Our Team

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    Molly

    Youth Ministry Coordinator

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    Matt

    Worship Leader

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    Jordan

    Lead Pastor

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    Lisa

    Deacon & Pastor

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    Abby

    Children’s Ministry Director

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    Heather

    Children’s Ministry Assistant / Parish Administrator

  • Chandler

    Curate

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    Cindy

    Deacon, Prayer Pastor

  • Jake

    Ministry Resident: Community Life

Vestry

K.C. Schwarz

K.C. Schwarz
Senior Warden

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K.C. Schwarz
Senior Warden

K.C. grew up on a farm in Kansas along with his five brothers and one sister. Home, Kansas was fairly remote, so K.C.’s early church years were as a part of a closely knit small church family. Farm life is built on faith, in a natural sense, and K.C.’s family was also imbued with a deep Christian faith. Adventuring far from the farm, K.C. entered the Air Force academy in 1971 and spent twelve years in the Air Force as a pilot and engineer. During his Academy years K.C. was involved in the Academy chapel community. In 1977 K.C. married the sister (Anne, of course!) of his Academy best friend and roommate. After marriage K.C. and Anne joined the Episcopal Church. K.C. left the Air Force in 1983 and spent the balance of his career as an aerospace engineer, company technology leader, and entrepreneur. During this time K.C. and Anne have been very involved with their church communities. K.C. has served as a vestry member, church administrator, senior warden, and ministry leader, all in Anglican churches. Professionally, K.C. is “mostly retired” with just a couple of small business interests. K.C. and Anne enjoy time with their daughter, Rachel, and son-in-law, Ryan, as well as three grandchildren, Cameron, Sydney, and Kelton. Their younger daughter, Jenna, is an emergency nurse at Lutheran hospital in Wheatridge.

Sam McKnight

Sam McKnight
Junior Warden

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Sam McKnight
Junior Warden

Sam is a Colorado native who moved to Denver in 2021. He has graduate degrees in music composition and theology and works as a software engineer. Drawn to the beauty of its liturgy and sacramental focus, Sam and his wife, Rachel, were confirmed in the Anglican Church of North America in 2016 and have attended Church of the Advent since they first moved to the area. He and Rachel live in Denver with their daughter, Esme, and toy-obsessed dog, Islay.

Jeff Dzugan

Jeff Dzugan
Treasurer

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Jeff Dzugan
Treasurer

Jeff has lived in Denver since 2018 and enjoys playing games, hiking, reading, and playing piano. He received mathematics and physics degrees from Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama and works as a health actuary for Hannover Re. He and his wife, Rachel, began attending an Anglican church in Birmingham in 2016, and they plugged into Church of the Advent soon after arriving in Denver. He particularly loves the liturgical and sacramental aspects of worship at Advent. Jeff lives in Golden with Rachel and their sons Silas and Percy where he keeps trying new things like gardening, baking, kombucha brewing, and playing guitar.

Catherine Emanuel

Catherine Emanuel

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Catherine Emanuel

Catherine has lived in Colorado almost all of her life, has been attending Church of the Advent since 2012, and has had the privilege of seeing the church grow both in size and faith through all our challenges and blessings. In addition to the vestry she serves in various capacities during Sunday morning service. Catherine has a Masters in Public Health from the University of Colorado and works as an epidemiologist for the state health department. You can usually find her running around Denver looking for adventure with her niece and nephew, or with her poodle, Clark.

Ellen Huang

Ellen Huang

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Ellen Huang

Ellen grew up in the foothills of Colorado where the vibrant seasons provided a backdrop for her formative years. It was at a summer camp in the mountains where she made her faith her own as a 13 year old. Sharing the Good News has inspired her to connect with people of all different backgrounds, from villagers in remote areas of Burma to Afghan refugees in Broomfield. In 2002 she graduated from Baylor University with a degree in nursing and worked in the ICU in a Denver hospital before pursuing a master’s degree. In 2018 she completed spiritual direction school (from Sustainable Faith) and she enjoys creating space to listen for God with others. Also, Ellen currently teaches nursing classes at Colorado Christian University where she appreciates the opportunity to share within a Christian worldview. Together with her husband, Mark, they live in Westminster and have 3 children (Elijah age 16, Ellie age 13, and Suraya age 11). Their family has attended Advent since 2021 and they appreciate the genuine and deep relationships they’re forming there.

Mandy Spalding

Mandy Spalding

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Mandy Spalding

 

Bishop Ken Ross

Church of the Advent serves under the care and guidance of Bishop Ken Ross who presides over the Anglican Diocese of the Rocky Mountains.

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