The Vestry

In cooperation with its priests, Calvary's Vestry coordinates the activities of the church. Calvary's organizations, committees and groups are assigned to one of five commissions: Worship, Parish Life, Community Life, Christian Formation and Administration/Finance. A member of the Vestry is responsible for each of the five commissions, convening the constituent organizations as needed to facilitate communication and mutual accountability.

Vestry Members

Steven C. Mace - Senior Warden

Steven has been a Calvary parishioner for almost twenty-five years (on and off). He is a long-time Columbia resident. When not performing his duties as Senior Warden, he can usually be found tending to his family's needs. His wife's name is Amy, and they have two young children named Ava and Leo. He is an accountant in private industry. Hobbies mostly center around music and chess.

John Bolton - Junior Warden; Chair, Parish Life Commission

John Bolton is an Oncology Certified Nurse at Boone Hospital. This is the second year of his of second term on the Vestry; he served previously during the rectorship of Father Fallis. John and Deb have been members of Calvary since 1988. John has served the Advent Bazaar as co-chairmouse and spent many years in the infamous White Elephant Room. John and Deb's son Micah was married last October and Aaron will be married in August. John is a third-year member of EFM. He reads history and comparative religion, loves sports--especially soccer, cycling and baseball (White Sox and Cardinals). He and Deb bicycle and garden and are learning the joys of travel.

Jason Aubrey - Member

Jason has been attending Calvary with family since fall 2004, and he's been on the vestry since January 2007. He is also in EFM, a member of the centering prayer group, and a member of the Adult Education committee. Jason is a mathematician and he teaches at the University of Missouri. He and his wife Jennifer have two sons, Lucas and Elliot. He enjoys taking his kids swimming and he likes to lay on the couch and watch movies with his wife.

Michelle Anderson - Co-chair, Search Committee; Chair, Christian Formation Commission

Michelle Anderson was elected to the vestry in 2006. She serves as head of the Christian Formation Commission and is also co-chair of the Search Committee. Michelle is an MU graduate with a degree in journalism and has used her skills at Calvary as chair of the Percept Communications Revisioning process and then as chair of the Communications Committee for several years--helping redesign the bulletin, Psalter, letterhead and creating advertising and heading up public relations efforts for the church. One of her favorite parts of that process was helping with the creation of the Calvary bell tower logo. Michelle is also a member of the Adult Education Committee, where she recently started a new Sunday forum called "Harried... with Children: A Relaxed Forum for Busy Parents" as well as the Red Tent Women book discussion group, which is now in its third year. Michelle and her husband Clay, a palliative care physician with the University of Missouri, have been at Calvary for 10 years. They have three young children, Benjamin, Levi and Vivian.

Kathy Alexander - Member

Kathy Alexander is a "cradle Episcopalian" and has attended Calvary for two and a half years after moving from Irving, Texas. This is Kathy's first three-year term on Vestry. She works for Centurytel and keeps pretty busy working. She enjoys visiting her two children and five grandchildren who live in Springfield, Missouri, and Ft. Worth, Texas. She also enjoys her work with the church through Loaves and Fishes, Bell Choir, and Daughters of the King, and as a Greeter and Eucharistic Minister.

Tim Echternach - Member

Tim works for the Missouri Association of Realtors. He attends Calvary with his wife Sara and their three daughters.

Gary Gardner - Co-chair, Search Committee

Gary Gardner joined Calvary in 1990 and since then has completed Education for Ministry and the School for Congregational Development. He is co-chair of the search committee. His second term on Vestry ends in 2007. He reads, walks, solves crossword puzzles, and enjoys science fiction and soccer. He is married to Cully Dale. They have two children, Claire and David.

Tom Frankman - Member

Except for a brief period when he lived in Fulton, Tom Frankman has attended Calvary since he moved to central Missouri in 1994. He has been a Eucharistic Minister since 2002 and a member of the Worship Committee since 2003. Kristina Detmer, his wife, has attended Calvary since coming to the University of Missouri as an undergraduate. She is a mentor in the parish's EFM ministry and a Eucharistic Minister. Professionally, Tom is Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at William Woods University.

Eileen Porter - Chair, Worship Commission

Eileen Porter began attending Calvary in 2001 before she and Dale Veerhusen were married in November of that year at Calvary. A lifelong Methodist, she was confirmed at Calvary in 2002 and licensed as a Eucharistic Minister. A member of the Canterbury Choir, as well as an occasional vocal soloist and pianist, she coordinated the music for Calvary's 5:00 p.m. service from its inception in 2002 through 2006. With others, she has coordinated Calvary's involvement in the Church World Service CROP Walk since 2002. She was elected to the Vestry in 2004 and appointed Chair of the Worship Commission. Eileen is a Professor of Nursing at MU, where she has been active in faculty governance. A former Director of the Ph.D. Program in Nursing, she conducts her research with older women who live at home alone. She and Dale monitor the activities of three particularly special cats and occasionally tend their shade garden. Her son, Spencer Jones, and his wife, Emily, live in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he is completing his Ph.D. in political science and working as a tennis pro.

Tobey Lee - Member

Tobey Lee has enjoyed being a member of Calvary since she moved to Columbia in 2001. She was elected to the Vestry for a three year term in January 2007. Tobey is chairperson of the Newcomers Committee. Her husband Art is also a member of Calvary. Tobey works for a local chiropractor as a licensed massage therapist. Because of this, Art says that he is glad she isn't an accountant. She also enjoys knitting sweaters for her two granddaughters.

David Kurtz - Chair, Community Life Commission

David Kurtz is in his third year on Vestry. He and his wife, Elaine, have been members of Calvary since 1999. They have two children, Rebecca (5) and Samuel (4). David is an attorney and writer. In the past, he has been active in the Communications and Adult Education ministries at Calvary and is a member of the kitchen crew for the annual Advent Bazaar breakfast.

Diana Townsend - Member

Diana Townsend has been a member of Calvary for many years-- too many to count up. She is in her second year of her term on the Vestry. Her other Calvary activities center around the Newcomers Committee where she co-chairs the Greeters of the church. She has worked on the Flower Ministry, the Pastoral Care committee, and the former Health Ministry. She is retired from high school counseling and now likes to travel around, making an effort at learning French. She loves music, from ragtime to classical, and enjoys bridge, biking, Bible study, and new experiences.