The Rev. Randy W. Johnson
Rector

Spiritual leadership for our faith community is provided by
The Rev. Randy W. Johnson. Fr. Randy arrived at St. Christopher’s
in March 2019.
 
-Welcome!
Our mission at St. Christopher’s is to restore all people to unity
with God and each other in Christ.
Whatever path you are on, we are glad it has brought you here. Wherever you are in your journey, we are happy to meet you there.
Whatever you seek, we know that God holds the answer.
We invite you to travel with us, to grow with us, to rest with us.
Meet Christ. Be Christ.

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Karla Standridge Cole
Director of Music

Karla Cole has been the music director at St. Christopher’s since 2010. She enjoys the diversity of our music program and the challenge of working with amateur musicians from four years old to, well, older. Karla’s varied career path from academia through musical theatre and music education and logically (sort of) to sacred music has blessed her with infinite patience (for other people) and not a little creative inspiration. Karla actually holds degrees in piano performance from Texas Wesleyan and Drake University with doctoral study at the University of Iowa. There was also a music education degree in there somewhere and a lot of organ lessons at the insistence of her mother. She has earned the Bishop’s Certificate in Church Music and has sung with Consortium Carissimi, the Gregorian Singers and Singers in Accord. Additionally, she is a professional accompanist and enjoys playing chamber music with her musician friends around town.

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Chad O'Leary
Director of Youth Ministries

Chad grew up in White Bear Lake and graduated from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota with a undergraduate focus in biology.  He later obtained his master's degree from Saint Mary's University in theology and is currently finishing a second master's degree in education from the College of St. Scholastica.  Before arriving at St. Christopher's in 2013, Chad served as youth minister at St. Edward's Catholic Church in Bloomington, campus minister at Totino-Grace High School, and as a coordinator of youth ministry for the Episcopal Church in Minnesota.  Believing that strong relationships help all youth and can help erase the achievement gap seen in our schools, Chad also teaches biology at Twin Cities Academy on the east side of St. Paul.  Chad lives in St. Paul with his husband Troy and enjoys being outdoors, his five cats (Snurp, Hattie, Hobbes, Eleanor & Sophie), travel, and hunting for the St. Paul Winter Carnival Medallion.  He is an award-winning baker at the Minnesota State Fair and has been to all 50 states.

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Marion Hunner
Director of Children’s Ministries

Marion joined our staff in 2010, bringing many years of experience in children’s education.  She matches her expertise with passion and vibrancy by developing curriculum and program strategies, training educators and facilitators, and incorporating children into all aspects of parish life.  Marion and her family have been worshiping at St. Christopher's since 2001.
— My goal is to provide quality programming that encourages children to develop their relationship with God, the church community and the world around them.

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Ruth Thillen
Parish Administrator

Ruth has participated in parish administration for over 25 years, more than half spent here at St. Christopher’s. As our administrator, Ruth oversees office functionality, which includes hospitality, communications, parish records and bookkeeping, and manages leases and vendors, all with her signature cheery smile.
— St. Christopher’s is a friendly and loving community that’s fiscally, locally, and globally responsible, and I’m proud to be a part of the mix.

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Meet Our Vestry

Kathy Ackerman - Senior Warden
 Mike Sirany - Junior Warden
Allison Jensen - Clerk
Suzanne Hitchcock - Treasurer
Ruth Thillen - Bookkeeper

Vestry Members Serving 2018-2020

• Barbara Hovey
• Tom Linder
• Lisa Spiro

Serving 2019-2021

• Erin Bowman
• Josh Kattelman
• Al Reedstrom
• Serving 2020-2022
  
• Ann DePaolis-Jones
• Alexander Kun
• Jeanna McLoughlin