Saint Mark's Clergy
The Reverend Sean E. Mullen, Rector
Father Mullen was elected 14th Rector of Saint Mark's Church, Philadelphia, in November, 2006, having served as Curate of the Parish since 2002.
Before coming to Saint Mark's, Father Mullen was the Chaplain to the Most Revd. Dr. Peter Carnley, Archbishop of Perth in Western Australia (1998-2002). Prior to that he was Assistant Rector of All Saints Church in Richmond, VA (1996-1998).
Father Mullen is a graduate of the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA (1989) and of the General Theological Seminary in New York (1996).
Contact Fr. Mullen by e-mail at semullen@saintmarksphiladelphia.org
The Reverend Paul Francke, Curate
Paul Francke graduated from Virginia Seminary in May, 2007, having also trained in the Diocese of Argyll and the Isles, Scotland. Paul collected oral histories for the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, before receiving an undergraduate degree from the University of Chicago.
He devotes his spare time to a band which he helped form in 2000, whose other members include a funeral home director and an illustrator of Spanish children's books. Paul took up his ministry as Curate of St. Mark's Parish in August, 2007.
Contact Paul Francke at pfrancke@saintmarksphiladelphia.org.
The Reverend Nicholas B. Phelps
Father Phelps, a priest of the Diocese of Pennsylvania, has been an Assistant Priest at Saint Mark's Church Philadelphia since 1999.
Before coming to Saint Mark's Church, Father Phelps served as Rector of Saint James Episcopal Church, Bristol, PA (1981-1998); Rector of Trinity Church, Buckingham, PA (1970-1980); Episcopal Chaplain, UCLA (1964-1970); Assistant Chaplain, UCLA (1962-1963); Vicar, Saint Andrews Church, Blackington, MA (1961-1962) and Assistant Rector, Saint John's Church, Williamstown, MA (1959-1962).
Father Phelps attended Episcopal Theological School in Cambridge, MA receiving his Masters in Divinity in 1959 after having graduated from Williams College in Williamstown, MA in 1956.
The Reverend Joseph N. Wildsmith
Father Wildsmith, a priest of the Diocese of New Jersey, is an Assistant Priest at Saint Mark's Church.
Father Wildsmith participates in Caritas for Saint Mark's Church and performs mass for a local nursing home with other members of Saint Mark's.
Father Wildsmith graduated from the Philadelphia Divinity School and received his Masters in Divinity in 1968.
Saint Mark's Staff
Megan Gallagher - Parish Administrator
e-mail: mgallagher@saintmarksphiladelphia.org
Matt Glandorf, Organist and Choirmaster
e-mail: mglandorf@saintmarksphiladelphia.org
Diane Meredith Belcher, Organist and Choirmaster
email: dmbelcher@saintmarksphiladelphia.org
Kent John Pope, Director of Outreach Ministry
e-mail: outreach@saintmarksphiladelphia.org
Harold Fleming, Building Superintendent
e-mail: hfleming@saintmarksphiladelphia.org