LEADERSHIP AT ALL SAINTS SACRAMENTO
Here to Guide You
The REV. Merritt Greenwood
Interim Rector
As a life long Episcopalian Merritt has sought to sought to make the redemptive love of Christ a known, living reality in the communities he lives in. Ordained in the diocese of Ohio in 1982 he has served congregations in North Carolina, Virginia, Massachusetts, Ohio, Vermont and California.
Equipping congregations to re-discover the joy of Christ and to become vibrant communities of disciples energizes his ministry.
Merritt and his husband John are on a continuing quest to discover the best barbecue and craft beer in the communities they sojourn in.
LACHLAN STILL
Parish Administrator
From a birth into an evangelical church over in Rhode Island Lachlan made their winding way to All Saints. The rich history and welcoming community drew them into the church, but the way All Saints knows how to throw a party certainly helped keep them here. Lachlan did a little bit of everything before starting work here, and does a little bit of everything for the parish now.
SCOTT NELSON
Organist-Choirmaster
Scott Nelson, a native of Spokane, Washington, holds a bachelor’s degree in music from Whitworth College, where he studied organ with Wayne Kalstrom, and the Master of Music degree from Kent State University, where he studied organ and improvisation with John Ferguson. He has served as Tenor Lay Clerk in the choir of Men and Boys at Norwich Cathedral in England, and has directed the music programs at churches in Washington, Ohio, and Texas before coming to California. He is the owner of Nelson Pipe Organ Service and he built the All Saints 3 manual/58 rank pipe organ in 1999.
NORMA BOGE
Bookkeeper
Norma Boge has been managing All Saints financial records since 2001. She has had a long a varied career which has included owning a greenhouse and a pawn shop, as well as working as a bookkeeper for GM.
The REV. PORTIA HOPKINS
Associate
Portia has lived most of her life in the Bay Area. She became an Episcopalian about ten years ago and was ordained in 2020, drawn by the Episcopal Church’s beautiful liturgy and commitment to social justice. She spent thirty years as a college professor before answering a call to ordained ministry. She has degrees from San Jose State University, the California Institute of Integral Studies, and Church Divinity School of the Pacific.