About Us

Current Parish Leaders

BISHOP OF THE DIOCESE OF THE SUSQUEHANNA - The Rt. Rev. Dr. Audrey C. Scanlan (Bio)

ASSISTANT BISHOP OF THE DIOCESE OF THE SUSQUEHANNA - The Rt. Rev. Kevin D. Nichols

RECTOR - Father Ted Christopher (quarter-time Priest-in-Charge)

The Rev. Edward (Ted) Christopher splits his ministry between St. John’s, where he serves as Priest-in-charge, and St. Andrew’s (State College), where he is Assistant Rector and chaplain to Episcopal at Penn State. Ted was ordained priest in the Episcopal Church in December 2022, after having completed a course of study at the Stevenson School for Ministry in our diocese. In addition to his ministry in the church, Ted is on the faculty at Penn State, where he serves as Professor of Music (voice). He is married to Betha, who leads the early childhood music program at the Music Academy in town, and he is father to Madi, Bryson, and Anna who keep him busy and engaged and (usually) delighted. Ted is a cradle-Episcopalian with a deep love for our church, its traditions, and its heritage. He is also keenly interested in the emerging church, and the ways in which the Holy Spirit is continuing to form and reform the Jesus movement. He loves good food, good music, good theatre, and good company. He believes that faith formation is a life-long process, and he is eager to support folks wherever they are on the path.

RECTOR - Father Rob Jones (long-term supply Priest)

The Rev. Dr. Robert (Rob) Jones is an Anglican priest and biblical scholar. Rob serves St. John’s Episcopal Church in Huntingdon, PA as a long-term supply priest, and he is also the assistant director of Jewish Studies and an assistant research professor of Jewish Studies and Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies at Penn State University. He was ordained a priest in the Anglican Diocese of Niagara in September 2022 after serving as an assistant curate at Christ’s Church Cathedral in Hamilton, ON. He received an MDiv from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary in 2014 and a PhD in Religious Studies from McMaster University in 2020. Rob is a recognized expert in the Dead Sea Scrolls and Second Temple Judaism. His first book was published with Brill in 2023 and he has published peer-reviewed articles in Dead Sea Discoveries, the Journal of Ancient Judaism, Currents in Biblical Research, and Catholic Biblical Quarterly. Rob has a passion for equipping Christians with the tools to appreciate the beauty and complexity of the Bible in its historical context, and for helping Christians prayerfully discern what God is saying to the church in and through the Bible today. He is also passionate about helping individuals and congregations discover what it looks like to follow Jesus in their local communities. Rob lives in Boalsburg, PA with his wife Kyle and his dog Lady. He enjoys hiking, canoeing, camping, reading, playing video games, and cheering for the Philadelphia Phillies.

ORGANIST - Carolyn Shope

SEXTON - Donald "Doc" Rudy

SENIOR WARDEN - Sandra Rudy

JUNIOR WARDEN - Murray Africa

CLERK OF VESTRY - Kathleen Barlow

TREASURER - John Quinn

ALTAR GUILD DIRECTOR - Kari Tietjens

VESTRY MEMBERS:
Murray Africa
Tammy Ash
Ginny Gill
Fay Glosenger
Liz Hoy
Jerry Kruse
Bettianne Quinn
Kari Tietjens
Carol Weyer