Letter From The Rector - St. Peter's Episcopal Church

St. Peter's Vestry

Kimberly Truxell
Senior Warden
I was born to Bonnie and Roger Rennick in Rolla, MO in 1968. From 1968 - 1974 we moved around a lot until my father rejoined the US Navy in 1974 when we moved to San Diego, CA. We remained in San Diego until 1978 when my father was transferred to Corpus Christi, TX. In 1981 we moved to the Tidewater area where I remained. Our family became members of St. Peter’s about a year later after I met several classmates who were members of the church.

I married Rob in 1991 then graduated from ODU with a degree in finance a year later. Our oldest daughter, Allison, was born in 1994 and Christine was born in 2001. Allison is now an Algebra 1 and Geometry teacher at Grassfield High School in Chesapeake and Christine is entering her senior year at James Madison University and is majoring in graphic design and studio art.

I began working for a local CPA firm as a client accountant in 1998. A couple of years later I returned to ODU to take the few accounting classes needed to sit for the CPA exam. I obtained my CPA license in late 2001. As a CPA I prepared tax returns and audited retirement plans until I transitioned to retirement plan services in 2007. In this position I help businesses with retirement plan design and administration. The firm has changed a couple of times since 2007, but I am still working with many of the same wonderful people I started working with in 2007. In my spare time I enjoying scrapbooking and crocheting.

During my time at St. Peter’s I have been a member of the youth group, junior choir and adult choir. In addition to being the church’s bookkeeper for 23 years and I served on the altar guild for a while. I am currently a member of the prayer shawl ministry and active with Cursillo. I also enjoy serving the Lord by being a Worship Leader, LEM/Lector, acolyte, and finishing my starting another 3-year term on vestry of which I have the privilege of serving as the Senior Warden once again. I thank the Lord daily for my St. Peter’s family.

Bruce Comfort
Junior Warden
I was raised in McLean, NY a small town near Syracuse, NY. I had one brother Mike who passed in 2009 from cancer. I am married to Nancy, my high school sweetheart. We have two children, Jennifer and Christopher, 6 grandchildren and our first great grandson a year ago! St. Peter’s is very important to both Nancy and I where we serve as Acolyte, LEM and several other ministries, all to the glory of God. My gift seems to be “jack of all trades, master of none” but I can offer my gift of repairing various items at our large plant. I spent 25 years in the Navy as an Electronics Technician, retiring as a Master Chief. The Navy instilled in me strength, courage, and commitment in all I do. I found while my mom was struggling with cancer that I was seeking something more. At a Cursillo weekend I found what I was missing…God and a church family.

Linsey Shreve
Linsey has been a member of St. Peters for over 40 years. She has been a member of the choir, Sunday School teacher, Sunday School Administrator, a member of the vestry, served as the Junior Warden, and attended Cursillo. She graduated with her doctorate in 2019, after receiving her Women's Health Nurse Practitioner license with Old Dominion University in 2009. She enjoys spending time with her family, reading, and visiting historical sites. And she loves her St. Peter's family!

Vel Shreve
I was born in Wales in 1946. After graduating from high school I attended Rhydlafar Nursing School, where I received my Diploma in orthopedics. In 1960 my family moved to Oxford where I met my Air Force husband, Larry. In 1969 we moved to Mississippi just in time for Hurricane Camille and to see Neil Armstrong walk on the moon. Larry and I have been married for 55 years, we have two sons both born in England, and a daughter born in Norfolk. We have been members of St. Peter's since November 1975. I am currently serving on the Vestry (new member), the Altar Guild (for 26 years), the Prayer Shawl Ministry and the Day School Board. I was the Parish Secretary/Day School Assistant Director for 40 years, before retiring in June 2022. I love St. Peter’s and our Traditional ways! Our parish family holds a special place in my heart.

Judy Eller
I was born in Cleveland, Ohio. I have an older brother and a younger sister. I grew up in an age where kids played outside from morning till dark, and had a wonderful time. I graduated from West Tech High School. After working in an office for several years, I met and married my first husband and at the age of 25 and had a daughter. The years that followed were lean and money was tight. I moved from Ohio to Virginia to begin anew.

I began working for up-and-coming hotelier/real estate mogul Bruce Thompson. We worked together for a number of years. I changed jobs to work for another hotelier who provided me with more stability. I was made General Manager of the Econo Lodge on Shore Drive, followed by the Welcome Inn on Hampton Blvd by Norfolk Naval Base. This was a good time in my life.

It was during this time that I met and soon married my current husband. After moving into my current residence, I was searching for a new church. I was born and raised a Roman Catholic but, since I was divorced and remarried I thought I’d see what the Episcopal church had to offer. When I stopped at St. Peters to worship on a Sunday, and I heard Papa John’s sermon and met some of the people, and I knew I had found my new church.

Knowing that the hotel business was not offering me a financial future, I landed a job at Capital One. On April 7, 2023, I celebrated my 20th anniversary with Capital One. I am a manager in an escalated queue and I have 15 agents that report to me. Life is even sweeter now.

I’ve thought about retiring but my husband has grown accustomed to our lifestyle with me working so one of these days I may retire.

I just attended Cursillo #170 and it was life changing. I can’t wait to see what is next!

Charlotte Corbett
I am a native Virginian, born in Bedford as the only child of James and Juanita Weymouth. We moved to Norfolk when I was four and I grew up here, graduating from Norview High School and Norfolk General School of Nursing. I married Norman Corbett and we had two daughters, Carol Anne and Cynthia. My husband was a partner in Norfolk Engraving until his death in 2016. We joined St Peters and raised our children in the church. I have been a member for about fifty years. I have served on the Vestry, Altar Guild, Prayer Shawl ministry, and have helped in the Day School. St Peters is more than a church--it is a family of believers. It serves the soul and comforts the heart. Being a member strengthens my faith and improves life every day.

