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The Vestry

In cooperation with its priests, Calvary’s Vestry coordinates the activities of the church. Calvary’s organizations, committees and groups are assigned to one of six commissions: Worship, Parish Life, Community Life, Education, Communications, and Administration/Finance. Two or three Vestry members are responsible for each of the six commissions, convening the constituent organizations as needed to facilitate communication and mutual accountability.

Vestry Members

Kent Froeschle—Senior Warden

Kent Froeschle has been a member of Calvary since 1979. He currently serves on Calvary’s Endowment Foundation Board.  He has been a member of the choir for many years and has served as a member of the Vestry, as treasurer, and as Senior Warden.

Kent’s professional career began with 17 years of service with the City of Columbia in the Finance Department, working in the accounting, budgeting, and treasury divisions. His last 5 years there he served as Treasurer, managing the city’s investment portfolios and bond issues. In 1992 he joined FairCom Corporation, a local software company, where he served as Vice-President. He retired from FairCom in 2001.

Kent and his wife, Ellis, have with three children, Paul, Eli and Benjamin, who fill their lives with joy and happiness.

David Allen - Co-Chair, Administration Commission

After a thirty-year career in the federal government David Allen and his wife, Barbara Rothschild, retired to Texas, where Barbara was born, but after four years decided Texas was too hot, so in 2000 moved to Columbia, where David had lived for five years in his youth.  At Calvary David has served for nine years on the Newcomers’ Committee as the committee secretary and as a coffee hour host; he completed Education for Ministry (EFM), which he had begun in Texas, and served for several years as an EFM mentor; he was a lay delegate to the diocesan convention for three years, was a member of the search committee for the new rector, and recently joined the Building and Grounds Committee.  His service with the Vestry began in 2008. 

Trudie Fasel - Junior Warden and Co-Chair, Parish Life Commission

Trudie was elected to the vestry in January ’08. She is a life long Episcopalian and a member of Calvary Parish since the fall of 1970. Over the years her primary focus has been parish outreach having worked at Loaves and Fishes for over 15 years and presently working on the launch of Calvary’s Breakfast Café. The Funeral Ladies, Altar Guild and Newcomers Committee are other areas of interest at Calvary. Remembering how much her own adult children benefited from the church youth group she also has a special interest in supporting the youth ministry. At this time Trudie is enjoying the blessings of time- to walk the MKT Trail, linger at lunch and to visit family and friends.

Bill Banton—Co-Chair, Administration Commission

Bill grew up in the Episcopal Church in St. Louis, at Holy Communion and the Church of the Good Shepherd.  He moved to Columbia to attend college and found his second home here.  After earning a business degree from Columbia College, he worked as an estimator and project manager until beginning his own computer service business, LCB Technologies, LLC.  Bill met his wife, Libby, in 1992; they were married at Calvary in 1993. Bill served on the vestry at St. Mary’s. Bill joined and Libby rejoined Calvary in 1997, after the demise of St. Mary’s.  He serves on Calvary’s Buildings and Grounds Committee. Bill, Libby, and their children, Brandon and Christina, are all active participants at Calvary.

Bob Ball—Co-Chair, Community Life Commission

Bob is a cradle-born Episcopalian, baptized as an infant at Christ Church in Lexington, Missouri.  After retiring from a career in federal government service, Bob returned to Lexington, where he served as a lector and vestry member at Christ Church.  He moved to Columbia when he married LeeAnn at Calvary in 2004.  Bob now serves as a lector and, with LeeAnn, serves as a greeter for Sunday services.  They have hosted the coffee hour have chaired the book room at the Advent Bazaar.

