Clergy and Staff
The Rev. Jared Moore, Priest-in-Charge
Bobbi Reece, Choir Director and Organist
The Rev. Jared Moore, Priest-in-Charge
Father Jared has spent the last 20 years pastoring and planting churches in Missouri and Colorado. Enjoying the outdoors, he's always dreaming of where to drive his old rusty truck where he can slip in a canoe and float along in the wind trying to catch a fish. He and his wife, Katrina, are both Missouri natives and enjoy an adventurous l
Father Jared has spent the last 20 years pastoring and planting churches in Missouri and Colorado. Enjoying the outdoors, he's always dreaming of where to drive his old rusty truck where he can slip in a canoe and float along in the wind trying to catch a fish. He and his wife, Katrina, are both Missouri natives and enjoy an adventurous life together with their three children; Elijah, Sam, and Lily.
The Rev. Dr. Angela Ferree, Deacon
Bobbi Reece, Choir Director and Organist
The Rev. Jared Moore, Priest-in-Charge
Deacon Angela graduated from the Episcopal School for Ministry and was ordained to the diaconate at Christ Church Cathedral on December 18, 2021. Angela was born in Yorkshire, England and came to the United States after earning an honors degree in English. She married her husband Bill, an airline pilot, and they raised three sons. Ange
Deacon Angela graduated from the Episcopal School for Ministry and was ordained to the diaconate at Christ Church Cathedral on December 18, 2021. Angela was born in Yorkshire, England and came to the United States after earning an honors degree in English. She married her husband Bill, an airline pilot, and they raised three sons. Angela and Bill were married for forty-nine years until his death 2013. Graduate studies at the University of Texas at Austin, had resulted in Angela earning her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction. She then taught as a professor for many years at Western Illinois University in Macomb, Illinois before retiring and moving to the St. Louis area. She enjoys travel, the theatre, reading and gardening.
Bobbi Reece, Choir Director and Organist
Bobbi Reece, Choir Director and Organist
Bobbi Reece, Choir Director and Organist
For Bobbi, music and travel are her passions, which came together with study at the Royal School of Music in London, Ithaca Conservatory of Music and Cornell University. A couple of degrees and many teaching and church positions later, this native New Yorker has found a welcoming home in the choir nest at Hope Church. Her enthusiasm, kno
For Bobbi, music and travel are her passions, which came together with study at the Royal School of Music in London, Ithaca Conservatory of Music and Cornell University. A couple of degrees and many teaching and church positions later, this native New Yorker has found a welcoming home in the choir nest at Hope Church. Her enthusiasm, knowledge, talent and dedication to our music program is truly a blessing and a gift to our church.
Debbie Boles, PARISH ADMINISTRATOR
Bobbi Reece, Choir Director and Organist
Bobbi Reece, Choir Director and Organist
Debbie Boles, a California native, moved to Missouri with her husband, Tom, in January 2019. She earned her degrees in Child Development and in Studio Art with an emphasis in ceramics from Cal State East Bay. After many years of teaching, she comes to Hope Church with 20+ years of experience as an office manager in non-profit organizati
Debbie Boles, a California native, moved to Missouri with her husband, Tom, in January 2019. She earned her degrees in Child Development and in Studio Art with an emphasis in ceramics from Cal State East Bay. After many years of teaching, she comes to Hope Church with 20+ years of experience as an office manager in non-profit organizations. She enjoys spending time with her husband exploring her new state of residence with their Jack Russel terrier, Karma, and their two cats, Cooper and Phinn. Debbie can be reached at hopeecstl@gmail.com
Our Vestry
Dave Miller
mark gelsthorpe, clerk of the vestry
mark gelsthorpe, clerk of the vestry
mark gelsthorpe, clerk of the vestry
mark gelsthorpe, clerk of the vestry
mark gelsthorpe, clerk of the vestry
Kathy Joslin
mark gelsthorpe, clerk of the vestry
Mickey Harrison Junior Warden
Mickey Harrison Junior Warden
Mickey Harrison Junior Warden
Mickey Harrison Junior Warden
chris sturgeon, senior warden
Mickey Harrison Junior Warden
chris sturgeon, senior warden
Our Bishop
THE RT. REV. DEON JOHNSON
Deon Kevin Johnson was born and raised in a small village on the Caribbean island of Barbados. His faith was formed under the watchful eye of his maternal grandmother who taught him how to pray, how to listen with his heart and introduced him to the beauty of worship in the hymns and spirituals she sang throughout Deon’s childhood.
His grandmother’s presence and prayers continued to influence him as he immigrated from Barbados to New York at the age of 14. “Leaving my mother and grandmother behind was perhaps one of the most difficult journeys my older brother and I could ever undertake,” Johnson recalls. “Because of their unconditional love, and the faithful witness of many others, I have been shaped into the person and priest I am today.”
After receiving Bachelor of Arts degrees in English and History and an Associates degree in Biology at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH (2000), he went on to earn a Master of Divinity degree from The General Theological Seminary in New York, NY (2003).
Deon served as Associate Rector at Christ Episcopal Church in Shaker Heights, OH (2003-2006), and most recently as Rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Brighton, MI (2006-2020). A veteran Episcopal priest with deep experience in social justice issues and ministry to gay and lesbian communities, he has served in many positions in the wider church and the community. He continues to serve on the Taskforce for Liturgical and Prayer Book Revision and as a consultant with the Office of Black Ministries.
The Episcopal Diocese of Missouri elected the Rev. Deon Kevin Johnson as its 11th diocesan bishop on Nov. 23, 2019, at Christ Church Cathedral in St. Louis. He was elected on the first ballot at the diocesan convention during an election that involved 164 voting delegates. He received 71 votes from lay delegates and 42 votes from clergy.
Bishop Johnson was ordained as the 11th Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri on June 13, 2020, at Christ Church Cathedral in St. Louis. His ordination was originally scheduled for April 25, 2020, but the coronavirus forced a postponement of the event. Throughout the pandemic, Bishop Deon has has led with compassion and hope, redefining the mission and vision for The Episcopal Diocese of Missouri.
Bishop Johnson and his husband Jhovanny Osorio are the proud parents of two children, Lilohalani and Ja’Lon. He enjoys cooking, photography, hiking and being an armchair movie critic.
