Matthew Shipp
- 2009-2012 Nancy Miller, Monica Oates, Beatrice Stubbs Polk, Pat Saunders
- 2008-2011 Charles Annan, Tracy Lea-Dorsey, Geoff Sawyer, Carol Scott
- 2007-2010 Walt Cheatham, Dot Dorsey, Chip MacKelcan, Martha Wallin
- 2006-2009 Carolyn Haon, Herbert Harvey Jr., Michelle Hastie, Bob Richmond
- 2005-2008 Max Bell, Yvonne Gordon, Patricia Griffin, James Linderman
