{"id":15288,"date":"2022-08-01T14:26:04","date_gmt":"2022-08-01T18:26:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slechurch.org\/?page_id=15288"},"modified":"2025-09-23T09:44:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T13:44:41","slug":"the-rev-john-a-mennell","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/slechurch.org\/?page_id=15288","title":{"rendered":"The Rev. John A. Mennell"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"15288\" class=\"elementor elementor-15288\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-810e979 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"810e979\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dda47f9\" data-id=\"dda47f9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cca4b32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cca4b32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:mennell@slechurch.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"256\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/slechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/JohnMennell2025-256x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-18286\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/JohnMennell2025-256x300.jpg 256w, https:\/\/slechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/JohnMennell2025.jpg 303w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac3b133 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac3b133\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"mailto:mennell@slechurch.org\">Click to send an email to The Rev. John A. Mennell at mennell@slechurch.org.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-42d6397 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"42d6397\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ee95af\" data-id=\"6ee95af\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a7c400 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a7c400\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rector<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f2ff7e4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f2ff7e4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d9f8b5a\" data-id=\"d9f8b5a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ee71ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ee71ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Rev. John A. Mennell has been the Rector of St. Luke\u2019s since 2006 where he has overseen the growth of the congregation in vitality and numbers, the expansion of Toni\u2019s Kitchen\u2019s offerings to our community, and multiple capital projects to help secure the future of our cathedral in the community.<\/p><p>John is passionate about the hope of Jesus and the power of prayer. John thrives on change and trying to respond to where God is calling us to be.<\/p><p>Before moving to New Jersey, John was as assisting priest at St. Michael\u2019s in New York City where he led growth in stewardship and membership. Prior to ordination, he worked for 15 years for Procter &amp; Gamble, specializing in strategic planning, budgeting, team building, and human resources.<\/p><p>John was ordained to the diaconate and priesthood in 2005 from the Diocese of Southern Ohio. He earned his M.Div. from the General Theological Seminary in 2005, and is a 1987 graduate of the University of Notre Dame where he majored in American Studies.<\/p><p>John\u2019s hobbies include pilgrimage, cooking, and stone carving.<\/p><p>John&#8217;s late wife, The Rev. Dr. Sonia E. Waters, was a professor of Pastoral Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary. John has three adult children: Jack, Sarah, and Grace.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Click to send an email to The Rev. John A. Mennell at mennell@slechurch.org. Rector The Rev. John A. 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