Alice Bagley
Pastoral Care Coordinator
Role
I am the Pastoral Care Coordinator. I work closely with our clergy and prayer team, keeping them informed of pastoral concerns while respecting appropriate confidentiality. My role is to coordinate communication so that individuals and families receive the care, prayers, visits, and support they need.
I also carry what we affectionately call the “bat phone”—our dedicated pastoral care phone—which is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This allows members of the congregation or their families to reach someone quickly when an urgent pastoral need arises.
Church/Faith Background
I was raised in the American Baptist Church. Although our family attended somewhat irregularly, I became very active in the youth program during junior high school. I especially loved the camping trips, experiences I would never have had otherwise. As the daughter of a single mother, “roughing it” was, in her opinion, staying in a hotel without room service!
In 1977, I made a personal commitment to Jesus Christ and became an active believer. While living in Gainesville, Florida, I attended a Southern Baptist church because there were no American Baptist churches in the area. During that time, I was blessed to be part of both the Jesus Movement of the 1970s and the Charismatic Renewal, experiences that deepened my faith.
When my husband and I moved to Pikeville, Kentucky, in 1980, we found it difficult to find a church home. My husband, a cradle Episcopalian, suggested we visit St. David’s Episcopal Church. We found a welcoming faith community, and I was confirmed in the Episcopal Church in 1984.
Over the years, I have served the Church in a variety of ministries, including Sunday School, youth ministry, Stephen Ministry, and Evangelism Explosion.
Geographical Moves
I was born in Bedford, Ohio, and moved to Shaker Heights, where I graduated from high school in 1968. I attended college in Ohio before moving to Gainesville, Florida, after I married.
In 1980, my husband and I relocated to Kentucky, and six years later, in 1986, we made Colorado our home.
In 1999 my husband and I became full-time RVers. For the next seven years, we traveled throughout the US until 2006, when we returned to Colorado.
Family Connections
My oldest son still lives in Grand Junction. My other 2 sons live in Indiana and the Washington DC area. My husband passed away in 2016.
Interests/Hobbies
I love to read and watch investigative TV shows. I am an avid Denver Broncos fan and can’t wait for the season to start!