Rector Search
What’s Next:
In the first two weeks of February the remaining two candidates will visit St. John’s. Following those visits the search committee will meet and determine which of the candidates is their choice to recommend to the vestry.
On February 22 the search committee will present their recommendation to the vestry. If the vestry accepts the recommendation, the call process begins:
The vestry will inform the Bishop our choice and ask the Bishop to officially call the candidate. The vestry and our next rector will meet to determine a start date, sometime after Easter. Then, probably in March, the vestry will announce to the parish our next rector.
What We’ve Done So far:
The rector search process began with a period of Self-Assessment.
In the Spring, we collected information from the CAT (Congregation Assessment Tool) – that 141 parishioners completed – and the seven Small Group Meetings – attended by 41 parishioners – and used that information over the summer to draft the Parish Profile (description of our parish and our ideal rector) and OTM (Office for Transition Ministry) Portfolio for the Congregation (rector salary/benefits, congregation statistics, and responses to a number of questions). Our rector position was open for applications August 8, 2025 through October 9, 2025.
Zoom interviews were conducted with candidates in October and November. In November, four finalist were chosen for in-person visits and interviews at St. John’s. In January 2026 the search committee and vestry met the first two of the candidates.
For more information, contact the search team chairs.
Our Rector Search Committee is:
Christina Calvit
Rich Gage (co-chair)
Frank Gaytan
Chris Horlacher
Melissa Kanter
Jason Martin
Amy Meadows
Laura Singer (co-chair)
Almighty and everliving God,
source of all wisdom and understanding,
be present with those who will take on the work
of searching for the next rector of St. John’s.
Teach all of us in all things to seek first your honor and glory.
Guide us to perceive what is right,
and grant us both the courage to pursue it
and the grace to accomplish it;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
-Adapted from the Book of Common Prayer