Vestry
Our leadership is shared between our priest and our vestry, a team of elected lay people.
Our vestry is currently made up of two wardens and six elected members, including our treasurer. Two members are elected each year, and the two wardens are elected in separate years, allowing for both continuity in leadership and the addition of new voices.
The work and responsibilities of the vestry include setting the mission of the congregation, supporting the mission in words and actions, and managing resources and finances. We are grateful for the work of our vestry in overseeing the ministry and work of Christ Church!
Leadership
The Rev. Shanna Hawks
Shanna (she/her) joined Christ Church as the Rector (priest leading the congregation) in 2023. Shanna is originally from Washington State, having grown up in a city in Central Washington and graduated from Western Washington University, where she studied History, Latin and Greek. Seeking a missional church education rooted in the growing reality of an increasingly unchurched context, she received her Masters of Divinity at Church Divinity School of the Pacific in Berkeley, California. Sponsored for ordination within the Diocese of Spokane, she came to Christ Church after serving as Curate at All Saints’ Episcopal Church in Richland, WA.
Shanna is passionate about forming and nurturing disciples who follow Christ with their heads and their hearts. She loves people of all ages and has a particular fondness for working with youth. Emphasizing God’s desire to be in full relationship with humanity as a part of God’s creation, Shanna welcomes questions and uncertainty, knowing that God can and does work in the places where we are the least sure. She delights in God’s welcome of all people, with no exceptions.
Along with her work for Christ Church, Shanna serves as the priest of Church of the Good Shepherd in Savona, NY. Aside from her work in the church, she is always happy to make new friends as she continues to explore the Southern Tier of New York.

