Rt. Rev. Royal Grote, Ordinary
Based in Houston, Texas, Bishop Grote oversees the
large
Diocese of
Mid-America. He also functions as the missionary bishop
and chaplaincy endorser for the
Reformed Episcopal Church.
Rev. Matthew Whitehead, Rector
Fr. Matt comes to us from North Carolina, where he
was born and raised. He was schooled at
Liberty University (B.A., Religion,
2001),
Dallas Theological Seminary (Th.M.,
2006), and is currently pursuing continuing education
at
Cranmer Theological House. He serves
in our armed forces as a Reserve chaplain in the
US Air Force Chaplain Service. He is
blessed to have a wife and two daughters, with whom he
is enamored! His hobbies include playing bass guitar
and hunting (though not at the same time!).
Vestry
Mr. Ed Cudworth, Senior Warden
Mr. Gail Trout, Junior Warden
Mrs. Judy Allen, Secretary
Mr. Ed Buster
Mrs. Kathy Murphy
Mr. Lewis Reynolds, Treasurer
Alice Crosby, Organist
Our organist Alice Crosby is a very versatile
musician who at various times has played the organ, piano,
oboe, drums, and glockenspiel. She attended the
Mozarteum Music Academy in Salzburg, Austria and earned a
bachelor of arts degree in piano from Southwest Missouri
State University. She also attended graduate school
in musicology at Penn State. Among the other
interests in her life are her husband Jack, two daughters,
French bulldog Jiggs, and semi-cross-eyed Himalayan cat,
Issie. At one time Alice was licensed as a
stockbroker.