Clergy & Staff
The Rev. Allan Cole, Rector
allan@stpaulslakewood.org
303.233.4991
He/Him/His
Allan is committed to beautiful, artful and meaningful worship, and to the proclamation of the Gospel message. He therefore devotes much of his time to the prayer and study that inspired preaching requires. Allan views the preaching of the Gospel as a call to new life. So the preaching itself is not a solicitation to a certain way of believing, but to the decision of faith.
Allan graduated from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill and received his Masters of Divinity from the School of Theology of the University of the South in Sewanee, TN. Following his ordination in 2000, he served as Assistant to the Rector at St. Andrew’s in Maryville, TN and then as Senior Chaplain at Heathwood Hall Episcopal School in Columbia, SC. Allan was appointed Priest-in-Charge at St. Paul’s in 2008 and was installed as Rector in May of 2011.
A native of North Carolina, Allan is the father of three sons. As a mountain biker, snowboarder, and lover of the outdoors (and as one who loves to wear cowboy boots), he is proud to call Colorado home.
Clara spent fifteen years working professionally in the theatre industry, as a theatrical technician, sets and props designer, house manager, marketing coordinator, and technical director. She is a born-and-bred Episcopalian, and has been involved in various church ministries since she was in her twenties. She graduated summa cum laude from St. Norbert College in 2015. Since then, she has lived and worked in Chicago, Wisconsin, and Colorado. She lives in Denver with her husband and a menagerie of rescue animals.
Beth is dedicated to supporting the youth of St. Paul’s in their faith formation. With deep roots at St. Paul’s, Beth was raised in this congregation and has since returned to raise her own family within the community. She holds cherished memories of growing up here, especially the profound influence her Sunday School teachers had on her own spiritual journey.
Beth’s mission is to foster a strong, loving Christian community that nurtures faith grounded in the life and love of Jesus Christ.
Outside of her ministry, Beth serves as a school psychologist for Jeffco Public Schools. In her spare time, she is an avid reader who enjoys home improvement projects and exploring the outdoors with her family.