We Love God – through worship, sacraments, prayer, attention to the scriptures, and how we live.
The Reverend Alyssa Stebbing received her M. Div. from Seminary of the Southwest and was ordained into the Episcopal Church. She has spent thirty years serving in ministry around the world, working primarily with marginalized and disenfranchised people. She is currently the Episcoapl Migration Ministries liaison for the Diocese of Texas and previously served as an Anglican delegate to the UN Commission on the Status of Women. She loves music, painting, iconography, the smell of piñon burning, tacos, hiking, traveling, learning, teaching, and prayer. She and her husband, Colin, share seven children and their families who are spread across the globe.
The Reverend Vicki Knipp was raised in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City) and came to Texas to go to college. Upon graduation, she and her husband moved to McAllen, Texas, where she taught high school history, economics, and government for 18 years. Her economics background, led her to a new career as a Financial Advisor for 22 years, working with AG Edwards and Wells Fargo Advisors in McAllen. In 2000, she began participating in short-term missionary work in Honduras. She is blessed to have served there over 50 times. After her retirement, she moved to Austin to be closer to her 3 adult children and 2 granddaughters. She became very involved working with the homeless through Trinity Center and Casa Marianella. All of this (and a personal epiphany) led her to identify her call to the diaconate and its ministry of servanthood. She graduated from the Iona School for Ministry and was ordained a Deacon in the Episcopal Diocese of Texas. She enjoys anything that lets her be outside, around people and not sitting still too long. She is very happy to be here with at St. Christopher’s as we share the love of Christ with each other, and those sisters and brothers beyond our walls.
Nikki Birdsong’s piano playing has been described as having “a quiet elegance” (Austin-American Statesman), enjoys a multi-faceted career as a soloist, teacher, and collaborator. Ms. Birdsong has performed with Thee Phantom and the Illharmonic Orchestra, PKWproductions, and with members of Austin Symphony, Austin Opera, Conspirare, and the Texas Guitar Quartet. Ms. Birdsong holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Louisiana State University, and a Master of Music degree from The University of Texas at Austin.
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