The Rev. John Allen is the Priest-in-Charge of St. John's Episcopal Church. In his own words, Fr. John is “extremely excited about coming to St. John's and joining this historic church and outstanding congregation.”

Fr. John is adamant about living our Baptismal promises by being a welcoming church to all. He also believes strongly in carrying the Good News and Love of Jesus into the community by fostering strong and effective outreach programs.

Fr. John’s ministry objectives are two-fold. One objective is to serve as a pastor in a parish where we can pray, learn, work and play together to develop spiritually as individuals and become a vibrant Christ-centered community of faith. The other objective is to encourage and empower each person to carry the message and love of Christ from the Church into the world.

Prior to joining St. John's in February 2010, Fr. John served as rector at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church ~ La Iglesia Episcopal de San Lucas in Vancouver, Washington for 5 years. Before that, he served for a year as interim rector at All Saints' Episcopal Church in downtown Palo Alto, CA, near Stanford University. Fr. John began his priestly ministry at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco. A graduate of the Church Divinity School of the Pacific in May 2002 with a Master’s in Divinity, Fr. John was ordained as a priest at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco on December 7, 2002.

Fr. John and his wife Georgie have been married for 35 years. They have twin sons, two daughters-in-law and four grandchildren, two boys and two girls.

Father John Allen's email: johnatstjohns@comcast.net

The Rev. Donald Maddux is the leader of St. John's Hispanic ministry. He retired two years ago after many years as the Rector of Saint David of Wales Church in Shelton. Father Maddux and his wife Carolyn continue to live in Shelton. Father Maddux is a native of Western Washington and a graduate of Oregon State University and The General Theological Seminary of New York City. After two years at Ascension Parish in Seattle, Father Don served for a similar period in The Church of England.

Father Don is the founder of Saint Matthew's Church in Castle Rock, Saint Nicholas Church in Tahuya, Saint Hugh's Church in Allyn and Saint Germain's in Hoodsport. He has been involved with Hispanic ministry since 1992 and is enjoying his part in the growing ministry of Saint John's. Father Don Maddux's email: padredon@comcast.net

The Rev. June Johnson serves as our Assistant Priest.  Mother June is a healing and gracious presence at St. John's.  Since February, 2007, she has served in the ministries of pastoral care and Adult Faith Formation at St. John's.  Duties have included visitation to parishioners in hospitals, nursing homes, and shut-ins with communion.  She presides at the Wednesday morning Eucharist at 7 and at other services as needed. 

Mother June comes to us with many years of experience in parish ministry including Eucharistic minister, worship leader, pastoral care, ministry coordinator, vestry, Sr. Warden-in-charge, and other parish leadership positions over the past  25 years. In the Diocese of Olympia, she was a board member for Daughters of the King for 10 years, serving as president in 1986-1988 and was recently called to serve as chaplain for the Diocesan Assembly of that organization, a religious order that prays daily for those in need. She also has assisted with Eucharistic training and has many years of experience in office administration and accounting.

Mother June graduated from Church Divinity School of the Pacific in Berkeley, Calif., with a Masters in Divinity in May, 2007.  Her family includes her husband, David, two grown daughters and a cat named Sadie.  Mother June's email is junij@comcast.net.

Doug Dornhecker serves as St. John's Scholar in Residence for Liturgical Studies. He studied at Northwest Christian College, Eugene, Oregon (B.A., 1972), Emmanuel School of Religion, Johnson City, Tennessee (M.Div.1979), and did post-graduate study at San Francisco Theological Seminary. An ordained minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) since 1975, Doug served congregations in his native Oregon, as well as in California and Washington before going to Melbourne, Australia, in 2002 to teach denominational history in the Churches of Christ Theological College.

With the blessing of the Episcopal Bishop, Doug was invited to join St. John's staff for the purpose of participating in the life and mission of the parish. Doug attends staff meetings, writes a column for the newsletter, leads prayer services, and preaches monthly. This unusual ecumenical role is Doug's opportunity to learn more about the liturgical traditions of the wider church while enjoying the grace and nurture of this amazing congregation and its wonderful staff.

Doug and Kathy are the parents of three grown daughters, Corrie, Mary, and Josie, and they are active members of the Findlay Street Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Seattle. Doug also serves as the Denominational Formation Coordinator for Disciples students at Seattle University, and on the General Board of the World Convention of Christian Churches/Churches of Christ/Disciples. Doug's email is dbdornhecker@yahoo.com

Archdeacon Gen Grewell has been assigned by the Bishop to serve both at St. John's, Olympia and St. Benedict's, Lacey. 

Gen was ordained in 2000 and has been involved with such Outreach ministries as Habitat for Humanity and Kairos, a ministry in prisons around the state. Gen is a lifelong Episcopalian and has been a part of the Diocese of Olympia all her life. Gen and her husband, Gary, have four children and seven grandchildren. Gen's email is ggrewell21@comcast.net

Kary W. Hyre joined St. John's as organist and choir director in September 2006.

Kary studied piano with Irene Baltrusch of Seattle from age 9, and began organ study at age 14 with Wallace Seely, A.A.G.O. at Queen Anne Methodist Church through 1959. He took degrees in both sociology (1965) and organ (1964) from Whitman College in Walla Walla, where he studied with Stanley Plummer. After graduation Kary moved to Madison Wisconsin, where he finished his M.S. in Sociology and studied with Prof. John Wright Harvey, after which he took coaching from Larry Kelliher from 1972 through 1986. He has also taken Master's classes from Wilma Jensen, Anton Heiller and Fred Swan, and studied improvisation with Paul Manz, Gerre Hancock, and McNiel Robinson.

Kary has served as organist since age 18 beginning at Haller Lake Methodist Church, Seattle and First Presbyterian Church, Walla Walla during his college years. In 1970 he was appointed Organist/Choirmaster with a 30 voice Youth Choir, 40 voice Adult Choir and Handbell ringers at St. Bernard's Catholic Church in Madison, Wisconsin until he moved back to Washington in 1988. Most recently he served in that capacity at the United Churches of Olympia since 1988. In addition Kary was house organist for the Madison Symphony Orchestra and has performed with the Olympia Symphony Orchestra. Kary's email is mailto:musicatstjohnsoly@comcast.net

Michael Magallon, a California native, joined St. John's family about two years ago. During these two years he has served as a sound technician for services and special events and as a consultant for various projects around the church. As Sexton, Michael is responsible for the cleaning and upkeep of the building, He also coordinates the practical needs for special events that take place in the church and oversees the work of the dedicated volunteers who help keep St. John's sparkling.

Michael studied at Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo and graduated from the Electrical Technology program at San Joaquin Delta College in Stockton, California. He worked in the low-voltage installation field in Phoenix and in the grocery business in California. He is developing a "side" internet-based retail business and enjoys the variety of seasons in Western Washington. Michael's email address is stjohnssexton@comcast.net