Our mission is to be a beacon of hope and love in a fragmented and fraught world.

At St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, we believe in the power of the Holy Spirit to transform us into members of God’s Holy Kingdom, where following the example of our Savior Jesus Christ we are empowered to humble ourselves and serve the world.

Clergy

The Rev. Gregory L. Millikin

The Rev. Gregory L. Millikin has been the rector of St. Mark’s parish since August of 2023. He has previously served as rector of Grace Episcopal Church in New Lenox, IL, and associate rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Alexandria, VA. Fr. Greg is active at the church-wide and diocesan levels in various roles including serving on the Standing Commission for Liturgy & Music and the Diocese of Chicago’s Commission on Ministry. Ordained to the priesthood in January, 2016, Fr. Greg holds a Master in Divinity from Virginia Theological Seminary, as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

He is the author of Being Called, Being Gay, from Church Publishing (2018), a primer for the LGBTQIA+ community discerning for ministry in the Episcopal Church. He has also contributed to Introduction to Ministry: A Primer for Renewed Life and Leadership in Mainline Protestant Congregations (Wiley-Blackwell, 2015) and Words That Listen: A Literary and Artistic Companion to the Lectionary (Church Publishing, 2018). He enjoys cooking, playing music, singing karaoke, and traveling.

Ministers & Staff

Westley Art Hodges

DIRECTOR OF MUSIC MINISTRIES
(he/they)
music@stmarksevanston.org

Westley Art Hodges has been the Director of Music Ministries at St. Mark’s since 2018. Prior to this, they served as the Director of Music in several Episcopal churches in Gurnee and Peoria, IL, McDonough and Alpharetta, GA, and Long Beach, MS.

Westley earned their Associate of the Arts in Music Education at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, studied Clarinet Performance at Delta State University, and earned a Bachelor of the Arts in Liberal Studies with a Minor in Women and Gender Studies at The University of Illinois Springfield. 

Outside of church work, Westley performs as an accompanist and solo artist and teaches private music lessons. They are the clarinetist for Amethyst Winds, a Chicago-based Woodwind Quintet, and a Lakeside Pride Symphonic Band member and Clarinet Choir director.

Outside of work, Westley enjoys spending time with their husband Joseph, and Daylie-Lark (Westley and Joseph’s black lab). For more information about Westley, visit their website.

Rudy Burke

Rudy Burke has served at St. Mark’s as the Sexton since 2014. He oversees cleaning and repairs of the building and has worked faithfully to help keep our campus beautiful, clean, and safe.

Rudy is a deeply spiritual person and a devout church leader at North Side Tabernacle in Wilmette, IL.

PARISH ADMINISTRATOR
(he/him)
office@stmarksevanston.org

Andrew Schaeffer

Andrew joined the St. Mark’s office team in 2024. He provides administrative support for parish activities and is helping to bring long-term organization and structure to the office.

Andrew has a decade of experience as an editor for print and digital travel guide magazines. He has made a career change to work with people who are committed to making the world a better place.

Vestry

The vestry is a group of parishioners elected by the congregation to grapple with where God is calling St. Mark’s and then discern together how best to get there by being good stewards of our resources. If you are interested in serving as a vestry member at St. Mark’s, please speak with one of the wardens to learn more about this ministry.

  • Tim Heuer

    Senior Warden
    srwarden@stmarksevanston.org

  • Nancye Kirk

    Junior Warden
    jrwarden@stmarksevanson.org

  • Christine Schultze

    Treasurer
    treasurer@stmarksevanston.org

  • Dan Whitmore

    Clerk Class of 2024

  • Hardy Murphy

    Vestry Class of 2024

  • Kathy Hart

    Vestry Class of 2025

  • Julia Ferguson

    Vestry Class of 2025

  • Adrianna Dangremond

    Vestry Class of 2025

  • Aina Gutierrez

    Vestry Class of 2026

  • Deane Johnson

    Vestry Class of 2026

  • Gretchen Constantine

    Vestry Class of 2026

Help Make Worship Possible

Though the clergy lead worship and perform sacraments, we cannot organize our worship services without the dedicated faithfulness of our laity. Parishioners volunteer as readers, intercessors, lay eucharistic ministers, acolytes, and serve behind the scenes in worship on our Altar Guild, Flower Guild, or Usher teams.

We are always happy to welcome newcomers and new volunteers! Contact the wardens to get started. Volunteers will be trained and receive effusive thanks.

Contact Rector Greg at rector@stmarksevanston.org.

Parish Volunteers

Superb Finance Team

Chris Schultze, Treasurer treasurer@stmarksevanston.org
Nancye Kirk, Contributions Secretary contributions@stmarksevanston.org
Lola Himrod, Assistant to the Treasurer

Those Who Seem To Be Everywhere

Allison Ashley, Creation Care creation@stmarksevanston.org
Donna Richardson, Social Outreach outreach@stmarksevanston.org
Rachel Easton, Parish Hospitality
Rich Forst, Building Services Volunteer

For assistance reaching a specific individual, contact office@stmarksevanston.org or call the church office at 847-864-4806.