Leadership
The Rev. Charles Lane Cowen
The Rev. Charles Lane Cowen began serving at St. Andrew’s in July of 2023 having previously served a bilingual, multicultural parish in Wilmington, DE. He received an M.Div. from the Seminary of the Southwest in his home state of Texas in 2018 and was ordained in the…
The Rev. Connie Jones
The Rev. Connie Jones joined the St. Andrew’s staff in 2018 after retiring from full-time parish ministry as Associate Rector of Grace Church, Yorktown. Educated at Mount Holyoke College (B.A.) and Duke University (Ph.D.), her first career was to teach U.S. History in…
Harper Bathel
Harper Bathel has worked for the Episcopal Church since 2003 and joined St. Andrew’s Staff in August of 2016. For the past nine years, she has served as the Director of Children’s and Youth Ministry. Harper has a passion for working with children, teens, and…
Stephen G. Leist
Stephen Leist began serving St. Andrew’s in January 2015, having previously served as organist-choirmaster at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Versailles, Kentucky. Prior to that position, he served as interim organist-choirmaster at the Church of the Good Shepherd in…
Richard Rigg
Although a native of Rhode Island, Richard Rigg has been living in the Tidewater area for over 50 years, having graduated from Maury High School in Norfolk. Richard’s love of music began at an early age while his family still lived in Rhode Island, and he continued…
Allison Enedy
Bio coming soon. Contact Allison at admin@standrewsnorfolk.org
JonMichel Sipes
JonMichel Sipes has been with St. Andrew’s since September of 2004 when he was hired to help care for the property as the church sexton. In February of 2022, JonMichel took on the Facilities Manager position. JonMichel can be found throughout the building attending to…
The Vestry of St. Andrew’s consists of confirmed members of our church elected at our Annual Meeting to work alongside the rector in discerning how God is calling us to be follow Jesus through our church’s many ministries. The vestry particularly does this through creating church policies and caring for our financial and physical assets. To contact a vestry member, you may reach out to the church office at admin@standrewsnorfolk.org
Officers of the Vestry
Karen Mitchell – Senior Warden
Phil Modisett – Junior Warden
Leslie Hipps – Register
Larry Brett – Treasurer
Vestry-at-Large
Nash Bilisoly
Tiffany Crawford
Donna Feld
Matt Frauenzimmer
Tayloe Gwathmey
Jerry Hines
Charlie Hinsch
Penny Lewis
Bruce Martin
Becky Ruffin