Clergy, Staff, and Vestry
The Rev. Margaret McGhee, Rector
Mother Margaret McGhee has served as Rector of St. Paul’s since 2021. She is also a member of the Council of Trustees for the Diocese of Kansas, the Commission on Ministry, and is on the Board of Directors of Good Shepherd Homecare & Hospice and Canterbury at K-State.
She came to St. Paul’s from Palm Beach, Florida, where she served as the Associate for Stewardship and Digital Ministry at the Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea.
Prior to ordination as a priest, her life and career took her to many different places. She was born in Nebraska, spent most of her childhood in New Orleans, studied Electrical Engineering at Rice University in Houston, and then attended law school at Georgetown. She worked as an attorney in Washington DC, and as a technology consultant to a law firm in New York City, and then attended Berkeley Divinity School at Yale, earning a Master of Divinity from Yale and an Anglican Diploma from Berkeley.
Email: rector@stpaulsmanhattan.org
The Rev. Dr. Yvonne Amanor-Boadu, Deacon
Deacon Yvonne graduated from the Bishop Kemper School of Ministry in May 2020, and was ordained to the diaconate in June 2020. She completed internships at Grace Cathedral in Topeka and St. Luke’s in Wamego. She has taught adult formation classes on topics including diversity and inclusion, poverty, and racial reconciliation. She is a facilitator for the Episcopal Church’s Sacred Ground curriculum. She also leads Children’s formation at St. Paul’s. She has served at St. Paul’s since July 2021.
Deacon Yvonne is a Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapist with a private practice in Manhattan.
The Rev. Charles Pearce, Deacon Emeritus
Deacon Charles was assigned to St. Paul’s from 2000-2020. In 2007, he was named by Bishop Wolfe as one of two archdeacons of the diocese and served in that role into the second year of Bishop Bascom’s episcopacy. He was a member of the Ecclesiastic Relations Committee of the Diocese of Kansas Council of Trustees, and on the faculty and Board of Directors of the Bishop Kemper School for Ministry. He retired from all active ministries in 2020, but maintains a worshipping relationship with St. Paul’s.
Deacon Charles is a professor emeritus of journalism and mass communications at Kansas State University since his retirement in 2012.
Rebecca Burton, Parish Administrator
Rebecca Burton is the Parish Administrator and has been with St. Paul’s since May 2018. She brings over 20 years of management experience. She has an associate degree in Applied Sciences, a B.S. degree in Management and an M.S. degree in Human Resources. She also has a license in Cosmetology and a CNA certification. She previously worked as a paraeducator in the USD 383 for 10 years as well as the preschool coordinator at St. Thomas More Catholic church for 10 years. Besides that, she worked as a manager for a retail establishment, also for 10 years (hmm…seems like there is a pattern).
She has volunteered as a PTO member, a Girl Scout Den Mother as well as the Publicity Chair for Boy Scouts. Rebecca is the proud wife of a retired military officer of 26 years and a retired UPS associate of over 30 years. She also takes pride in her four grown children—two boys and two girls, and two sons-in law. She eagerly awaits adding the title of “grandma” to her first grandchild this summer. In her spare time, she enjoys being a part of two book clubs and participating in local community activities.
email: stpauls@stpaulsmanhattan.org
Couri Reinholtz, Music Director
Couri Reinholtz has degrees from Pittsburg State University in Music and Business. Recently, he's performed with the Kansas City Symphony Chorus, has been a member of the Grace Cathedral Choir, and has played organ at St. Luke's in Wamego part time. In his very little free time, he enjoys spending time with friends, watching movies, and playing video games.
In addition to playing on Sundays, Couri directs the choir and assists in the selection of music.