Christ Church, Georgetown, is a parish of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington. As such, it is a corporation governed by a board known as the Vestry, which includes the Rector, Senior Warden, Junior Warden, and 12 Vestry members, elected by the parish at its Annual Meeting. To view Christ Church, Georgetown's Leadership Criteria, click here.
More About the Vestry
Wardens serve for two-year terms and Vestry members for three-year terms. As the governing board of the Parish, the Vestry is responsible for all of the temporal affairs and has oversight of the full range of the church's ministry and mission. The Vestry meets monthly, except in July and August, usually on the third Tuesday of the month. In addition to Vestry members and officers, meetings are attended by Assisting Clergy and the Director of Administration. Various Vestry committees carry out the mission and ministry of the parish under the Vestry's oversight.
The Vestry elects officers and officials including the Treasurer, Register (Secretary), and chairs of Vestry Committees, who may or may not be members of the Vestry, and the parish's delegates to the Diocesan Convention. Measures enacted at the Diocesan Convention must be separately approved by lay and clergy delegates. The parish clergy canonically resident in the diocese serve among the clergy delegates.
2025 Annual Report shared at the 207th Annual Parish Meeting
2024 Annual Report shared at the 207th Annual Parish Meeting
2023 Annual Report shared at the 206th Annual Parish Meeting
2022 Annual Report shared at the 206th Annual Parish Meeting
2021 Annual Report shared at the 205th Annual Parish Meeting
Vestry and Officers 2026
- Al Troup, Senior Warden
- Isabel Kunsman, Junior Warden
- Charles (Chad) Thorley, Treasurer
- The Reverend Timothy A.R. Cole, Rector
Vestry members
- Newman Ainsley
- Lincoln Foran
- Rupert Hammond-Chambers
- Gene Hiigel
- Babs Hough
- Charles Ingersoll
- Debbi Jessiman
- Marcia Mayo
- Michael Miller
- Andy Sigler
- Tyler Thompson
- John Yasuda
Leadership at Christ Church
Christian leadership is modeled on that of our Lord, who came to serve rather than to be served. He expected no one to do what he himself was not prepared to do. His leadership was shown in his sacrificial commitment to his Father, his disciples and all of humanity.
A position of leadership in the Church, including as a member of the vestry or of any guild or committee, Sunday School teacher or youth leader acting in Christ Church’s name, requires a commitment to the life and worship of the church.