Pastoral Staff

Pastor Stephanie Kopsch

Interim Rector

stephanie.kopsch@stbdenver.org

Pastor Stephanie grew up in Mannheim, Germany, where she served as a chorister at Christ Church between the age of 8 and 22.  In 1986 she came with a scholarship to the US and after graduating with her M.Div. from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary in 1989 she was ordained at St. Timothy Lutheran Church in Naperville, Illinois, in 1993 (ELCA).  Over the years, she has worked and studied in nine denominations and specialized in transitional (interim) ministry.  She is delighted to now serve at St. Barnabas in her 4th appointment with the Episcopal Diocese in Colorado.

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Patti Walter

Pastoral Associate

patti.walter@stbdenver.org

she/her

Patti Walter has her M.Div. and Masters in Marriage and Family Counseling from Fuller Theological Seminary.  She comes to St. Barnabas with 30 years of ministry experience in the Presbyterian Church. Having returned to her Episcopal faith in which she grew up, Patti began serving St. Barnabas as the Pastoral Care Associate and now serves as the Pastoral Associate.  Patti is passionate about developing community, leading groups into a deeper life of faith and service, and working within a team.  And, she loves St. Barnabas!  Patti is married to Bill, has three beautiful daughters who are married and a cat named Scout.

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Staff

Nichole Young

Music Director
nichole.young@stbdenver.org

she/her

Nichole grew up singing in choirs, and she grew serious about studying music when she was in high school. After earning her BA and MAT in Music Education from Oregon State University, she served as a vocal music teacher to students in public schools. She currently teaches voice and piano students (both children and adults) under her business name, Moon Song Music Studio. Passionate about social justice, anti-racism, and community care, she serves on the board of Denver Area Music Teachers Association, hoping to be impactful in the music education communities in Denver. Nichole's hobbies include gardening, songwriting, and traveling, and you can often find her cozy with an engaging book.

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Julia Wade

Parish Administrator
julia.wade@stbdenver.org

she/her

A Southern California native, Julia moved first to Crested Butte, then to Stamford, CT, where she married and raised three children. Denver is now home--in the best sense of the word--in no small part, because of St. Barnabas. After a career in the corporate sector, she spent twenty years working for nonprofits and serving on Stamford's Board of Education for ten years. Julia is trained and has trained others in anti-racist work. She is a widow and the grandmother of adorable fraternal twins.

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Lexi Jones

Bookkeeper

she/her

Lexi is originally from St. Louis, Missouri. She graduated from Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa in 2019 with a degree in music and religion. She received her Master of Divinity in 2022 from Iliff School of Theology and is now in the process to become ordained as a deacon in the ELCA. Lexi is grateful for the opportunity to serve as the bookkeeper at St. Barnabas.

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Ronda Hilton

Organist
she/her
Ronda brings all kinds of beautiful organ music to our worship. She has been a musician since childhood, when her parents often had to make her stop practicing the piano. Ronda earned her Bachelor of Music degree at the University of Iowa, where she held a student job programming computers. She has maintained a career developing software ever since, which eventually brought her to the Denver area. Ronda played organ for Catholic and Unitarian Universalist churches in Texas, and earned her Master's in Organ at Texas Christian University (go Horned Frogs!) She spends her free time with her son Elijah & his family, long time residents of Denver.
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Leadership

The officers of the parish and the members of Vestry (the parish governing board) are lay people elected to lead the parish. Their role is defined by the canons (laws of governance) of The Episcopal Church, the Episcopal Church in Colorado, and the by-laws of St Barnabas Parish. Here is our current leadership. You can contact the vestry at vestry@stbdenver.org. Learn how you can be involved here.

  • Jolene Whitney, Sr. Warden (she/her)

  • Jim Hayes, Jr. Warden (he/him)

  • Jamie Henderson, Treasurer (he/him

  • David Ford, Clerk of Vestry (he/him)

  • Becky Sanders, Member of Vestry (2025) (she/her)

  • Carolyn Wolfrum, Member of Vestry (2025) (she/her)

  • Barbara Mattison, Member of Vestry (2026) (she/her)

  • Dr. Caroline Corrigan, Member of Vestry (2027) (she/her)

  • Bill Lundgren, Member of Vestry (2027) (he/him)

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