Ledlie I. Laughlin Rector The Reverend Ledlie I. Laughlin was installed as the twentieth rector of St. Peter’s Church on May 1, 1999. After graduating from Oberlin College, he attended Berkley/Yale where he received his MDiv in 1987; he has served in urban parishes up and down the East coast. Ledlie is an energetic, enthusiastic, and creative pastor. His preaching is insightful, personal, and stimulating; he is a true evangelist. St. Peter’s Children’s Ministry has blossomed under his leadership, and he is active in seeking avenues for spiritual growth for all ages, and in welcoming newcomers to our parish. Ledlie’s faith is shaped by his deep desire and longing to be attentive to the presence of God; he shares that desire openly, invites others to awaken to their own desire for God, and leads by calling us forth to adventure and journey in the Way of Christ. St. Peter’s continues to grow and thrive under his loving care. In addition to his ministry here, Ledlie is currently a member of the Standing Committee of the Diocese, is Co-Chair of the Diocesan Antiracism Team charged with dismantling institutional racism within the Diocese, and serves as a chaplain at Graterford Maximum Security Prison. Ledlie’s wife Sarah is a Social Worker with the Wissahickon Hospice at the U Penn Health System; their daughter India and son Nick are students at Middlebury College in Vermont. E-mail: laughlin@stpetersphila.org
	Claire Nevin-Field Assistant Rector   The Reverend Claire Nevin-Field is originally from the northeast of England, but spent most of her childhood in northern Delaware. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Delaware and her Master of Science in Nursing with a certificate in Nurse-Midwifery from the University of Pennsylvania. While working as a midwife at a clinic for Mexican migrant women in southern Chester County, Claire felt called to ordained ministry. She attended Lutheran Theological Seminary for two years and The General Seminary of the Episcopal Church for one year, receiving a Master of Divinity degree from General Seminary. She was ordained to the priesthood on December 16, 2006. Claire lives in West Chester with her husband, daughters Rachel and Ellie, and her "son," Opus, a Welsh corgi. Claire is thrilled to be part of St. Peter’s Church. E-mail: nevin-field@stpetersphila.org
	Peter Hopkins Director of Music Ministry and Choirmaster Peter is an international-level conductor, most recently serving as Minister of Music at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan and Director of the Grand Rapids Symphony Chorus. He has served as Artistic Director and Choirmaster of the Grand Rapids Choir of Men and Boys, the Michigan Bach Collegium, and Assistant Chorusmaster of the Oregon Bach Festival. He is equally comfortable directing instrumentalists as well as singers, and enjoys working with a combination of amateurs and professionals. His doctoral studies were done at Michigan State University as well as in England and Germany. Peter has extensive knowledge of the sacred choral repertory; he is a member of the Gächinger Kantorei and has performed in Germany, Austria and the United States. E-mail: hopkins@stpetersphila.org
	Paula Pugh Romanaux Principal Organist and Artist-in-Residence Paula served as Organist and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music at Kalamazoo College in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and as Director of Music at St. Mark’s, Grand Rapids and St. Luke’s, Kalamazoo – two of the largest Episcopal churches in that diocese. Her doctoral studies in organ performance and church music were at the Hochschule fur Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Vienna. Outside of the United States, she has had recital tours of Germany, Austria, Denmark, Finland and Estonia. Her organ recordings have been heard on NPR’s Performance Today, Pipe Dreams and in Europe.