Marvin Smith, Sexton
THE REV. NANCY HOWARD HARDIN
Generally speaking my ministry is, “To seek and to serve the incarnate God.” I look for the presence of Christ in everyone and everywhere and then I serve Christ by serving others. Serving The Christ is my form of saying thank you to God who created us all and the world we are blessed to live in. I see my ministry at Trinity as enabling lay ministry in multiple ways.
I am so happy to be serving with you here at Trinity. I have been ordained a Deacon since 2001. I was called from Trinity Troy (my home church) and when I finished Deacon School the Bishop assigned me here for five years. Then, I spent next the six years serving as Deacon at St. James Piqua. Following a break from ministry, I was called to serve The I-75 Corridor. The Corridor consisted of St. Mark’s in Sidney, St. James in Piqua and Trinity in Troy. Then, for about the last year and a half I just served at St. James. My recent call to Trinity came as a result of a mutual desire on the part of Rev. Nancy, the Vestry, Jason Leo, The Bishop, and me. I am attracted to Trinity because I see so much life and growth here. I see the Holy Spirit at work here and I want to be part of it. I am here on a part time basis.
Our Leaders and Staff
The Rev. Nancy Howard Hardin's last Sunday at Trinity was June 28, 2020. She is retiring and will be
spending time with her family, her elderly father in Illinois, her husband's father in Indiana, and
and at some point in time when it is safe, traveling.
Thank you for you service Rev. Nancy -- We will miss you and wish you well.
Rev. Nancy brings a varied background of service as an Episcopal priest. She was been a chaplain for twenty-five years in
various health-care settings. Her initial experience was in hospice and also as Protestant chaplain at the Jewish facility in
Columbus. Her last assignment was Chaplain at Mercy Urbana Hospital and Mercy McAuley Center for sixteen years. She also
served as associate and supply priest at Epiphany Episcopal Church, Urbana, and as chair of the diocesan’s Affirmative Aging
Commission.
Professionally she has been involved as leader of the Urbana Alzheimer’s support group, has spoken at the American Society
on Aging, and also has served as board member of their Forum of Religion, Spirituality, and Aging. She is passionate about
spirituality and those with memory loss. Her initial profession was as an elementary teacher and early intervention specialist for
special-needs preschoolers. She is a trained Spiritual Director and gives spiritual direction and leads retreats.
She resides in Urbana where she lives with her husband, Ed, an extremely active layperson and the recently retired account
manager for United Animal Health, Inc. They are the parents of two grown sons, John and Paul, who “grew up” at The Diocesan
Summer Church Camp at Procter Center. She especially enjoys reading, traveling, and most especially spending time with her
family.
Vestry is led by Senior Warden Jim Beerbower and Junior Warden David Cobb. Together they bring a wealth of strong
experience and leadership in these positions. Other vestry members include Jenny Anticoli, Deb Kappers, Kathleen Kirsch, Keven
Kirsch, John Weikle, Mary Siegel.
We look forward to making a difference in our community through our ministries of Partners in Hope, the Torrence Fund, our
partnership with Garden Manor, as well as being attentive to God’s leading in new ways to serve God’s people.
Wiley Smith, Organist
Char McClure, Parish Secretary
OUR DEACON, THE REV. STEPHANIE BURT
You can reach:
Our Senior Warden, Jim Beerbower, at 937-667-1988
or Email: jsbeerbo@aol.com
Our Junior Warden, David Cobb, can be reached at 937-698-4708
or Email: wabasso12@aol.com
Church Office: 8:30 am - 1:30 pm Monday through Friday.
937-335-7747