​Amma Kim, our Rector of 9+ years, retired at the end of 2025. We are currently in the discernment process regarding our next priest.​

Experiences such as refugee sponsorship during his thirty-plus years as a member of All Saints' Episcopal Church in Johnson City, New York helped form Dave's path to becoming a deacon. He completed a clergy formation program organized by Bexley Hall Seminary and the Diocese of Central New York where he was ordained a deacon in 2005. He and his wife, Fran, moved to Vermont to be near grandchildren. He has served as a deacon at St. Matthew's, Enosburg Falls, and, starting in 2011, at St. James, Essex Junction. Education and employment have been in the areas of financial planning, computer programming, and systems integration - mostly with IBM Corporation. His main activities at St. James are in the areas of outreach and pastoral care. Dave is active in the Essex-Jericho-Underhill Ecumenical Ministry group that runs the Jericho food shelf. His emerging interest is in low cost housing and "Housing First" initiatives.

After graduating from Cedar Crest College in Allentown, Pennsylvania with degrees in music and education, Carol taught music at Cedar Crest College and in public schools in Pennsylvania and Vermont. In addition to being the founder and conductor of the Colchester Community Chorus for the past thirty one years, she has been a professional accompanist for choral groups and instrumental and vocal soloists in Burlington and surrounding areas. She has also served as organist, choir director, and director of music in the Episcopal Church for over 50 years and is currently here at St. James Episcopal Church in Essex Junction.

SarahJean has enjoyed serving as an administrative specialist for non-profit organizations for over a decade. A fresh transplant to Vermont, SarahJean worked most recently as the Parish Administrator for Christ Church Anglican Grand Rapids, and prior as the School Administrative Director for Grand Rapids Ballet, Michigan’s only professional ballet company. In her work, SarahJean values being an approachable communicator and an efficient process manager. She draws particular energy from the donning of multiple hats and meaningful interaction with staff, leadership, and community alike.

In addition to working for St James, SarahJean also works as the administrator for All Saints in South Burlington and St Paul's in Vergennes.

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Given her degree in and passion for communications and theatre, SarahJean is an advocate for the gifts of presence, story, and performance, and their capacities for impacting the human spirit.  Outside of work, SarahJean delights in nurturing her two children, reading, hiking, and listening to live music.

St. James Episcopal Church

4 St. James Place

Essex Junction, VT  05452

802.878.4014

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office@stjamesvt.org

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