Clergy
NEW BEGINNINGS
This fall OF 2026 St. David’s will begin the search for a new rector. This process will be led by the Vestry, with guidance and support from the Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota. We look forward to a time of rich discernment, and we pray that this transition may yield for St. David’s, a new relationship with a faithful pastor, who will care for our community and equip us for our ministries as we continue in our mission to Love God, Love One Another.
THE REV. LEONARD FREEMAN
Adjunct Clergy
The Rev. Leonard Freeman is both a parishioner and adjunct clergy for St. David’s. A poet, priest and old-movies buff, Len has served in both parish and national ministries during the 50+ years of his ordained life. He was the film critic for the Episcopal church’s national magazines as well as head of communications for both Trinity Church Wall Street in New York and Washington National Cathedral. He retired from St. Martin’s By-The-Lake in Minnetonka Beach.
He is a Fellow of the College of Preachers, has done academic fellowships in economics and communications, and holds awards for his work in both print and television. He and his wife, the Rev. Lindsay Hardin Freeman, live in Long Lake and both write regularly. They are also the Chaplains for retired clergy in the diocese.
Len finds St. David’s to be a caring, faithful, spiritually nurturing, and innovative community for Christian discipleship. As Jimmy Stewart said in the film Harvey: “You may quote me.”
THE REV. LINDSAY HARDIN FREEMAN
Adjunct Clergy
Lindsay has a lifelong relationship with St. David’s: she was baptized here in 1957, confirmed here, and grew up coming to church every Sunday. After receiving a B.S. from Mankato State in Social Work, she was awarded a North American Ministerial Award (Rockefeller), and earned her M.Div and M.A. in Theological Studies from the Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
She has served parishes in Philadelphia, Boston, and Minnesota, worked for 22 years as the communications consultant for the Episcopal Church Foundation, and was the editor of Vestry Papers for nine years. She has won over 30 awards for journalistic excellence and is the author/editor of eight books. From 2010-2014, she and a research team documented every word in the Bible spoken by women, which resulted in Bible Women: All Their Words and Why They Matter, published by Forward Movement.
Lindsay and her husband, the Rev. Len Freeman, live in Long Lake with whomever of their children (five) happen to be visiting (with their various pets and partners). She enjoys filling in at St. David's when needed, and deeply values this wonderful faith community.
Wardens
Cathy Schwichtenberg
Senior Warden
My husband, Randy, and I have been a member of St. David’s parish since 2015. Our friends, Keith Gause and Bill Jacobs, introduced us to St. David’s and we are so glad they did! We have made many friends here, grown spiritually, and are thankful for the opportunities we have had to serve this community. Our membership here has become a big part of our lives.
Randy and I raised two daughters, Christine and Emily, who are well-established with families of their own. Christine is a high school science teacher and Emily is a registered dietician. I am a proud grandmother of four grandsons aged 9, 8, 7, and 5. Family gatherings are always high-energy, and I wouldn’t have it any other way!
I grew up in central Illinois and graduated from Illinois State University with a degree in Business Administration with an emphasis on Information Technology. I worked in IT my whole career and enjoyed its ever-changing nature. I started my career as a beginning programmer on mainframe computers and ended it leading a team developing cloud-based web applications. It was a rewarding, sometimes stressful, career. Now I am happy to be retired to a life of traveling, serving St. David’s, spending time at our cabin in northern MN, and, of course, spending time with our family.
I served at St. David’s on the Vestry from 2017 through 2019 and was Junior and Senior Warden the last two years of my term. From 2020 through 2023, I served as the parish Treasurer. I have been involved in St. David’s giving campaign since 2018. I was a member of the choir until 2022, and I am grateful to Roger that he still lets me participate in
Evensongs and holiday musical offerings. I look forward to more years of serving St. David's and my membership in this vibrant community.
Mike Sandsmark
Junior Warden
I grew up in a small town near Fargo in North Dakota and was raised Lutheran. I obtained my bachelor’s degree in business from the University of North Dakota. Later I obtained my Masters Degree in Management from the University of Mary.
Through ROTC in college I entered the Air Force after graduation and my wife, Jane, and I moved to my first assignment at Moody AFB in Valdosta, Georgia. It was here that I was confirmed in the Episcopal Church.
Our next assignment was to RAF Station Alconbury in Cambridgeshire, England. We attended the Anglican parish church in the village where we lived. This gave us newbie Episcopalians another experience of the diversity of the Anglican Communion.
After leaving the Air Force we moved for a time to Bismarck and then to Fargo and then ended up in Aberdeen, South Dakota for the remainder of my work career in health care administration. In Aberdeen I served on the Vestry and also as Senior Warden.
