The clergy and vestry of St. Stephen's are here to welcome you and support you on your spiritual journey. We invite you to use your gifts to help build and nurture a vibrant community of radical hospitality, creative celebration, soulful living, and social outreach. Welcome!

Vestry

Maureen Hagen
​Deacon & Operation Nightwatch Co-Chair

Born in New York, after graduating from college Maureen served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Morocco and studied at the Sorbonne in Paris. She spent five years in New York City doing graduate work at Columbia University where she met her husband. Maureen taught international relations for six years in Virginia and North Carolina before moving to Oregon in 1992. She began attending church in 1997 (All Saints) and was the Director of Religious Education at St. Stephen’s from 2002-2004. Ordained in 2004, Maureen served as deacon at Trinity Cathedral, St. Paul Salem, St. Luke Gresham, and Christ Church Lake Oswego before coming to St. Stephen’s in 2017. For over a decade, Maureen was the dean of the Academy for Formation and Mission which provided training for lay and clergy leaders. Maureen and Rob live in Eastmoreland with their two Frenchtons, Jean-Luc and Phoebe. A shared love is travel and as of April 2023, Maureen has visited 71 countries.

Kevin Gardner
​Vestry & Clerk

Kevin likes knowing and working with so many good people at St. Stephen's. Together, we make Sundays meaningful.

Linda Jackson, MDiv.
​Vestry

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Christy McMurtry
​Senior Warden

Christy first attended St. Stephen’s 60 years ago – took a 40 year “pause”—then returned 10 years ago because she loved seeing how the congregation was expanding their mission to feed those who were hungry in body and in spirit.  Christy is an advocate for those living with mental health challenges downtown.  She finds joy in meditation, music, and plants (growing, nurturing, cooking and eating!). 

Melissa Arnold
​Junior Warden

Cradle Episcopalian, Melissa has been off and on at St Stephens for 20 years, serving with several different priests as liturgical assistant. A farmers' granddaughter, retired Zookeeper, she continues her animal care skills by extreme house-pet sitting, wildlife habitat maintenance, and Native bee-keeping.  She believes that God is Nature is Love! 

Nnamdi Egbukichi
Vestry

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Transformation

Our community is currently in transition, or as we like to call it, transformation. Our former priest recently retired. Luckily St. Stephen's is in the very capable hands of our Vestry in addition to our consultant and interim presider, The Rev. Julia "Jules" Nielsen. We look forward to what the future holds for our spiritual community!