Vestry

Senior Warden: Tim Croasdaile
Junior Warden: Greg Geissler
Clerk of the Vestry: Cheak Yee
Treasurer: Kathy Fleming

Vestry members:
Diana Solomon, Ann Luke, Mike Kornelsen (through Dec. 2008)
Susan Backus, Kevin Fletcher, Deb McVicker (through Dec. 2009)
Shelley Brown, Rich Rinehart, Beckett Stokes (through Dec. 2010)

Vestry Minutes:
May 2008
April 2008
March 2008
February 2008
January 2008
The vestry is the board of directors for the parish, and is responsible for the business and general affairs of St Andrew’s, providing leadership for the congregation as a whole. In the last several years, the vestry committed to the Malachi Match challenge; implemented roof repairs for 2004 and developed a three-year plan of building repairs based on historic preservation recommendations which resulted in the Keeping the Faith initiative and the Sacred Vision Sacred Space fund-raising campaign. We also revived the Ways and Means Committee, now known as the Resource Development Committee, to improve parish fund raising efforts, and undertook a study series about leadership in the context of a church. With parish involvement and input, we began developing of a long-range five-year parish plan.

Significant events/accomplishments in 2007:

  • Maintained sound stewardship of church resources, ending 2007 with income exceeding expenses by $26,000. Paid off the remaining balance of the loan related to the capital project of 2001.
  • Made excellent progress in the SVSS project:approved that committee’s overall design for expansion of the church; completed a capital stewardship program that exceeded its goal by 20%; obtained congregational approval of a grant of $300,000 from the St. Andrew’s endowment.
  • Said goodbye to longtime Rector Constance Delzell with a number of farewell functions. Appointed a Search Committee to begin the process of finding a new rector.
  • Welcomed Interim Rector Carol Meredith.
  • Supported the ordination of parishioner George Magnuson to the transitional deaconate and subsequently to the priesthood; and then, welcomed him as an Assistant Priest at St. Andrew’s.
  • Formed a partnership with the Denver Urban Land Conservancy to purchase the parking lots that straddle the church property and obtained congregational approval to utilize $350,000 from the St. Andrew’s Endowment for St. A’s portion of the down payment on the lots.

Significant challenges/dreams looking ahead to 2008:

  • Continue to support the search committee as it searches for a new rector.
  • Complete the purchase of the parking lots on both sides of the church and then begin the lots’ development discernment process. This dream has been realized!!
  • Begin construction of the church expansion on schedule.
  • Locate suitable worship and meeting space for the congregation during construction.
  • Expand program offerings that support children and young families.
  • Expand adult education offerings.
  • Increase stewardship awareness throughout the year.
  • Maintain sound stewardship of parish resource.