The People of St. Peter’s

Welcome! St. Peter’s Church in Redwood City, California is a parish that strives to respect and celebrate God’s gift of a wonderfully diverse people in our town and in the surrounding Bay Area. We have a rich history of more than 140 years in this place — going back to the very founding of Redwood City. Throughout the years as our town has changed, so has St. Peter’s. But in the spirit and tradition of the Episcopal Church, we have always sought to welcome all newcomers to join us on the journey of faith.

Today we are a modest-sized congregation of 150-200 faithful women, men, and children. We are from the Americas, Africa, Asia, the Pacific and Europe. We are single, married, and have life partners. We are raising children and living on our own. We are retired, working at home and in the workplace, and supporting each other as we strive to make ends meet in the busy lifestyle of the Peninsula and Silicon Valley
Father Chip became Rector of St. Peter’s in 1999 prior to which he served at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco. Father Chip is a graduate of the Church Divinity School of the Pacific and did his undergraduate work at the University of Oregon.

Father Chip’s duties frequently take him away from the office for home and hospital visits and other ministry in the neighborhood. He’s usually in the office Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. In an emergency he can be reached on his mobile phone at +1 (650) 766-2852.

A resident of Menlo Park, Skip joined the professional ministry team at St. Peter’s in the summer of 2002. He is a graduate of UC Berkeley and the Episcopal School for Deacons. As his ministry has grown at St. Peter’s, Skip continues to look forward to helping our parish grow and reach out to meet the needs of the wider Redwood City community.

Redwood City enjoys a vibrant Fijian community and St. Peter’s is honored to have the only ordained Episcopal Fijian in our diocese at St. Peter’s. In addition to leading twice monthly services in Fijian, Jimi assists with the pastoral care of all members of our church, especially the elderly.

Jerri is the voice of St. Peter’s when people call the church office and a ready smile when they visit. Jerri keeps everything (and everyone) in the church office running smoothly. The church office is open Monday through Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The church has a modern voice mail system that records messages 24 hours a day.

Office Telephone: +1 (650) 367-0777

Office Facsimile: +1 (650) 367-0884

St. Peter's is currently in the process of interviewing for an interim Minister of Music and will be engaging a process for finding a permanent Director of Music this summer.

For centuries, churches have been blessed with people who know every square inch of the property and keep it running smoothly. While it’s true that most dictionaries will define the word “sexton” as a person who cares for buildings and grounds, it is also true that sextons have a distinguished tradition of preserving houses of worship for future generations.
The Episcopal Church traces its roots in the United States to English settlers who brought with them the Church of England. After the Revolution, the Church of England in America adopted the name of “The Protestant Episcopal Church in the U.S.A.” in 1789. Little wonder then that St. Peter’s, like most Episcopal parishes, is organized somewhat like New England townships. The congregation elects representatives to the leadership group. This group is called the Vestry and has responsibility for the temporal (or non-spiritual) matters of the parish. A total of 9 people and Rector make up the Vestry. The Rector selects one of the elected representatives to be the Sr. Warden and the Vestry elects one of their own to be the Jr. Warden.

Karen Zack- Sr. Warden
Dave Householder - Jr. Warden
Jeff Redlawsk
Donna Davidson
Michael Ede
Deborah Runyeon - Clerk
Mary Wolfe
David Beiber
Peter Hutchinson
LeAnn Mitchell (alternate)
Acolytes, and Lectors — Sue Walker
Lay Eucharistic Ministers — Mr. Skip Howie
Altar Flowers — Nancy Oliver
Altar Guild — Dottie Moody
Bread Bakers — Karen Zack and Steve Azar
Buildings and Grounds — David Householder and Jeff Redlawsk
Outreach Ministries — Eleanor Hiles and Ted Hardie
Brotherhood of St. Peter’s — JD Davidson
SPY (St. Peter's Youth) — Fr. Chip, Teri Chin and Charlie Stanley
CPC Bookshelf — Gertrude Lacina
Episcopal Church Women — Marge Stallcop
KEYS Newsletter — Heather Hoffman
Newcomers — Shirley Daniels
Pastoral Care — Fr. Chip Barker
Ushers — Erik Chen

Director of Finance: The Rev. Skip Bushee
Director of Accounting: Mr. Bruce Lacina
Any baptized member of St. Peter’s who is 16 years old or older may run for Vestry without regard to race, economic circumstance, gender, sexual orientation, or handicap.

St. Peter’s is a California not-for-profit organization created for the spiritual good of people. In accordance with California Civil Code 29 and U.S. Internal Revenue Service Code 501(c)3, St. Peter’s part of a Corporation Sole led by the Bishop of California. Our property is freely and willingly held in trust for the Diocese and forever dedicated to the service of God in the Episcopal tradition.
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The congregation of El Buen Pastor (the Good Shepherd) and the congregation of St. Peter’s shares the same location.

Santa Misa, Horario: Domingo 12:30 p.m. y Jueves 6:30 p.m.