Meet the Clergy -
The Rev’d Richard Bowyer, Rector

Richard Bowyer was born and educated in England, where he studied for his BA/MA in Modern Languages at the University of Oxford and his PhD in Theology at the University of Exeter. He was ordained in the Church of England in 1984 and came to the USA in 1995. He served as a parish priest in Washington, DC for two years and in Berkeley, CA for eight years, during which time he was also Academic Dean of St Joseph of Arimathea Anglican Theological College. He was appointed Rector of St Paul’s in 2005. He remains unmarried.
Father Bowyer's Silver Jubilee
The Rev’d David Morhrardt, Curate

David Morhrardt was born in Michigan and studied for his AB at Albion College and his MA in Latin at the University of Michigan. He taught for twenty seven years in public schools in Michigan. Raised in the Episcopal Church, he joined the Anglican Catholic Church in 1979. In 2002, he was ordained to the diaconate and ordained to the priesthood in 2009. He is a widower with three grown children.
St. Paul's Contacts -
Rector: 616-735-9286 Church Office: 616-791-2187 E-Mail:
Office@StPaulsACC-GR.org
- Senior Warden – Jerry Poorman
- Junior Warden – Sandy Murdock
- Vestry – Ed Jennings (clerk)
- Vestry – Chuck Buitendyk
- Vestry – Mary Delaforce
- Vestry – Beth Fuller
- Vestry – Cleo Jones
- Vestry – Bill Miller
- Vestry – Frank Miller
- Treasurer - Cal Murdock
- Secretary - Barb Miller
- Director of Christian Education – Miss Marie Jennings
- Organist and Choirmaster – Dr. Aaron Freeman
- Altar Guild Director - Beth Fuller
- Head Usher - Patrick Walenga
Directions -
St. Paul's is conveniently located on the West Side of Grand Rapids, MI near I-196, Exit 75 at 2560 Lake Michigan Drive (M-45).
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