Church Leadership

Interim Rector

The Rev. Anderson joins us from Minneapolis, MN. She brings a wealth of experience with her, and we are confident she will guide us through this transition period as the search for our permanent rector continues.

The Rev. Anderson comes to us from a year of study at the Center for Action and Contemplation, completing the Center’s Introductory and Intermediate Wisdom School. She recently served an 11-year term as the Rector at Trinity Episcopal Church in Excelsior, MN and has previous interim experience at Epiphany Episcopal Church. The Rev. Anderson has focused on faith formation, strategic planning, and planned giving as well as a variety of outreach experiences. We feel the Rev. Anderson’s unique experiences and talents will be an essential part of her work with us at St. David’s as we continue our mission to know God in Jesus Christ and make Christ known to others.

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Associate Rector

Sarah came to St. David’s in July 2023 from St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church in Incline Village, Nevada (Lake Tahoe), where she served for six years as the rector. Sarah is a gifted preacher and teacher, who reinvigorated the worship of St. Patrick’s, expanded the children’s ministries, and stabilized the financial position of the church in notable fashion. She led the congregation through the pandemic and created new opportunities to connect St. Patrick’s with the community. Sarah also served on the Diocese of Nevada’s Standing Committee with a term as president in a time when Nevada did not have a sitting Bishop. Sarah graduated from Mount Holyoke College in 2011, has a Master of Divinity from Yale Divinity School, and holds a Certificate in Anglican Studies from Berkeley Divinity School. She was ordained in the Diocese of Western Massachusetts and served as Associate Priest at Grace Episcopal Church in Amherst before becoming Rector of St. Patrick’s. Sarah is married to Brad who is an opera singer. They have three children, all still in school.

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Associate Rector

The Reverend Thomas J. Szczerba, Jr. has served St. David’s since August 2022. He was called to St. David’s especially to serve and lead the fellowship, outreach, and newcomer ministries. In addition, Thomas leads our Tuesday morning bible study, and helps with the leadership of our Family Service. Taking part in the councils of the larger Church, Thomas serves as the co-leader of a group formed in the Diocese of Pennsylvania called The Center for Courageous Women of Faith. It’s a group that is called to preserving the history of the Philadelphia Eleven and Bishop Barbara Harris in this diocese. Thomas also serves on the Board of Trustees at Episcopal Community Services. A cradle Episcopalian, Thomas comes from the Diocese of New Jersey. He has significant youth ministry experiences; he was a youth minister at St. Uriel’s in Sea Girt, NJ before attending seminary. He also served as an Alternate Deputy in the Diocese of NJ for General Convention in 2015 & 2018. Thomas graduated from the General Theological Seminary in New York City in May 2020. While in seminary he had internships at The General Convention Office, Trinity Wall Street, and Grace Church Manhattan. Upon graduation and ordination, he served as a deacon and priest at Grace Church Manhattan before coming to St. David’s. Most importantly, Thomas is married to Marissa, who is a fourth-grade schoolteacher. They are expecting their first child in April 2024. Thomas and Marissa enjoy spending time with their two dogs, Luke, and Leia. They love watching baseball (Go Yankees!), going to the beach, and being with their friends and family.

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Priest Associate

The Rev. Nancy Webb Stroud and her husband, Bill Stroud, raised their children, Julia, William, and Edward at St. David’s, as Bill was the Property Manager here from 1985 to 1998. St. David’s sponsored Nancy for ordination. Nancy served St. Mary’s, Chester while in seminary, and then was Assistant Minister at St. Paul’s, Chestnut Hill in 2005. From 2006-2009, she was Associate Rector at St. Peter’s in the Great Valley. Called as Rector of the Church of the Atonement in Westfield, Massachusetts in 2009, she ministered in the Diocese of Western Massachusetts for 12 and a half years until her retirement in June of this year. In addition to her parish leadership, she was an Assistant Chaplain at Westfield State University, President of the Standing Committee, Vice-President of Diocesan Council, member of the Commission on Ministry, Dean of the Hampden Deanery, and three-time Deputy to General Convention. Nancy and Bill are very happy to be retired and living so close to their sons here in southeastern Pennsylvania and only a couple of hours away from Julia, her wife, Caitlin, and grandsons, Harry and Gus in Brooklyn.

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Priest Associate

The Rev. Dr. Peter B. Stube is the grandson, son, and brother of Christian missionaries to southeast Asia and has been a priest himself for 42 years. Peter has served parishes in the Dioceses of Pennsylvania, Eastern North Carolina, Atlanta, Arkansas, and Montana, where he grew up. Peter and his wife Rachael, who sings in our adult choir, have raised three sons who are now all serving in care-related professions. Peter is a magnificent preacher and teacher, a spiritual director, and has developed small group ministries in every parish in which he has served. He also has a magnificent singing voice that you will enjoy hearing during worship.

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