Dick and Shannon Rowe

Dick and Shannon Rowe

When our friends in the Winston-Salem area where we lived found out that we were planning to move to Carolina Beach, they said, “So, you have family there.”  We replied that we did not. When others asked if we had friends at the coast, we answered that we did not....
Merrilie and Bob Crafts

Merrilie and Bob Crafts

We joined St. Paul’s in October 2011 after moving to Wilmington full time from Kernersville, NC, where we were parishioners at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church. While part-time residents of Wilmington, we attended many of the Episcopal churches in the area,...
Leon Tillery

Leon Tillery

I moved to Leland about 11 years ago in Preparation for retirement. Professionally, I have worked and taught students as a Certified Nurse Anesthetist practitioner for over 36 years. Shortly after moving, I started looking for a Wilmington church to call home. One...
John and Denise Sheehan

John and Denise Sheehan

We moved to Leland from Leesburg, Virginia, in December 2019. John had served as rector of Church of Our Redeemer in Aldie, Virginia, since 2001. Knowing we would have to move at John’s retirement, we did what many do—a lot of research. Location, weather, health care,...
The Frederiksen Family

The Frederiksen Family

Meet Team Fred: Julie and David Frederiksen (Olivia, 19; Zoe, 14; Evie, 9) “Is that really y’all?” Julie and I get this question a lot when someone new enters our home and sees the weathered-looking, decades-old picture of two beach-bound, school-aged kids on our wall...
Ellen and Spencer Weig

Ellen and Spencer Weig

Hello, St. Paul’s family! We’re Ellen and Spencer Weig. We’ve been members of St. Paul’s since moving here from Hillsborough, NC, 7 years ago. We’ve actually been attending services at St. Paul’s off and on since 2010, so I guess...
Bill Petry

Bill Petry

I have lived in Wilmington for nine years and have been part of Saint Paul’s from the days of Randy Green, interim rector. My dear friends Herb Gant and Wade Toth were my introduction to the church and our lovely city. Herb, Wade, and I have been friends since...
The Lee Family

The Lee Family

Well, we are in our ninth month at St. Paul’s and we are feeling right at home. It is always exciting and interesting when your journey brings you back to a place that was home years ago. For us, Wilmington has been home for a long time. Allen grew up here and...
Patt Scherer

Patt Scherer

I was born in Ft. Knox, KY, while my father was stationed there in the Army. I grew up in Japan, Ohio, France, Hawaii, and Georgia. As a young child, I told my mother that I wanted to work in a hospital when I grew up. I fulfilled that goal by becoming a radiologic...
Mona Clites

Mona Clites

Hello. I’m Mona Clites and will be received into the church on April 3, 2022. I started to come here full-time in summer 2019 and have made so many friends that are so much a part of my life in Wilmington. I moved here in June 2016 to take a job at UNCW where I...