LEADERSHIP
CLERGY
VESTRY
Patrick Stevens
Senior Warden
Shirley Landmesser
Junior Warden
Molly Stevens
Secretary & Treasurer
John Duncan
Vestry Member
MINISTRY LEADERS
Brooks Linde
Lay Eucharistic Minister
Kayla Fleming
Director of Children's Ministry
The Rev. Matthew Fleming
Vicar
Matthew+ is a native Mainer, originally hailing from the Katahdin Region. In 2022, as a lay minister, he led the Team that launched Christ Church. He has served successively as our church planter, senior warden, deacon, and now Vicar! Fr. Matthew is delighted to continue his ministry here while serving bivocationally as a credit union executive. Matthew+ is passionate about creating a healthy church environment rooted in the historic Anglican faith where members are equipped for both Christian life and faithful lay ministry. Matthew+ is also an organist who enjoys making music with his wife, Kayla. The Flemings live in Winterport with their two children.
The Rev. Chuck Bradshaw
Vicar Emeritus
Chuck+ served as the first Vicar of Christ Church, leaving retirement in 2023 to answer the call to tend our fledgling flock. In September 2026, he was named Vicar Emeritus and continues to serve actively in the parish. Chuck+ grew up mostly in towns near Boston. He studied at Trinity School for Ministry in Pennsylvania before pastoring Episcopal congregations in Missouri, Pennsylvania, and Maine. Chuck and his wife, Beth, spent three years as missionaries in Uganda, where Chuck served as principal of a diocesan training center, and Beth established a school for church musicians. They have been married for over 40 years, have two adult children, and live in Hancock, Maine.
The Rt. Rev. Julian Dobbs
Diocesan Bishop
Bishop Julian Dobbs is the Diocesan Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of the Living Word and has oversight of the clergy and congregations in the diocese. He and his wife, Brenda, have made their home in Northern Virginia since 2006. Ordained in 1991, he planted three congregations and served as the rector of the fastest growing Anglican church in New Zealand. He was elected and consecrated as bishop by the Church of Nigeria in 2011. Bishop Julian is passionate about the saving power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and is committed to empowering congregations, supporting clergy, transforming injustice, inspiring local and global mission, and planting churches.