Howard Fulweiler - Co-chair, Worship Commission

Howard Fulweiler joined Calvary Parish in the fall of 1960, after arriving in Columbia to become a professor of English literature at the University of Missouri, a calling he followed until retirement in 2000.  He is married to Sally, a member of the Altar Guild for many years and a past Directress.  They are the parents of four children who grew up at Calvary but no longer live in Columbia. Over the many years they have been here, Howard has served as lay reader, Eucharistic Minister, Chairman of the Board for Ecumenical Ministry to college students, and as Vestryman for four separate terms.  He has been Senior Warden twice (recently for a three-year term).  Over the years he has taught adult courses in such subjects as C.S. Lewis, religious poetry, and Church history.  Along with others in Calvary parish he has conducted services for over forty years at the Bluffs Retirement Center, formerly the Boone Retirement Center.

Jeanne Galliher—Co-Chair, Parish Life and Community Life Commissions

Jeanne joined Calvary in the 1960s when she and John moved to Columbia. After earning her master’s degree in counseling psychology, she worked in various capacities in the field, with her last employment at the Department of Mental Health. She retired in 2004.  Jeanne has served as a lector, usher, greeter, and coffee hour host.  She has served as Calvary’s senior warden as well as being a member of several committees, including finance, buildings and grounds, outreach, and search committees. 

Martha Kiser—Co-Chair, Administration Commission

Martha and her family joined Calvary in 1997.  A native Floridian and “cradle Episcopalian,” Martha has been active in Episcopal churches in Florida, South Carolina, Utah, and Minnesota as well as at Calvary.  This is Martha’s second term on the Vestry; several years ago she was appointed to fill the unexpired term of a member who relocated.  Martha enjoys reading, solving Sudoku puzzles, and spending time with family, most who do not live in Missouri.  Professionally, Martha is a Chief Accountant for the Shelter Insurance Companies.  Martha and her husband, Randy, are the proud parents of 2 daughters: Emily, a law student at St. Louis University, and Rachel, a senior at Rock Bridge High School and soon to be Missouri Tiger.

Jill Moseley - Co-Chair, Christian Formation Commission

Jill Moseley was elected to the vestry in 2009. She has been a member of Calvary most of her life and grew up singing in the children’s choir and participating in EYF.  As an adult, she sings in the Cambridge choir and plays bells in the Agape handbell choir. She is a small animal veterinarian at Peach Tree Animal Hospital, which she co-owns with a partner.  She and her husband, John, were married at Calvary in 1996. They have a daughter named Hannah.

Rune Mussett-Sharp—Co-Chair, Christian Formation and Worship Commissions

Rune joined Calvary when she and her husband moved to Columbia in 1982. She is a cradle-born Episcopalian who grew up in Catholic and Anglican church schools.  She earned degrees in linguistic anthropology, linguistics, and speech language pathology.  She is certified to teach English as a second language and French.  Rune has served as a Sunday School teacher and usher. A veteran crafter, she has sewn costumes for the pageant and now hosts a group of fireside knitters.  While on sabbatical leaves in the UK, she was an active member of parishes in Cambridge and Scotland.  Rune’s two children, Tristan and Marian were baptized, confirmed, and grew up at Calvary.  Soon they are looking forward to a wedding at Calvary as well. 

Melissa Poole - Co-Chair, Communication Commission

Melissa Poole is a cradle-born Episcopalian who has been attending Calvary since she came to MU as a student in the 1970s.  She is a member of the choir and serves as a lay Eucharistic minister.  She also has been a mentor in the Education for Ministry program for many years. She served as editor of the Salter in the 1980s, created Calvary’s first website in the 1990s, and has served on a number of parish committees, including communication, worship, education, and campus ministry.  She teaches English at Columbia College and works in the administration of the Online Campus, helping faculty design online courses. 

Anne Sievers - Co-Chair, Communication Commission

Anne Sievers was elected to the vestry in 2009. She has been a member of Calvary since moving to Columbia in 1999. Anne works with the young children in Activity Hour as well as helping with other church activities as they arise when needed. A graduate of the University of Michigan, Anne was a swimmer most of her life and has now carried that over into her career at Wilson’s Fitness. Anne serves as the Aquatics Director for MAC Swimming. Anne and her husband, Shane, can be found in the back row on Sunday mornings with their two small children, Katherine and Luke.