2026 Vestry
The Vestry is the lay leadership body of the church. There are nine members, each serving three-year terms. Each January, three members roll off, and three members are elected for a new three-year term.
Under the photos below, each Vestry member is identified as Year 1, Year 2, or Year 3 of his or her term.
Adam Wood is a life-long Anglican, and has attended All Souls since 2012, when he took a job teaching philosophy at Wheaton College. Sometimes he preaches, but more often holds babies in the Nursery. He’s married to Caris, and their children are Gus, Cate, Abe and Sophie. He likes cultivating vegetables and native plants, wandering in wildernesses, flyfishing and triathlons.
Henny Leonard first attended All Souls in 2011 with her husband Jim. Soon after, they were confirmed in the Anglican faith. They are house group leaders and have served in Children’s Worship. Henny has also served as a mentor, taken meals to people in need, and she volunteers in the nursery. Henny is a trained and certified spiritual director. A former special education teacher with a grad degree in counseling, she has a special interest in those areas, and a love for connecting with and encouraging people. She loves daily walks and bike rides on the prairie paths and is always up for taking a walk with a friend. She also enjoys sewing, reading, and time with her 4 children and 15 grandchildren.
Jim Bolton has attended All Souls from the beginning of the church in 2004. All Souls has been an important community for Jim and his family, a source of fellowship and support. Recently retired from a career in publishing, Jim now has time to pursue other interests including serving at All Souls as a way of giving back to this community.
Adam Marshall and his wife, Heather, have been a part of the Anglican Communion spanning 3 continents over their entire married life. Adam is an anthropologist and civil engineer who happens to also have a seminary degree. He grew up in the Appalachian Mountains of north Georgia and somehow became intrigued by urban life — though, his heart remains in them thar hills. He is interested in culture, infrastructure, and the everyday (quotidian) aspects of Christian life. He, along with Heather and their 2 children, Violet and Elliott, are grateful to call All Souls home.
Brita Beitler has been a member of All Souls church since 2013, when she and her husband, Jim, moved back to Wheaton after meeting at Wheaton College as undergrads in 2001. Brita grew up in a variety of churches and is grateful to grow in an Anglican church, learning more about the liturgy, church calendar, and collects, which have helped provide her with a rich and centering rhythm to worship. In the past twelve years, she has served as a House Group leader, on Seasons for Souls, in the Nursery and Sprouts, as a Safe Families host family, and currently as a Catechist for Children’s Worship. She is an Assistant Professor of Education at Wheaton College, where she has the privilege of teaching future teachers. Brita spends her free time reading, traveling, cooking, and spending time with her two boys, James and Arne.
David Tollefsen landed at All Souls in 2017 after moving back to his hometown of Wheaton from Flagstaff, Arizona where he attended college and started his teaching career. He has been seen around All Souls helping in services as a crucifer, morning prayer reader, participating in choir and most recently as a Verger. He is grateful for the community for being warm, welcoming, faithful and traditional. During the week, David teaches Physics and Environmental Science at Wheaton Academy, where he graduated high school. Outside of academia, he enjoys cooking, biking, reading, the outdoors, hiking and exploring, as well as adventures downtown to the city.
Jason Long has been at home at All Souls since moving to Wheaton from Maine in 2011. He teaches Economics at Wheaton College. At All Souls, he has been a Reader, has taught the 1st–3rd grade Sunday School class, and currently serves as an Usher. You’ll see him in the pews with his wife Heidi, daughter Lucy, and occasionally, his daughter Maya, who now attends Wheaton College. He loves gardening, fly fishing, and most of all, traveling with his family.
Sara Zimmerman has been an active member of All Souls since 2006, has served in every aspect of Children’s Ministry, planned outings with Seasons for Souls, been part of the Readers Team, and most recently can be found driving or feeding college students after church. She’s grateful to have grown with this community over the years and to witness God’s faithfulness through twists and turns of life. Her favorite part of the liturgy is when God sends us out into the world to do the work he has given us to do. For Sara, that work includes living and serving with Outreach in Wheaton and working in private practice as a professional mental health counselor. Outside of work, Sara enjoys steaming mugs of coffee, lively dinner conversations, walking among trees, watching others play board games, and countless other small life-giving, ordinary moments.
Sarah Gordon has been at All Souls for the past 15 years after moving back home to Wheaton. Sarah has served in a variety of ways over the years (yes, we had an “official” wedding coordinator at one time): these days she serves as a House Group leader, often designs the bulletin covers, occasionally reads Scripture, and has watched many wee Souls come through the Nursery— but this is her first time on Vestry! Sarah is an art director for Baker Publishing, and loves reading, puzzles (mostly of the word variety), and being outdoors. She is wife to James Gordon—one of our many Wheaton College Philosophy professors— and mother to twins Thomas and Theo.
