Clergy

Fr. Timothy Wayne Clayton

Rector, email

Fr. Tim came to us from St. Paul's Anglican Church in Charlotte, N.C.,  a new Anglican church planted in the fall of 2009—the same time as Christ the Redeemer. He is a 1999 graduate of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Hamilton. In 2009, he was ordained as an Anglican priest. He, his wife Cheryl, and their three children reside in Beverly Farms.

See About Fr. Tim for more information.

Fr. Brian Barry

Assistant Rector and Director of Youth and Children's Ministries, email

Fr. Brian leads our youth and children’s ministry teams, offers sacramental preparation for Baptism and Confirmation, oversees our Safe Church program, and guides the formation/liturgical development for seminarians and new clergy. 

Fr. Brian enjoys developing special liturgies for diocesan life, and is a contributor to the All Saints Center for Theology in Amesbury. He is trained and certified in Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, CTR’s hands-on Christian formation program for children. Fr. Brian has ten years of experience in youth ministry under his belt (which is a Fourth Degree Black Belt in Okinawan Karate). He and his wife Jackie have two sons, Caedmon and Patrick, who occasionally ride out of a church service on their father’s shoulders.

Fr. Malcolm Reid

Assistant Rector and Director of Outreach, email

Fr. Malcolm was born and raised in New Zealand. He came to the U.S. in 1957 and is now a Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Gordon College, Wenham. He was ordained an Anglican priest In 2008, and has served Christ the Redeemer ever since. Fr. Malcolm also serves on the Anglican Relief and Development Board chaired by Archbishop Robert Duncan, and is an Examining Chaplain for the Anglican Diocese of New England. He is a member of the Uganda Christian University Partners in Dallas,Texas. 

Closer to home, Fr. Malcolm enjoys serving on the Wenham Conservation Commission. He and Dolly, his artist wife of 50 years, enjoy sailing, collecting art, and being with their grandchildren.

Fr. Raymond Pendleton

Assistant Rector and Director of Pastoral Care, email

Dr. Pendleton, known to us as “Fr. Ray”, is a licensed clinical psychologist.  He is Professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling, Director of the Master of Arts in Counseling Program, and the Mentored Ministry Program at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.  He has taught at Bible conferences and in local congregations on the subject of family life and marriage. He is the chair of the board of FOTOS (Fish On The Other Side), a ministry to those struggling with gender identity, and is a board member of Hagar’s Sisters, a ministry to families experiencing domestic abuse. Dr. Pendleton is a member of the American Psychological Association and the Massachusetts Psychological Association. He, along with Gordon-Conwell professors Dr. Karen Mason and Dr. Pablo Polischuk, received a Lilly Theological Research Grant for the project “Protestant Clergy Referral of Suicidal Persons”.

Fr. Ray’s personal interests include golf, cooking, and music He and his wife Jan enjoy spending time with their two daughters and their four grandchildren who delight in keeping “Grampa” humble.

Fr. James Arcadi

Assisting Priest

Fr. James wears many hats. As a CTR priest, he focuses on college ministry and coordinates a weekly Eucharist at Gordon College. As a teacher, he serves on Gordon College's adjunct History faculty. As a student, he studies to earn his PhD at the University of Bristol, UK. 

Primarily, Fr. James is the husband of Alli, and father of Dominic and Clare.

Fr. Adam Rick

Deacon, email

Fr. Adam serves part-time as a deacon at Christ the Redeemer, where he supports the clergy and people in a variety of ways as needed.  His ministry interests include spiritual formation and discipleship, pastoral care, teaching, prayer, and liturgics.  He received his masters degree from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in 2009, where he was also a fellow at the Pierce Center for Disciple-Building, and is currently completing a ThM at Boston College specializing in the early church.  

Fr. Adam works full-time as an Instructional Designer at Gordon-Conwell, helping to design and implement the seminary's online course offerings.  He is married to Katherine, a concert pianist, and lives in Wenham.

Fr. Nate Baxter

Assisting Priest

Dr. Baxter is an assistant professor of Communication Arts at Gordon College. Fr. Nate, as we call him, has collaborated with other ministry leaders in developing the 2:42 Fellowships, and the Cross Training adult Christian formation programs. He is the Rector of our first daughter church, Crossroads Church in South Salem, Mass.

Fr. Nate lives in Beverly with his wife Tiffany, and children Kira and Brendan. He enjoys coffee, music, reading, movies, and word-play.

Staff

Dan McKinley

Minister of Music, Organist and Choirmaster, email

Dan has been the full-time Minister of Music at CTR since its inception in 2009, following similar positions at Christ Church of Hamilton and Wenham (11 years), and at First Christian Church, Columbus, IN (19 years). He graduated from Indiana University, received degrees in organ and church music, and was awarded the prestigious performer’s certificate in organ. 

Dan is dean of the Boston chapter of the American Guild of Organists, and has been dean of the Merrimack Valley chapter. His recording of Marcel Dupré’s music for organ and orchestra, “Dupré: Works for Organ, Vol. 3”, is on the Naxos label.

David Greening

Lay Minister for Administration, email

David manages the office, our property, and staff other than clergy and worship roles. He will develop and help implement strategy as we complete Phase I of our campus (updates and upgrades to our existing property and paying down the mortgage) and eventually move into Phase II (adding space for children’s ministry, classrooms, and offices, etc.). He will also ensure that we have efficient and clean processes for various administrative areas of our life together.

