Interim Rector
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The Rev. Dr. Timothy Mulder serves as Interim Rector of St. Peter’s. Most recently, Father Tim served as rector of Christ Church in Short Hills. During his time there, Christ Church played an instrumental role in the founding of Newark Shared Ministries (NSM), partnering with other parishes and the Rutgers Medical School to establish health care for Apostles’ House residents. NSM also helped establish “All the Way Up,” an adult learning center providing GED and English classes as well as career counseling.
In addition to his service in many parish communities, much of Father Tim’s pastoral career involved educating people for ministry. For 20 years, he served as Associate Professor of Worship, Preaching and Arts and as Director of the Chapel at New Brunswick Theological Seminary. He also taught at the General Theological Seminary and Princeton Theological Seminary. He served as the Executive Director of the Episcopal Preaching Foundation and assisted in the formation of the Iona Collaboration (25 Episcopal dioceses), developing a non-residential program for training preachers for the Church.
Father Tim continues to assist the Bishop of Newark as needed in churches throughout the state. He loves cooking for friends and playing golf with his wife, Linda.
In addition to his service in many parish communities, much of Father Tim’s pastoral career involved educating people for ministry. For 20 years, he served as Associate Professor of Worship, Preaching and Arts and as Director of the Chapel at New Brunswick Theological Seminary. He also taught at the General Theological Seminary and Princeton Theological Seminary. He served as the Executive Director of the Episcopal Preaching Foundation and assisted in the formation of the Iona Collaboration (25 Episcopal dioceses), developing a non-residential program for training preachers for the Church.
Father Tim continues to assist the Bishop of Newark as needed in churches throughout the state. He loves cooking for friends and playing golf with his wife, Linda.
Mark A. Trautman
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Mark Trautman is the Director of Music and Administrator at St. Peter's. A professional church musician since his teens, he has a broad range of experience building and strengthening music programs and developing congregational song.
Mark is an award-winning organist who has performed throughout the United States, England, and Germany. He has been described as a "clear and communicative conductor" by Classical New Jersey. He has conducted at the State Theatre and George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick and the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark. He has also been a featured organist on CNN and New Jersey Public Television. He has prepared choirs for performance at Carnegie Hall and Bergen Performing Arts Center in Englewood, and for performances with The Chieftains and Kristen Chenoweth.
Mark earned bachelor's and master's degrees in organ performance and church music with honors and distinction from Towson University in Baltimore and Westminster Choir College in Princeton, and studied at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Leipzig, Germany. He served for 11 years as music director of St. Paul's, Englewood, where he founded the award-winning St. Paul's Choir School. Prior to that, he served Christ Church in New Brunswick for 17 years, and is responsible for commissioning their unique Richards, Fowkes & Company mechanical action pipe organ and developing a full-time, multi-generational choral program and an award-winning concert series. He has served on the faculties of New Brunswick Theological Seminary and the Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University. He is in demand as a teacher, conductor, consultant, and guest lecturer, and has served as an adjudicator for events sponsored by the American Choral Directors' Association, the American Guild of Organists, and the New Jersey Folk Festival.
Mark is an award-winning organist who has performed throughout the United States, England, and Germany. He has been described as a "clear and communicative conductor" by Classical New Jersey. He has conducted at the State Theatre and George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick and the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark. He has also been a featured organist on CNN and New Jersey Public Television. He has prepared choirs for performance at Carnegie Hall and Bergen Performing Arts Center in Englewood, and for performances with The Chieftains and Kristen Chenoweth.
Mark earned bachelor's and master's degrees in organ performance and church music with honors and distinction from Towson University in Baltimore and Westminster Choir College in Princeton, and studied at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Leipzig, Germany. He served for 11 years as music director of St. Paul's, Englewood, where he founded the award-winning St. Paul's Choir School. Prior to that, he served Christ Church in New Brunswick for 17 years, and is responsible for commissioning their unique Richards, Fowkes & Company mechanical action pipe organ and developing a full-time, multi-generational choral program and an award-winning concert series. He has served on the faculties of New Brunswick Theological Seminary and the Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University. He is in demand as a teacher, conductor, consultant, and guest lecturer, and has served as an adjudicator for events sponsored by the American Choral Directors' Association, the American Guild of Organists, and the New Jersey Folk Festival.
Lindsay Thompson
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Lindsay Thompson graduated from Loyola University Maryland with a degree in Elementary and Special Education, and later earned a postgraduate certificate in education from the University of Gloucester, England. She has several years experience teaching kindergarten and working in special education.
A mother of three young daughters, Lindsay brings her love for children, education, and faith into her Sunday School teaching with a Christ-centered environment where the children of Saint Peter's can grow in faith, knowledge, and love.
A mother of three young daughters, Lindsay brings her love for children, education, and faith into her Sunday School teaching with a Christ-centered environment where the children of Saint Peter's can grow in faith, knowledge, and love.
DJ Elmore
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DJ has served St. Peter's since June 2016. She has been an Episcopalian since she experienced an adult conversion to Christianity at St. Bartholomew’s NYC in the 1980s. Originally from Mississippi, she is a retired audit specialist with PricewaterhouseCoopers.
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