Rector Search
We’re happy to announce that our Rector Search is complete! Trinity has called Rev. Johanna Marcure to return as our next Rector. Details about this decision can be found in the blog post.
As we wrap-up our quest for a new spiritual leader, we would like to express gratitude for the guidance provided by Rev. Canon Dena Cleaver-Bartholomew from the Bishop’s Office. Our Vestry and search teams worked with Canon Dena to navigate the process and continue to provide weekly services, fellowship, and pastoral care to our community for nearly a year and a half.
Timeline
Where We Are
| Upon receiving an applicant information from the Canon, the search team will meet, pray, and determine whom to invite for an initial on-line interview. Once interviewed, the Search Team thanks all and graciously declines those who are not a match. Those who may be a match may be invited to a second online interview OR an in-person interview, depending on the number of candidates and the strength of the potential match. In-person interviews are usually limited to 3-4 candidates. This process often takes six to nine months. Meet your search team |
What We’ve Accomplished to Date
| Communications Team | The Communications Team has laid out a plan and is working with the Website Team to keep everyone informed via Trinity’s website, Trinity’s weekly Tidings email, our Facebook page and in-person announcements. |
| May 12th The Prayer Team | The Prayer Team wrote our Prayer and submitted it to the Vestry for their approval. One minor change later, and we now have our Prayer for a New Rector and a Children’s Prayer. The Prayer Team will also say this prayer daily (as we are all encouraged to do) and also pray for the people of our church and for all those engaged in the search/discernment process. We will let you know when printed prayer cards will be available in the back of the Church. You may also download and print a copy here: Download Printable Prayer Cards |
| May 4th All-Parish Meeting | Congregational History Canon Dena skillfully culled from our collective memories a timeline of leaders of our Parish, many details of the strengths and weaknesses of our past rectors, while recognizing the challenges they may have faced. Some patterns were identified which will assist in our May 18th Congregational Conversation Meeting |
| Key Roles Filled | Our Vestry prayerfully invited members of our Congregation to fill key roles during our Search for a new Rector Prayer Team to compose a prayer that our entire Parish can regularly pray whenever gathered together and also individually. Communications Team to clearly relay information from our Wardens, Vestry and Canon Dena, with the congregation throughout the process, including the search process, candidate selection, and welcome of the new rector. Profile Team to compile our Parish Profile, which will be used to market Trinity to potential candidates during our national search process. Their work is expected to reflect who we are as a parish, what we hope for in a rector, our beautiful campus, sound financial health, and where we need assistance to grow into our baptismal covenant. Search Committee of 5 to 6 people who represent a cross-section of Trinity’s membership and ministries to review and interview applicants, then make a final recommendation to the Vestry. |
| March 30th All-Parish Meeting | In a Town-Hall style meeting, Canon Dena reviewed with us the search process for our new Rector and patiently answered our questions. |
| Initial Vestry Meeting w/ Canon Dena | Canon Dena opened communication with our Senior Warden and Vestry about the search process, and will provide guidance and support throughout the transition process. |
| May 18th All-Parish Meeting | Congregational Conversation Questions: Canon Dena will lead us in small groups as we identify the qualifications we are looking for in our new rector. This information will answer the twelve narrative questions of the Office of Transition Ministry portfolio. |
| July 15th Profile Submitted | Our Search Committee submitted Trinity’s profile to Canon Dena. Since then, there has been interest in the position. The next Transition Ministry Conference, where Episcopal dioceses present parishes and Rectors in transition for consideration, is happening in September. |
| Search Team Develops Interview Questions | Our Search Team has compiled a set of questions to use during the interview process. |
| Receipt of Candidates an Interviews | The Canon has begun vetting applicants and forwarding viable candidates to our Search Committee. |
| Interviews | Upon receiving an applicant information from the Canon, the search team met, prayed, and determined whom to invite for an initial online interview. Once interviewed, the Search Team thanked all and graciously declines those who were not a match. Those who might have been a match were be invited to a second online interview OR an in-person interview, depending on the number of candidates and the strength of the potential match. Two in-person interviews were held. This process took several months and concluded in July of 2026 when a final candidate was identified. Meet your search team |
| Recommendation to the Vestry & Approval | Due to the circumstances of the candidate being a returning rector, Canon Dena took additional steps to ensure that the discernment process was both thorough and transparent. Before interviews and formal discernment began, she met separately with both the Vestry and the Search Committee to discuss the process and provide guidance. |
| Announcement to the Congregation | Once the candidate accepted the call and the Bishop signed the Letter of Agreement, the new Rector was announced to the Congregation. This happened in the form of a letter from the Senior Warden in our Tidings Newsletter on July 10, 2026 with a follow-up all-parish email on Sunday, July 12th and an announcement at services, followed by a Q&A session. |
| Transition | A small Transition Team was put together to finalize work on the Rectory and to welcome the Rector and her husband when they arrived in late July. The rector will have a “soft start,” presiding and preaching at the July 16th service at 9am. She will officially become rector at the August 30th service. A reception of food and fellowship will happen on that date. Details will be shared in the Tidings Newsletter. |