Jo Ann Buccigrosso

Lay Minister of Connections and Community, email

Jo Ann was raised in New England in a loving, Godly home. However, not until married with a family of her own did she search the Scriptures for herself and meet Jesus Christ as Lord. Through the ministry of women searching the Word together, she learned of the grace, forgiveness, healing, and freedom in Christ. For over 25 years, she has served in the ministry of Community Bible Study, as a leadership trainer and shepherd on a local, national, and international level.

Part of the CTR community since its inception, Jo Ann has served in the development of the 2:42 Small Group Ministry, on the Flower Guild, with Women’s Ministry, and Hospitality. She currently lives in Ipswich, with a changing family life as her two children are launched. Solo Deo Gloria!

Karen O'Keefe

Verger and Liturgical Coordinator

In her role as Verger, Karen is to "protect the clergy from wild beasts and vagabonds", as it has been defined. Perhaps she could more naturally accomplish this mounted on a horse, since she has always been around horses. She is a former horse trainer, barn manager, and veterinarian technician.  Karen now divides her time between two churches (CTR and Church of the Transfiguration, Indian River, MI), her grown family, and (of course) her beloved horse.

Bill Harper

Property Manager and Diocesan Liaison

Dr. Harper is a retired professor of Political Studies, having taught for 38 years at Gordon College, Wenham. In 2006, he formed a steering committee to consider planting an Anglican church, which resulted in the formation of Christ the Redeemer Anglican Church. He and others “lived” at CTR, working constantly to renovate the church within just a couple of months until our first service on Oct. 4, 2009.  

For years, Bill has been active with the European Task Force (our Sister Parish in Russia). Bill now coordinates readers for the 10:30 AM service and for special services, such as Lessons and Carols. He also co-hosts a 2:42 Group with his wife Lillian.

Bonny Loring

Communications Coordinator

Bonny has been involved with Christ the Redeemer in various capacities since before the Church came into being. She used to publish the Christian Network News, and now continues to serve on the Board of Trustees at her Alma Mater, Gordon College (23 years), and on the Board of Directors at Alpha New England (13 years). 

Bonny has an Interior Design degree, has been involved in designing a few houses, and likes any kind of creative design. Bonny and her husband Caleb have been ballroom dance partners since 1966. They have two married children and six grandchildren.

Chuck Thornburg

Sexton

Chuck’s part-time duties include ensuring that the church is clean and ready for Sunday services. He also helps the Hospitality team on Sunday mornings, and serves on the Vestry. His wife of 18 years, Heather, is a student at nearby Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary pursuing a double-masters in Theology and Counseling. Along with their triplet teenage daughters and mother-in-law, Sheilla Lee, Chuck and Heather have been at CTR since day one.

Chuck has attended a number of churches throughout his life: Southern Baptist, Assembly of God, Pentecostal Church of Christ, and Four Square. He finds the liturgical form of worship here at CTR richer than any experienced before: “The mysteries of Christ unfold before me through the liturgy; I experience something new each service.”

Julian Vance

Assistant Sexton

Julian cleans the church so it is ready for Sunday services and he also helps out with special events that happen in the church during the week. 

Julian graduated from Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School and is going to North Shore Community College and then plans to further his education in Psychology or Architecture. 

Vestry executive committee

Huntley Skinner

Senior Warden

Besides heading the Vestry, Huntley’s church work includes serving on the altar, serving on the Discernment Committee, offering spiritual direction, and developing the Saturday Sabbath Service. She and her husband, Tom, are members of a 2:42 fellowship group. They have two grown sons. Outside of church, Huntley is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, a fiber artist who works in her studio a few days a week, and is presently in the process of renovating her home to be used as a contemplative retreat center.

Vito Tulimiero

Junior Warden

Vito is married and the proud father of two hardworking college-age boys. Outside of church service, Vito works as Senior Account Manager for a large format graphics production company. He has been involved with the leadership of CTR Men’s Ministry since it began. In an effort to, as he says, “walk the talk” more in his life, he recently joined The Gideons and has been blessed by the many opportunities to distribute God’s Word and spread the Gospel.

Andy French

Treasurer

Our treasurer’s voice plays an important role on the Vestry, on the Finance Committee, and in the CTR Choir. Andy loves most singing and growing roses (singing to roses?).  At his parents’ insistence, he joined a church choir in the 7th grade, and hasn’t gotten out of choir since. He discovered the beauty of Anglican worship at Christ Church in 2004.  Andy raises all kinds of roses; both modern and antique, bush and climbing.  He is a software engineer with over 30 years’ experience, currently working for a small privately-held company.

Chuck Thornburg

Clerk

Chuck’s serves as our part-time sexton and helps the Hospitality team on Sunday mornings. Along with their triplet teenage daughters and mother-in-law, Sheilla Lee, Chuck and his wife, Heather, have been at CTR since day one.

Other Vestry Members

In addition to the executive team, the other Vestry members are Jana Hammerly-Brown, Phil Cook, Willard Cook, Katie Frigon, Bill Harper, and Chuck Thornburg. 

Note: CTR parishioner Ken Buck kindly provided the photographs of Fr. Tim, Fr. Brian, Fr. James, Dan, Holly, and Bonny. CTR parishioner Michael Chiusano kindly provided the photographs of Fr. Malcolm, Fr. Nate, Karen, Bill, Chuck, Huntley, Vito, and Andy. CTR parishioner, Keating Willcox, kindly provided the photograph of Jo Ann. Julian kindly provided his own photograph.