Nancy Comfort
I came to St. Peter’s in 2009 after finding the people friendly and welcoming! I have been married to Bruce Comfort for 55 years come July 2025. I met Bruce after my parents moved to McLean during my sophomore year in high school and high school sweethearts from then on. My grandchildren and great give Bruce and I much joy. I enjoy the Acts of Kindness Ministry, Acolytes, Bible studies, Cursillo Ministry, Flower Ministry, and wherever the good Lord leads me. I praise God for St. Peter’s, and that God led me to this church family.

Elizabeth Kress
Liz has been a member of St. Peter's for less than 10years. She serves on the Day School committee and assists with Vacation Bible School. Liz is a wife, mother of two, and teaches high school math in Virginia Beach. She graduated from Christopher Newport University and Averett University.

Peggy Pfeifer

	Bruce Comfort Junior Warden I was raised in McLean, NY a small town near Syracuse, NY. I had one brother Mike who passed in 2009 from cancer. I am married to Nancy, my high school sweetheart. We have two children, Jennifer and Christopher, 6 grandchildren and our first great grandson a year ago! St. Peter’s is very important to both Nancy and I where we serve as Acolyte, LEM and several other ministries, all to the glory of God. My gift seems to be “jack of all trades, master of none” but I can offer my gift of repairing various items at our large plant. I spent 25 years in the Navy as an Electronics Technician, retiring as a Master Chief. The Navy instilled in me strength, courage, and commitment in all I do. I found while my mom was struggling with cancer that I was seeking something more. At a Cursillo weekend I found what I was missing…God and a church family.

	Linsey Shreve Linsey has been a member of St. Peters for over 40 years. She has been a member of the choir, Sunday School teacher, Sunday School Administrator, a member of the vestry, served as the Junior Warden, and attended Cursillo. She graduated with her doctorate in 2019, after receiving her Women's Health Nurse Practitioner license with Old Dominion University in 2009. She enjoys spending time with her family, reading, and visiting historical sites. And she loves her St. Peter's family!

	Vel Shreve I was born in Wales in 1946. After graduating from high school I attended Rhydlafar Nursing School, where I received my Diploma in orthopedics. In 1960 my family moved to Oxford where I met my Air Force husband, Larry. In 1969 we moved to Mississippi just in time for Hurricane Camille and to see Neil Armstrong walk on the moon. Larry and I have been married for 55 years, we have two sons both born in England, and a daughter born in Norfolk. We have been members of St. Peter's since November 1975. I am currently serving on the Vestry (new member), the Altar Guild (for 26 years), the Prayer Shawl Ministry and the Day School Board. I was the Parish Secretary/Day School Assistant Director for 40 years, before retiring in June 2022. I love St. Peter’s and our Traditional ways! Our parish family holds a special place in my heart.

	Judy Eller I was born in Cleveland, Ohio. I have an older brother and a younger sister. I grew up in an age where kids played outside from morning till dark, and had a wonderful time. I graduated from West Tech High School. After working in an office for several years, I met and married my first husband and at the age of 25 and had a daughter. The years that followed were lean and money was tight. I moved from Ohio to Virginia to begin anew. I began working for up-and-coming hotelier/real estate mogul Bruce Thompson. We worked together for a number of years. I changed jobs to work for another hotelier who provided me with more stability. I was made General Manager of the Econo Lodge on Shore Drive, followed by the Welcome Inn on Hampton Blvd by Norfolk Naval Base. This was a good time in my life. It was during this time that I met and soon married my current husband. After moving into my current residence, I was searching for a new church. I was born and raised a Roman Catholic but, since I was divorced and remarried I thought I’d see what the Episcopal church had to offer. When I stopped at St. Peters to worship on a Sunday, and I heard Papa John’s sermon and met some of the people, and I knew I had found my new church. Knowing that the hotel business was not offering me a financial future, I landed a job at Capital One. On April 7, 2023, I celebrated my 20th anniversary with Capital One. I am a manager in an escalated queue and I have 15 agents that report to me. Life is even sweeter now. I’ve thought about retiring but my husband has grown accustomed to our lifestyle with me working so one of these days I may retire. I just attended Cursillo #170 and it was life changing. I can’t wait to see what is next!

	Charlotte Corbett I am a native Virginian, born in Bedford as the only child of James and Juanita Weymouth. We moved to Norfolk when I was four and I grew up here, graduating from Norview High School and Norfolk General School of Nursing. I married Norman Corbett and we had two daughters, Carol Anne and Cynthia. My husband was a partner in Norfolk Engraving until his death in 2016. We joined St Peters and raised our children in the church. I have been a member for about fifty years. I have served on the Vestry, Altar Guild, Prayer Shawl ministry, and have helped in the Day School. St Peters is more than a church--it is a family of believers. It serves the soul and comforts the heart. Being a member strengthens my faith and improves life every day.

	Nancy Comfort I came to St. Peter’s in 2009 after finding the people friendly and welcoming! I have been married to Bruce Comfort for 55 years come July 2025. I met Bruce after my parents moved to McLean during my sophomore year in high school and high school sweethearts from then on. My grandchildren and great give Bruce and I much joy. I enjoy the Acts of Kindness Ministry, Acolytes, Bible studies, Cursillo Ministry, Flower Ministry, and wherever the good Lord leads me. I praise God for St. Peter’s, and that God led me to this church family.

	Elizabeth Kress Liz has been a member of St. Peter's for less than 10years. She serves on the Day School committee and assists with Vacation Bible School. Liz is a wife, mother of two, and teaches high school math in Virginia Beach. She graduated from Christopher Newport University and Averett University.

	Peggy Pfeifer