St. Paul's Anglican Church, Visalia, California

A Parish in the Diocese of San Joaquin

St. Paul's Church is a parish in the Diocese of San Joaquin of the Anglican Province of the Southern Cone of America. As such, it is a constituent member of the worldwide Anglican Communion, which includes both Catholic and Protestant traditions. We accept Jesus as Savior, and we promise to follow him as Lord. We believe in One God,

      +the Father who created us and all things,

      +the Son who redeems us from sin and death,

      +the Holy Spirit who renews and sanctifies us.

We believe the Holy Scriptures to be the Word of God and to contain all things necessary for salvation; and we accept the Apostles' and Nicene Creeds as basic statements of our beliefs.


Clergy and Staff

The Rev. Richard James, Priest

The Rev. Tancredo R. Pastores, Jr., Priest

The Rev. Frances Levy, Deacon

Elaine McKinney, Parish Secretary

Antoinette Horsting, Financial Secretary

Mel Morris, Sexton

Music Staff

Churchill Cooke, Music Director

Bill Johnson, Organist

Cindy Sanders, Bell Choir Director


Members of the Vestry

2007
Manny Lucero, Judy Ramirez (Secretary)
Nancy Salmon (Sr. Warden)
Harry Tow, Larry Wilds

2008
Cathy Guadagni, Wayne Hodgin,
Larraine McElroy, Bill Nebe,
Suzette Peters (Jr. Warden)

2009
Kathy Bernardi, Kris Bratton,
Randy Hammond, Kim Robinson, Chet Smeds


Delegates to Diocesan Convention
 Kathy Bernardi, John Higgins,
Suzette Peters, Kim Robinson, Nancy Salmon

Alternates to Diocesan Convention
Betty Blackmon, Chet Smeds,
Larry Wilds, Judith Wood



Progress