The Rev. Liz Armstrong, ordained a priest at Faith Church, has served on staff since August 2001. She is an Assistant to the Rector with a range of responsibilities, including co-coordinating the Youth Group and adult small groups, administrative tasks, pastoral care, preaching, and other sacramental responsibilities.
Liz grew up in the Placerville area, graduating from El Dorado High School. She earned a Masters degree in Audiology at CSU, Sacramento in 1983 and worked for 18 years as an audiologist in private practice. Liz entered seminary in 1997 at Church Divinity School of the Pacific, graduating with an M.Div. degree in 2001.
Liz lives in Sacramento with her husband Tim who is an audiologist working in his own private practice. Their oldest son works for the State Assembly in Sacramento, and their younger son lives and works in the Sacramento area with his wife and their two beautiful daughters. Liz and Tim now share their home with an aging dog and two cats.
Pastor Liz can be reached through the Church Office, or via Email: at the address shown below.
Deacon Steve Shortes is a member of the clergy staff at Faith Church.
Stephen was ordained a deacon in the Episcopal Church in July of 1999.
He spent his first seven years as a deacon in Placerville, at Church of Our Saviour.
Steve has been married to Leslyn since 1980, and together they have three grown children and four grandchildren. They live in the same house they moved into upon returning to Placerville in 1986. The home was built in 1864.
Leslyn is now retired from social work and they spend their time with the grandchildren, dog Maggi, doing community work, hiking, cooking, art and Bonsai.
Steve has a day job as an insurance agent with Mother Lode Insurance, just around the corner from Faith Church.
Meet Kim. Kim Kreth is the Faith Church Parish Administrator. She became a member of Faith Church in early 1998, and accepted an appointment as Secretary in March of that year. Since that time, her duties and responsibilities have grown, and she now has a title which is more in keeping with her important role in our life as a Parish.
Kim's "official" office hours are from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM on Tuesday through Friday, but it's not uncommon to find her at her desk during hours beyond those stated.
Kim grew up a military brat, meaning in lots of different places, but she has now lived in California for 25 years. "More than half my life!" as she proudly (and hastily) points out.
Kim currently resides in Shingle Springs with her husband Jim and their daughter Jillian, who is in her teens.
In prior years, Kim made her career as a Programmer/Systems Analyst with Unocal in San Francisco. Now, as a mother, she prefers the flexibility and additional time that comes with working part time.
Kim's interests include an art form called "Counted Cross Stitch", which she describes as "A more structured form of embroidery." She also loves to travel.
In keeping with her passion for travel, Kim declares the following RULE for all members of Faith Church:
In order to encourage compliance with "Kim's rule", you are reminded that the Faith Church mailing address is:
2200 Country Club Drive
Cameron Park, CA 95682
Kim can be reached through the Church Office, or via Email at the address shown below.
The newest member of the Faith Church Staff is Adriana Findlay. Adriana joined the staff in 2007 as the Children's Ministries Director.
Adriana has been attending Faith Episcopal Church since Easter of 1993. Having a strong interest in the spiritual development of both children and adults, she has taught Preschool, Children Chapel and adult Bible study programs. She has also served on the Vestry.
Adriana likes to keep life interesting by having a variety of work environments. She is a licensed physical therapist, an elementary school substitute teacher and a garden/outdoor science coordinator at a local elementary school.
She enjoys tennis, reading, and watching her children’s athletic and musical activities. She lives in El Dorado Hills with her husband Eric, and their three middle-to-high school aged children.
Adriana is pleased to take on the role of Director of Children’s Ministries at Faith Episcopal Church, and have a part in the nurturing of relationships between children and Jesus Christ. She also believes vibrant, fun and meaningful children‘s programs are critical to the well-being of a church. She is grateful to the 50+ members of our congregation who volunteer their time to make the children’s programs happen. You are encouraged to bring your children to our Sunday morning programs, Thursday night Pioneer Club, Sunday night Youth Group and the Vacation Bible School which is held in June.
More information about all these programs can be obtained by contacting her at the church office at 530-676-5348 or via Email at the address shown below.
