About Our Church Community
About the Episcopal Church
We Episcopalians believe in a loving, liberating, and life-giving God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. As constituent members of the Anglican Communion in the United States, we are descendants of and partners with the Church of England and the Scottish Episcopal Church, and are part of the third largest group of Christians in the world.
About St. Michael's
St. Michael’s is one of 44 Episcopal churches in the Episcopal Diocese of Kansas (the eastern part of the state, including Wichita and Manhattan). We sit at the intersection of the cities of Mission, Prairie Village, and Overland Park, Kansas (suburbs of Kansas City, Missouri). At St. Michael’s, we strive to be a community that worships, prays, learns, and fellowships in Jesus’ name. We seek to walk the path that Jesus taught us as we invite others to walk that path with us. We are not perfect, but we trust in the grace of God as we (on our best days) step out humbly and courageously to follow where God leads. We would love for you to join us on the journey.
Meet Our Clergy and Staff
The Rev. Dr. S. David Cox
Rector
The Very Rev. Dr. Don Compier
Assisting Priest
The Rev. Laird MacGregor
Assisting Priest
The Rev. Shawn Streepy
Assisting Priest
The Rev. Suzi Drury
Deacon & Minister of Pastoral Care
The Ven. Monte Giddings
Archdeacon & Invite-Welcome-Connect Coordinator
The Rev. Ryan Bloyd-Wiseman
Director of Youth and Family Ministry
Dr. Ken Walker
Organist and Choir Master
Elizabeth Beedle
Parish Administrator
Donna Kirkwood
Nursery Coordinator
Jerry Kirkwood
Building Engineer
Kate Capps
Administrative Assistant
Meet Our Vestry Leaders
In the Episcopal Church, the vestry is the legal representative of the local church, the parish. The vestry is made up of twelve members of the parish, of which four are replaced by election each year over a three-year cycle. The vestry is led by the rector (head priest) with the support of the Senior Warden of the parish. The Junior Warden oversees the building and grounds, while the Treasurer provides oversight of financial accounting, and the Clerk provides the official record of business carried out by the vestry in its official meetings. Vestry members love their parish and seek to labor on its behalf by articulating and supporting the church’s mission, by calling others to ministry, and by overseeing the parish’s financial and other resources.
Vestry Meeting Minutes Archive
Vestry Sunday Announcement Schedule
Will Henderson
Senior Warden
Ed Reasoner
Junior Warden
Carol Zoellner
Treasurer
Susan Wilcox
Clerk
Vestry Members: 1st Year
Mark Hunter
Kaylen Simpson-Porto
Hank Stratemeier
Maureen Weber
Vestry Members: 2nd Year
Linda Brown
Erik Coon
Teresa James
Leslie Malle
Vestry Members: 3rd Year
Jaime Keltner
Beth Lee
Betsy Ordonez
