Staff of Trinity Church

Staff and Vestry of Trinity Church

Presiding Bishop: The Most Rev. Dr. Katharine Jefferts Schori
Bishop of Southwestern Virginia: The Rt. Rev. Neff Powell

Paul S. Nancarrow Rector	The Rev. Dr. Paul S. Nancarrow came to Trinity in the fall of 2008. Before Trinity, he served churches in the dioceses of Minnesota, Tennessee, and Michigan. Paul has a PhD in theology from Vanderbilt University, where he worked in the areas of theology of nature and process theology. He is particularly interested in the relationship between religion and science and the question of cosmology, or how we can give an account of the world that can accommodate both material and spiritual realities. "The world is made of differences in relationship," he says; "Science discovers this, and Genesis proclaims it. If that is so, then how do we human beings in the world join in God's creative work by creating relationships out of our differences? That is what the church is all about." Paul and Lee, his wife, live in the rectory on Trinity's grounds. Paul has two adult children, Maggie and Aidan, who live in Minnesota. Email: rector(at)trinitystaunton(dot)org
Shelby O. Owen Associate Rector	The Rev. Shelby Ochs Owen began as our Associate Rector in June 2009. Her previous positions since ordination were as associate rectors at St. Paul's Church in Ivy, and at St. Anne's Church in Reston. She is a graduate of Virginia Theological Seminary (M.Div.) in Alexandria (2005) and the College of William and Mary (B.A.-Art History), where she met her husband Steve. Shelby lives in Staunton with her husband and son. Their other two children are away at college. Her focus at Trinity includes Christian Education, Parish Youth and Pastoral Care as well as general ministry. Email: associate(at)trinitystaunton(dot)org
Roger Snyder Clergy Associate	Deacons James E. Gilman and John P. Wilkinson
John D. Lane Rector Emeritus	John D. Lane was rector of Trinity Church from 1987 to 2007 and was named Rector Emeritus in 2010.
Carol A. Taylor Director of Music	Carol A. Taylor, the Trinity Music Director since 1988, earned a masters degree in organ performance at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, where she later directed the University Chorus and taught organ. She also directed the Queen Mary Road United Church Choir, which twice reached the finals of the Canadian National Choral Competition. Ms. Taylor directs all the Trinity choirs and plays the Taylor and Boody organ, installed in 2000.
Margaret Pearson Parish Administrator	Margaret Pearson has been the Parish Administrator for Trinity Church since September 2005. She lives in Staunton with her husband, Oakley. They are members of Trinity Church. She has two children and two grandchildren.
Susan Micklem Parish Secretary	Susan Micklem has been secretary at Trinity since September 2004. She is also volunteer coordinator, handles parish publications and manages the website. She has a daughter pursuing a college degree at Virginia Commonwealth University. email: secretary1746(at)trinitystaunton(dot)org
Ron Sexton Parish Sexton	Ron Sexton is Trinity's property caretaker. He is also the team captain of the Trinity softball team and the instructor of the model building class that meets weekly during the program year. He lives in Fishersville with his wife and daughter.