Our Staff

The Rev. Paula Jefferson

Priest-in-Charge

The Rev. Paula Jefferson joined St. Christopher Episcopal Church Fort Worth on Aug. 1, 2022. The vestry called her to serve as its priest-in-charge. Paula was called from St. Martin-in-the-Fields Keller where she served as assistant rector. Among her duties at St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Paula served as the priest-in-charge at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church Hillsboro for 18 months, leading worship monthly and participating in parish life with both congregations.


Paula graduated from Pennsylvania State University in 1983 with a BS-Accounting degree. In 1990, she started a CPA firm in the mid-cities area of Tarrant County. She retired from the CPA firm in 2015 and graduated from the Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest (Austin, Texas) with a masters of divinity degree in 2018. Paula was ordained a priest by the Rt. Rev. J Scott Mayer in December 2020.


Paula and her dog, Dursey, are avid hikers. In the heat of summer, they are equally happy swimming laps. Texas Rangers, Penn State Nittany Lions, the Fort Worth Symphony, and Kimball Museum exhibits are joyful diversions. 


Melanie Kingsbury

Director of Young Adult and Youth Ministries

Melanie Wright Kingsbury serves at St. Christopher’s as the Director of Young Adult and Youth Ministries. In this capacity she has helped to launch our College and Career group known as Christofolx. She is currently guiding the congregation in implementing the Journey to Adulthood program for our youth ages 11-18 and over the course of the next year she will be developing an integrated program for the children of the parish. 


At the age of 12, Melanie sensed God calling her to shepherd God's sheep, remembering especially the little lambs.

In the years since that time she has devoted her life to living out this calling  She has invested her life in nurturing children, youth and adults in their lives of faith. Melanie obtained her undergraduate degree in Elementary Education from Texas Christian University in 1991 and her Masters of Divinity degree from the General Theological Seminary in 2006.


Melanie also enjoys gardening, creating things out of clay and spending time enjoying life with her wife and three grown children.

David Lindsey

Director of Music

David joined the staff of St. Christopher in 2001. He has been a church musician-pianist-organist-chorister for more than 60 years. He grew up playing the piano in Baptist churches his father pastored. He’s played in Baptist, Disciples of Christ and Episcopal Churches. His professional life has included stints in journalism, political consulting, public relations-events planning and financial services. He is married to Rosemary Cooper Lindsey. They have two daughters and two grandchildren.

Shirley Johnson

Choir Director

Shirley Johnson earned a Bachelor of Music Education from Texas Christian University and has served as music director for Christ the King and St. Elisabeth Episcopal church for over 30 years. She has over 30 years experience as a private voice instructor for adults and adolescents and headed the voice lesson program at Haltom High School from 1990 to 2019. She enjoys her time with her husband, Stanley and her cat, Zoey.

Margaret Mieuli

Treasurer

Margaret Darmon, a cradle Episcopalian, came to St. Christopher Pre-school as a teacher in 1973. She found in this church a loving and welcoming family and soon transferred her membership and began attending regularly.


Margaret has served on the Vestry, was Senior Warden in 1990 and has enjoyed countless opportunities to serve the church and the community. She became treasurer of both the church and the school in 2000.


Marriage in 1992 gave her a new last name – Mieuli, but she reserves the “D” initial in honor of her original in-laws. She is overjoyed to have two children, Rick and Kelly, five grandchildren and two precious great-grands. Life is good!


Tara Moore

Administrative Assistant, Safeguarding records administrator


Tara came to St. Christopher's in June 2011. It was meant to be a temporary position while she awaited the birth of her son, but the church made the decision to keep her around. Tara’s daughter was born in 2014 and spent her first year in the office with her and was known as the ‘office baby.’ Both of her kids attended St. Christopher Preschool, and it was a blessing to have them nearby. Tara says she gained an amazing church family when she began working at St. Christopher's, and she is thankful for this Parish.

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