Leadership

Fr. Justin Read-Smith
Rector and Mother Abbess
Father Justin and Mother Liz Read-Smith moved, with their family, to Missoula in 2011 to “parachute drop” a church plant into a community, now the Community of Saint Columba. Their heart was to form, with the Lord’s help, a community of Jesus followers who are passionate about others coming to know Jesus, rooted in the classical Anglican tradition and living on mission to the world. They continue to pastor and teach their community of Christ believers in growing in their identity of the Lord through relationship with others, study, prayer, and worship. They also hope to grow further Anglican communities in the region.
Liz and Fr. Justin spent several years with Youth With a Mission (YWAM) in a number of nations as they gained their Biblical Studies degrees.
Fr. Justin earned his Master of Divinity (MDiv) from Regent College in 2007 and was ordained and served in London, England. Fr. Justin is the rector of the Community of Saint Columba and Dean of the Rocky Mountain deanery (DWA).
In their spare time they enjoy being outside in this incredible region with their children John, Nat, Katie, and James, and with Bishop their GSP. They also love taking time to talk and share stories over a good meal or on a mountain trail.

Fr. Joshua Mahar
Associate Priest
Pacific Northwest natives, Fr. Joshua and Sarah Mahar followed a call to relocate their family to Missoula, MT to join in the work of building the Community of Saint Columba and support the ongoing formation of the regional minster and future diocese. Fr. Joshua holds two Masters of Arts from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary: Old Testament and Biblical Languages. He was ordained a priest in June of 2018, and began his curacy at the Community of Saint Columba in September of the same year. He and Sarah met doing music ministry at the age of 19. They married in 2003 and have 3 children: Ainsley, Liam, and Ewan. In his spare time, Fr. Joshua loves reading, hiking, brewing cider, and tending his small backyard apple orchard.

Fr. Harman Thomas
Pastor of Family and Youth Discipleship
Fr. Harman hails from Appalachia, where he was born and went to college in the mountains of East Tennessee. Since the ripe age of four, Fr. Harman has felt a call to invite those who haven’t known it into the truth, goodness, and beauty of the Gospel of the Kingdom of God. Fr.
Harman obtained his BS in Psychology at the University of Tennessee – Chattanooga in 2013 and his Master of Divinity (MDiv) at Regent College in 2019, and he was ordained to the priesthood in 2020. He is passionate about the ministries of enchantment and catechesis, and enjoys reading, fishing, hiking, cooking and writing in his spare time. He also really enjoys chatting over coffee, so he would love to hear your story and what God is up to in your life!

Tyler Stockton
Rector's Warden

Joy Knudsen
Hospitality

Liz Read-Smith
Pastor of Pastoral Care

Ryan Marceau
People's Warden

Jacob DuBuose
Treasurer

Joanna Knudsen
MinistrySafe Coordinator

Sarah Mahar
Church Administrator

Tia Stockton
Music Ministry

Taylor Wilcox
Sexton
Council Members
Tyler Stockton
Rector's Warden
Cynnimin Taylor
Member at Large
Ryan Marceau
People's Warden
Joy Knudsen
Member at Large
Jacob DuBose
Treasurer
Tyler Pennewill
Member at Large