Clergy & Staff

Nick Gardner

Edible Hope Program Director & Kitchen Manager

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.
meals@stlukesseattle.org

Michael Perera

Office Administrator

“Michael is the parish and communications administrator at St. Luke’s, and also works and worships at Saint Mark’s Cathedral. He has served in a number of ministries at Saint Mark’s and in the Diocese of Olympia.”
office@stlukesseattle.org

Theresa Redmond

Musician

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.

Rev. Dr. Peter Rodgers

Priest Associate

The Rev. Dr. Peter Rodgers is a retired priest and seminary professor.

The Rev. Brian Gregory

Assisting Priest

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

Vicar The Rev. Canon Britt Olson

Vicar

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.

Clergy

Britt Olson

The Rev. Brian Gregory

Dr. Peter Rodgers

Staff

Shawn Magness

Theresa Redmond

Michael Perera

Nick Gardner

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