Who we are
About St. Paul’s
We are…
Friendly: You’ll be welcome here, just as you are. We have written guides to our worship services, so if you’re not familiar with the Episcopal Church, we hope you’ll still be comfortable worshiping with us. We also welcome you to stay for coffee after the service so we can get to know each other.
Scriptural: We believe that God inspired the human authors of the books in the Hebrew and Christian Scriptures, and that God continues to speak to us through them. We seek the guidance of the Holy Spirit as we work to understand the meaning of Scripture for us today.
Traditional: We practice the traditional Christian values of inclusion, hospitality, and care for the poor and others who are struggling. We work to see God in every person and to understand how serving others serves God. We use the 1979 Book of Common Prayer of the Episcopal Church for all our services.
Thoughtful: We honor human thought and reason as gifts from God, and understand that this results in differences of opinion among caring, faithful people. We work to embrace those differences, and through an exploration of various opinions we hope to come closer to God.
Meet our priest
The Very Reverend Dr. Jeffrey Haugaard
Father Haugaard came to ordained ministry later in in life after 25 years as a college professor. A clinical psychologist, he was the Founding Director of The Honors College at the University of Albany from 2006-2015 and a member of the faculty in the Department of Human Development at Cornell University for the 16 years prior.
Fr. Haugaard has a bachelors degree from the University of California at Santa Cruz (majors in psychology and political science), a masters degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from the University of Santa Clara, and a Ph.D. degree from the University of Virginia. In 2014, he received a Certificate in Anglican Studies from the Church Divinity School of the Pacific.
Fr. Haugaard is the author of three books focused on child and adolescent psychopathology and the editor of three others. He has published numerous articles and book chapters in the areas of child abuse, the adoption of special-needs children, and problematic romantic relationships among adolescents.
His favorite part of being the priest at St. Paul’s is interacting with the St. Paul’s community, getting to know new visitors, and leading worship services. The biggest challenge for him so far: creating a meaningful sermon each week.
Vestry
The Vestry—lay leaders of St. Paul’s— are elected each year at our annual meeting. They control the church budget and set policies for the church. Any adult member of the parish is eligible to serve.
John Mulford, Warden
Marleen Hubbs, Warden
Kathy Hutchinson, Clerk
Pam Herman
Thomas Lewis
Barb Proper
Jim Mulford
Phil Dressing
Staff
Secretary: Carol Millis
Treasurer: Karen English
Organist: Ann Pontius
Our Building
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church located in Waterloo, Seneca County, New York. It was constructed in 1863-1864 of local limestone in the Gothic Revival style. The 52 feet by 72 feet church building features a tower with a stone spire and clock. Our large two-story rough-cut limestone parish house was built in 1916.
St. Paul’s was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.