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St. Matthew's Anglican Church
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St. Matthew's Anglican Church
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David was ordained in the Church of England in 1988 and ministered there until coming to St. Matthew's in 2004. He is now a priest in the Anglican Church in North America. His aspiration is summarized by Colossians 1:28: "We proclaim Christ, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ." As Rector he is responsible for the Bible teaching and pastoral ministry at St. Matthew's. He and his wife, Rachel, have four young children.
Ann came to St. Matthew‘s from the Methodist Church in 2002 and was confirmed in 2004. She retired in 2007 after nearly 50 years in medical imaging as a technologist and teacher. She still writes in that field when she is not working on projects for St. Matthew‘s. She was one of the board members who established St. Matthew‘s Anglican Church in April of 2009. The Senior Warden is appointed by the Rector and is, in many ways, his chief helper in his relationship with the parish as a whole. This includes providing a flow of information and ideas between the leadership of the parish and the membership in general. The Senior Warden's specific duties, with the Rector's blessing, are to conduct the monthly vestry meetings and the annual church meeting. 
Gary and his wife, Lynne, visited and immediately fell in love with St. Matthew's in 2003. He is a native of the Pacific Northwest and works in real estate. Gary's hope for St. Matthew's is that it will be a magnet for those with a love for a liturgical style of worship and a belief in the authority of scripture. The Junior Warden's primary responsibility is traditionally to oversee the maintenance of the church buildings and grounds. While we are renting facilites, the Junior Warden ensures we are acting as good tenants and tends to the relationship with Mt. Tabor Seventh Day Adventist Church. Duties also include assisting the Rector and Senior Warden in providing leadership to the Vestry. 
Melinda is an adjunct professor of voice at Multnomah University. As a graduate of Trinity University and Stanford University, she has taught voice and directed church and other non-profit choirs in Texas and Oregon. Melinda and her husband Paul first attended St. Matthew's in 2002 and knew right away they had found a new church home.