Clergy, Staff, and Vestry
The Very Reverend Canon Ian Elliot Davies, Rector
Canon Ian Elliott Davies was called to be the Eighth Rector of Saint Thomas the Apostle Episcopal Church in December 2001. Canon Davies, formerly an Assistant Priest at the Parish of All Saints Margaret Street, London, brings expertise in theology, spiritual direction and homiletics to this ministry in Hollywood.
He was educated in England and Wales, and ordained in the Church in Wales before continuing with postgraduate study at Cambridge and his appointment to All Saints’ in London.
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Joseph Warren, Parish Administrator
Joseph Warren has worked for STAH as Parish Administrator since 2005 and has served as President of Deanery III since 2020. He currently serves on the Diocesan Commission on Ministry and has served as a Director on the Corporation of the Diocese. He has also represented STAH many times over the years at the Diocesan Convention. In addition to his duties for the church, he is a working actor (Winford Warren) and a graduate of the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts.
Blake Howard, Interim Organist
Hernan Ruiz, Sexton
Ray Beaty, Rector’s Warden
Stephen Kemp, Clerk (ex officio)
Stephen Kemp has been a member of St. Thomas the Apostle for over twenty years and has served as Clerk of the Vestry for over ten. He has lived in Los Angeles most of his life and was graduated from UCLA longer ago than he cares to think about, so don’t ask. He lives in West Hollywood with his partner of 23 years and makes his living as a litigation paralegal at A Very Large Law Firm – and when not working he spends a great deal of time in Church Nerd mode. Among his greatest concerns in life is making sure there is sufficient incense at the high masses (disclaimer -- despite the swinging thurible and the serious expression, no parishioners were harmed in the making of this image).
Mary Allen, Vestry Member
Artur Grigorian, Treasurer (ex officio)
Artur comes to St. Thomas from the Armenian Orthodox Church. The Anglo-Catholic traditions drew him in and he has never looked back. He enjoys applying his expertise as an accountant in the role of treasurer at St. Thomas as well as serving as a Director on the Corporation of the Diocese and head of the Diocesan Audit Committee. He also focuses on creating fun events at STAH including game/movie nights. He often volunteers as an usher or acolyte and recently served on the vestry. Artur trained and worked as a pastry chef and will never say no to an éclair or other confection.
Brad Chambers, Vestry Member
John P. Connolly, Vestry Member
Rodney Borr, Vestry Member
Bryan Pitts, Vestry Member
Sean Scheidt, Vestry Member
Randy Oglesby, Vestry Member
Les Rumsey, People’s Warden