Vestry

Annual Reports

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About the Vestry

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…

Our Current Vestry

Vestry Officers: (The treasurer and secretary do not need to be members of the vestry, but can be appointed, leaving members of the vestry free for other duties.)

Senior Warden: Saundra (Sandy) Johnson.
Junior Warden: vacant.
Treasurer: Scott Serota.
Secretary and Clerk: Carey Lockman Corbin.
Position Descriptions: click here to see the responsibilities of senior warden, junior warden, treasurer, and secretary.

Serving to June, 2024

Carey Lockman Corbin
Saundra (Sandy) Johnson
Rachel Gaskell

Serving to June, 2025

Cecil Gordon
Anthony Jones
Christina Bennan Lee
Nana Soto

Serving to June, 2026

Mary Lou Edgar
Scott Serota
Mary O’Connell Sparco

The Vestry usually meets on the third Wednesday of the month at 6:30 p.m.

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:

2021-2023 Gary Jolly
2021-2021 Clint Williams
2020-2023 John Goodill, Pat Hampton, Sharon Leyhow, Wanda Smith
2019-2022 Mary Morgan, Danny Schweers, Peggy Shane
2019-2021 Dan Young
2018-2021 Tom Angell, Rachel Gaskell, Patty Greene
2017-2020 Jenna Christy, Norwood Coleman, Nana Soto, Linda Whitehead
2018-2020 Sam Lamptey
2016-2019 Laura Eisenman, Steven Jones, Sharon Leyhow, Carol Scott
2016-2017 Queon Jackson
2015-2018 David Clouser, Audry Collins, John Goodill, Michelle Smith
2014–2017 Bill Kauffman, Debbie Layton, Phyllise Wilkins-Church
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

Requirements of Nominees

Those seeking to serve on the Vestry should:
• be a member in good standing (A member in good standing is one who is regular in attendance at worship — in person or via video — and is a contributor to the parish by pledge or other identifiable financial contribution, even in small amounts.),
• have been engaged in at least one of SsAM’s ministries,
• be able to collaborate with others and be part of consensus decision-making,
• have demonstrated commitment to SsAM’s vision, mission, and values,
• have demonstrated the wisdom and capacity to hold in confidence sensitive information,
• be able to attend monthly online meetings as well as occasional extra meetings and an annual retreat, and,
• be able to communicate via email.