Our Clergy
As Anglicans, we see the local Church composed of two orders: Clergy and Laity.
The clergy are those set aside to shepherd, lead, teach and equip the congregation spiritually. The laity are the primary ministers of the Church taking the Gospel into the world in their daily lives and bringing others to Jesus.
Our rector (Pastor)
The Rev. Sean S. Templeton, MDIV
Father Sean is the founding vicar of St Anselm Anglican Church. He is originally from Huron (a small town on the coast in northern Ohio). He grew up in the Faith at Christ Episcopal Church. he felt a call to ordained ministry from an early age. He was blessed with godly priests both at Christ Church and while at college at St. Matthews in Ashland Ohio who guided him.
He attended Ashland University and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Political Science, History, and Philosophy. He was awarded the Howard O. Rowe Award for the Best Senior Thesis in the Honors Program in 2005 on the thought of Anglican theologian Richard Hooker, was a member of the Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs and the Phi Sigma Tau Society of Philosophy.
After college he attended Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry before transferring to and graduated from Ashland Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity. He was ordained a Deacon in 2007 and as a priest in 2008 by the Rt. Rev. Francis Lyons (Bishop of Bolivia) and the Rt. Rev. Roger Ames (Bishop in the Church of Nigeria, and the Anglican Diocese of the Great Lakes, ret.) He served as curate (an assistant priest) in Indiana and Ohio. He then served at St. Barnabas Anglican Church (Bay Village, OH) and Christ Church Westshore (Avon Lake, OH) as Assistant Rector. In 2014 Fr. Sean and a group of seven acted on God’s call to start a faithful orthodox Anglican congregation starting Lakewood Anglican Mission (now St. Anselm) as founding the Vicar. God has blessed and continues to grow St. Anselm and Fr. Sean is happy to be the first Rector of this parish. Fr. Sean is married to the talented and wonderful Leah Templeton. They reside in Cleveland, Ohio with two beautiful children.
Our Staff
Brian Bailey,
Music Director & Organist
Dr. Bailey earned the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in choral conducting from The University of Iowa, where he conducted programs with the Camerata Singers and with Kantorei, the select chamber choir. He is currently the Director of Choirs at Cleveland State University.
Contact Dr. Bailey at Music@stanselmanglican.org
Catherine Stafinski, Parish Administrator
Mrs. Stafinski graduated in 2017 from Messiah College (PA) with a BFA in Studio Art. She and her husband Tyler moved to Cleveland in 2019 and began attending St. Anselm shortly after. They enjoy participating in Parish life (particularly the Near-Westside Fellowship group), hiking and biking around the Metro Parks, and cooking together.
Contact the Mrs. Stafinski in the Parish Office at Office@stanselmanglican.org