Rev. Nikki Stahl, Bridge Pastor

Rev. Nikki Stahl is honored to serve as Bridge Pastor of St. Peter’s Church, walking alongside the congregation during this season of transition as St. Peter’s prepares to call its next settled pastor.

Nikki earned her Master of Divinity from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary and her Master of Science in Social Work from the University of Texas at Austin in 2010. She has served in a variety of ministry settings within the United Church of Christ, including as an Associate Pastor, Executive Pastor, Interim Co-Pastor, Association Minister for the Heart of Texas Association, and Associate Conference Minister for the Kansas-Oklahoma Conference. She has also served in a number of leadership roles within the wider church, including as President of the South Central Conference.

Currently, Nikki serves as chair of the South Central Conference Church Development and Renewal Committee, which supports new church starts and congregations exploring renewal and new possibilities for ministry.  

Nikki lives in Austin with her husband, Ian, and their two younger daughters, Emmalee and Cora, while their oldest daughter, Marian, attends college in New York. When she isn’t doing ministry, Nikki can usually be found carting children to and from their many activities, traveling to visit Marian, or spending time with her beloved pups, BB Grace and Poppie.

 

 

Pastor Charlotte Albert
Licensed Minister

Charlotte assists with pastoral care for the congregation. After attending classes for two years, she was licensed in 2006 to be a minister through the Heart of Texas Association of the South Central Conference of the United Church of Christ.

Charlotte and her husband, Bill, joined St. Peter’s in 1981. She was active in church life and shortly became very active in the UCC association, conference, and national church, serving as a delegate representing St. Peter’s and serving on committees and boards. Charlotte especially enjoys mission work, assisting with communion to shut ins, and visiting with families in crisis.

David Cappolino
Music Director

Playing beautiful music on Sunday mornings is the very talented David Cappolino. He has a broad range of musical experience, serving as pianist/organist for multiple churches in Central Texas for more than 30 years. He holds a Bachelor of Music degree from The University of Texas as well as an MBA. David and his wife, Karen, have a son, David, who works in advertising in New York City. They also have three badly behaved, but lovable pups – Oscar, Felix and Ziggy.

Barbara Coleman
Church Secretary

Barbara Coleman has been the Church Secretary at St. Peters since November 2016. Prior to joining the staff, Barbara worked at the City of Austin for 23 years. She’s a native Austinite who currently lives in Hutto. Barbara received an Associate of Arts Degree from Blinn Jr. College and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Radio, TV, Film from Sam Houston State University. Barbara is responsible for running the office and preparing weekly worship bulletins, PowerPoint slides, funeral programs, monthly newsletters, and materials for monthly Council Meetings and Called Congregational Meetings.