Christ Church Portola Valley
815 Portola Road, Portola Valley, CA 94028  Tel: (650) 851-0224

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LEADERSHIP INFORMATION BELOW

Our Leadership Team and Staff

Office: 650-851-0224

The Rev. Beth Phillips​

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The Reverend Beth Phillips is originally from Kansas City, Missouri, where she grew up on a horse farm. Both of Beth's parents are attorneys, so it is no surprise that her first vocation was pursing social justice as a civil rights attorney representing plaintiff employees under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. In September of 2000, she went to Colorado for a 9-month sabbatical where her grandparents had been bringing the family to ski since 1972. Her first Sunday on sabbatical at Christ Church Aspen happened to be the new Rector’s first Sunday as well. Like many, she decided to make the Roaring Fork Valley her permanent home. She had an office above what was then Double Diamond and the Stefan Kaelin Ski Shop on Durant and purchased a home in Missouri Heights. Shortly thereafter, she started attending St. Peter’s in Basalt.
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Although Beth is a cradle Episcopalian, she had no idea that women could be ordained to the Episcopal Church until her final year in law school. Since that moment she started to discern a call to the priesthood. St. Peter’s helped her discern that call and sponsored her. She then left the RFV for Yale Divinity School and participated in a scholar exchange at the University of Cambridge in England. The first church she served was Trinity Wall Street in New York City in the Faith in Action Department that focused on social justice. She then was called as an assistant rector to Christ Church in Warwick, NY, just outside the city. In 2015, Beth was called as Rector to Christ Church Portola Valley.
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Through a series of events, while still living in Missouri, Beth became the legal guardian of an African American Muslim boy, Abdul, who is now married, has two children and lives in Kansas City. In 2017, she met her husband (finally), Charlie, a 4th generation Californian. In addition to Abdul, and Charlie’s two grown sons, Beth and Charlie share 3 giant rescued tortoises, 2 rescue dogs and cat. ​

​Nicole Sprague       

Parish Administrator 

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Lauren Wittine

Director of Music

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Cara O'Connell

Director of Carillon Preschool

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Michel Hardbarger

Sunday School Teacher

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Betsy Alexander

Treasurer

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Bruno

Parish Dog

Vestry

Vinie Miller, Senior Warden, Finance & Stewardship Liaison, Class of 2023
Bob Wrucke, Junior Warden,  Class of 2024
Anne Van der Staay, Clerk, and Carillon Liaison, Class of 2023
Mary Hufty,  Class of 2023
Ross Soubirous, Class of 2024
James Coker, Class of 2025
​Liz Laderman, Class of 2025
Terry Lynn, Class of 2025
The Rev. Beth Phillips, Rector
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Treasurer
Betsy Alexander

Learning, living and giving fully for the glory of Christ!