Copyright 2021 Christ Episcopal Church, 1035 Lafayette
Rd., Portsmouth, NH 03801 603-436-8842
Leadership
Bishop’s Committee
In a Mission congregation such as ours, the Bishop’s
Committee is the elected lay leadership body of the
congregation. (In a Parish, the equivalent group would be
known as the Vestry.) As such, they are responsible for the
congregation’s finances, the upkeep of all property and
buildings, all personnel matters, and the development of the
church’s vision for mission and ministry.
Christ Church’s Bishop's Committee is comprised of one or
two Wardens, a Treasurer, Clerk and up to five at-large
members. The congregation’s priest (known in a Mission
congregation as the Vicar) is also a member of the Bishop's
Committee and presides at all meetings. Our Bishop's
Committee meets monthly on the third Sunday at 11:30 a.m.
Every other month, a joint Executive Committee of Trinity
Church and Christ Church’s Bishop’s Committees convenes
to coordinate activities.
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Weston
Cook
Liza McGuckin
Clerk
Liz
Malone
The Rev. David “Chip”
Robinson, Vicar
phone: 603-436-8842 or 603-926-
5688; email:
The Rev. David “Chip” Robinson came to us in 2012 after
eleven years as rector of the Church of our Saviour in
Milford, followed by a brief stint as interim priest at Church
of the Holy Spirit, Plymouth. Before coming to New
Hampshire in 2000, he served as rector of Grace Church,
Norwood, Mass. and, before that, as associate rector at
Church of the Holy Spirit, Orleans, Mass. Fr. Chip received
his Master of Divinity from Virginia Theological Seminary,
and his undergraduate degree from Salisbury
University(Md.). He and his wife, Cindy, reside in the Christ
Church rectory in Portsmouth.
Nita Niemczyk,
Shared Ministry
Administrator
phone: 603-926-5688; email:
Nita Niemczyk has been Trinity Church’s Secretary since
1997 and, since 2013 has been the “Shared Ministry
Administrator” for both Trinity Church and Christ Church,
Portsmouth. Along with her secretarial duties, Nita
oversees the running of the Hobbs House Community
Center at Trinity Church. She is very active volunteering in
the community, especially for the Hampton Community
Coalition (HCC) which is based in Hobbs House. Through
the HCC, she partners with businesses, schools, and other
community groups to run food drives to help keep the
Hobbs House Food Pantry stocked throughout the year.
Brendan Battey,
Music Director
phone: 603-531-0446; email:
Brendan Battey joined our staff in 2017 as Director of
Music for the Shared Ministry. Brendan is a life-long
Episcopalian, and grew up at St. Matthew’s Church,
Goffstown. He was the organist and accompanist for the
New Boston Community Church for six years, where he
rehearsed weekly with the choir (except over the
summers), prepared the weekly service music and hymns,
and chose and prepared preludes and postludes.
Gary Dozier
Warden
Peter
Monte
Cindy
Taylor
Mara Duffis
Treasurer
Tena
Wolf