We moved to the Twin Cities upon retirement as our two daughters and their families live here. We attended St. George’s in St. Louis Park where I served on the Personnel Committee and as chair of the Music Director Search Committee.
We were attracted to St. David’s due to the many and varied opportunities to live out our faith here. Our daughter, Mary and her family also joined St. David’s due to the children and youth programming.
Staff
SOPHIE SEIBURE
Minister of Finance
I grew up in Andover, Minnesota, and graduated from the University of Minnesota with a Mathematical Biology degree in 2021. I have worked in bookkeeping since my time in college and have enjoyed building a career in finance.
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Outside of work, I enjoy playing board games with my family, teaching myself how to play my favorite songs on the guitar, traveling around the world, and playing pickleball with my sisters. I am grateful for the opportunity to join St. David's and am excited to contribute to this ministry!
ROGER STRATTON
Minister of Music
Roger joined the St. David’s leadership team in 2021 and works to implement the St. David’s music program vision by planning and leading music that brings all who participate and listen closer to the Divine and one another. He sees himself encouraging the unique musical gifts of everyone in the congregation through congregational singing, choirs, and other ensembles. He has long been drawn to the Episcopal Church, both for its rich liturgical tradition and for its spirit of hospitality and inclusion. He recognizes St. David’s passion for justice and openness to creativity as exactly what he has been looking for.
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Roger grew up in Richmond, Indiana, in the Quaker community surrounding Earlham College. He received his B.S in East Asian Studies from Oberlin College and his M.M. in Choral conducting from New England Conservatory and has more than 30 years' experience leading church choirs.
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Roger has always enjoyed taking deep dives into many different musical traditions, from tangos and sambas to Russian choral music, and from plainchant to Gospel. In recent years he’s become obsessed with jazz improvisation, including sacred jazz. He gets great pleasure from creating eclectic concerts, especially with his world music quintet, Ensemble Aventura.
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ANNA BELZ-BROCK
Children and Youth Minister
Anna Belz-Brock joined our leadership team as the Children & Youth Minister in the fall of 2021 and leads children and youth programming at St. David’s. Her role includes coordinating volunteers and engaging with young people through Godly Play, Children’s Time, Youth Group, Confirmation, Summer Camp, and more!
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Anna attended college at Concordia in Moorhead where she majored in Religion and minored in Interfaith Studies and Social Activism. Anna has been passionate about theology and its direct ties to social justice since she was very young, hearing the call to ministry at summer camp right around her 13th birthday. She cares deeply about young people’s experience in the church, and seeks to join in God’s reconciling spirit by fostering queer and neurodiverse affirming spaces.
She lives in St. Louis Park with her husband, Erik, and their tiny dog, Oliver. She loves gardening, making music, and doing home improvement projects. She is also working towards her Masters of Divinity degree.
JULIA MOSER-HARDY
Minister of Parish Life
Julia holds a Bachelor's degree in Dance & Psychology from St. Olaf College. She has spent the last decade performing with modern dance companies based in the Twin Cities and teaching dance in faith-based studios throughout the metro. In these communities, she has especially enjoyed mentoring young people through the fusion of spiritual and artistic self-expression. Apart from her experience in the arts, Julia offers a background in small business administration and events management. She finds deep meaning in facilitating the “how” of an organization’s process and finding creative ways to fully live out their deeper "why". A lifelong Episcopalian, she especially appreciates this faith tradition that embraces gray area and encourages the practice of asking critical questions. She looks forward to asking questions with the St. David's community and exploring the opportunities for its future. In her free time, Julia enjoys hiking, playing board games with her fiancé Doug and cuddling with their cats, Arlo and Freya.
The Greater Church
PRESIDING BISHOP SEAN W. ROWE
The Most Rev. Sean W. Rowe was elected presiding bishop and primate of The Episcopal Church in June 2024 and took office on Nov. 1 for a nine-year term. Known for his expertise in organizational learning and adaptive change, Rowe is committed to strengthening support for local ministry and mission.
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THE RT. REV. CRAIG LOYA
Bishop of Minnesota
The Rt. Rev. Craig Loya is the tenth bishop of the Episcopal Church in Minnesota. He was consecrated on June 6, 2020.
Bishop Loya served as Dean of Trinity Cathedral in Omaha, Nebraska from 2013-2020. Prior to that, he was the Canon to the Ordinary in the Episcopal Diocese of Kansas from 2009-2013. He received his Master of Divinity from Yale University and a Diploma in Anglican Studies from Berkeley Divinity School at Yale in 2002.
Bishop Loya and his wife, Melissa, have two children, Mari and Asa.
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