Clergy
Vicar The Rev. Canon Britt Olson
Welcome to St. Luke’s Church in Ballard where we seek to love our neighbors as God loves us all. Our neighborhood is rich in diversity and so are we. Together we are pilgrims on a spiritual journey, growing in faith, hope and love. Here you will find food along the way as well as opportunities to feed others who are hungry. Grow with our garden (the “SLUG”), feed the vulnerable with a daily breakfast and weekly lunch and belong to a community who prays, sings and listens for God each week. Contact: britt@stlukesseattle.org.
Assisting Priest The Rev. Brian Gregory
I am a Seattle native and completed both my undergraduate and seminary studies at Seattle Pacific University. I served for six years as Associate for Youth Ministries at St. Thomas, Medina and it was there I discerned a call to ordained ministry. Following ordination, I was Curate at Good Samaritan, Sammamish for two years. In 2019, my family and I moved to Guatemala to serve for a year with the Episcopal Church in Guatemala and a remarkable organization called Safe Passage that works in education in the community surrounding the Guatemala City garbage dump. We moved back home suddenly in March 2020 due to Covid. For the last four and a half years, my work has been providing family support and coordination for organ donation which has been a surprising and fulfilling way to live out my vocation outside of parish ministry. In the midst of that work, I have also served as the part-time Associate Rector at Emmanuel, Mercer Island. Contact: briangregory@stlukesseattle.org.
The Rev. Dr. Peter Rodgers, Priest Associate
The Rev. Dr. Peter Rodgers is a retired priest and seminary professor.
Vince Booth, Deacon
My name is Vince and I’m honored to be with St. Luke’s. Previously I attended church at Epiphany, Seattle in the Madrona neighborhood. It’s where I was baptized (in 2019! I’m an adult convert). I am quite excited to be making this transition across town, and joining in community with you all. I grew up in Yakima and have been living in Seattle for the last ten years. I studied philosophy at Whitman College and attempted to write my senior paper on neighborly love. So even though I wasn’t Christian yet, I’ve long wanted to better understand and more fully live out this way of life. I’m enrolled in seminary at the Church Divinity School of the Pacific, the Episcopal seminary in Berkeley. And during the summer of 2024 I married the wonderful Keiko. I fill my non-study time with fixing up/breaking our house, going on long runs, swimming, and talking to our 12-year old dog, Billie. Up until a couple months ago, I would have said I was a lifelong Mariners fan.
Staff
Caretaker
Brian Bennett
Groundskeeper
Shawn Magness
Musician
Theresa Redmond
Theresa Redmond is a singer, composer, piano player, and songwriter originally from Michigan, where she received her bachelor’s degree in Vocal Music Performance from Aquinas College. She moved to Seattle in 2021 to complete her Masters of Music in Film Scoring, and now works a variety of music related jobs including video game and film scoring, performing as a singer/songwriter at events, singing with musical groups, and completing commissions for new music. Redmond has worked as a singer for various churches throughout Michigan and is the former music director of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Seatac. She writes and performs in an extensive range of styles, from orchestral pieces scored to picture to indie-pop songs and choral pieces.
Office Administrator
Kristen Daley Mosier
Kristen holds an MDiv from Fuller Seminary Northwest and a PhD from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Theology and Ethics. In addition to compiling the bulletins and newsletters each week, she occasionally preaches at St. Luke’s and elsewhere around the diocese.
Edible Hope Community Manager
Andy Basinger
Andy moved to Seattle in 2012 from his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio. He comes from a family that has operated a foster home and has done missionary work globally. When he is not working at Edible home, you can find him performing keyboards in clubs, kayaking in Salmon Bay, and hiking throughout the west coast. His experience and passion to help the less fortunate has led him to Edible Hope.
Edible Hope Program Director & Kitchen Manager
Nick Gardner
Nick believes in our shared responsibility to meet the needs of our neighbors. His favorite way to answer this call is by sharing food, which not only nourishes but also fosters connection and community. Nick brings a background in managing operations at a sustainable agriculture company, along with nearly two years of experience mediating and teaching at middle schools. He views Edible Hope as an incredible opportunity to combine his passion for serving others with hands-on work that uplifts the community, all while contributing to broader efforts to reshape our broken food system.
