St. James Clergy
To speak with our clergy, call us at (858) 459-3421.
The Rev'd Dr. Mark Hargreaves, Rector
Until Mark arrived in La Jolla at the beginning of 2016, his 25 years of ministry had all been spent in the Diocese of London. He was a curate in Islington and Ealing, and was then Vicar of St. Peter’s, Notting Hill, west London. Mark is a third generation priest. His father was the Vicar of Egham in Surrey, which is where he grew up and where the Magna Carta was signed. Mark was educated at Oriel College in Oxford where he took a First in Theology. After a time teaching in a large High School and working as a Youth Worker, he went up to Cambridge to study for ministry at Ridley Hall. During that time he also gained a PhD (on the Authority of the Bible) but, more importantly, met his wife Laura – who hails from Anaheim, California. They were married at Clare College, Cambridge, where Laura was studying. They have two children, Miriam who works as a social worker in London and Jacob, who is a student at Northeastern University in Boston. In recent years Mark returned to student life (part-time) and gained a Masters Degree in Christianity and the Arts from the National Gallery and Kings College. As well as an interest in the Visual Arts, Mark loves sports and collects old postcards.. Email Fr. Mark or call the church office, (858) 459-3421 x 106.
Until Mark arrived in La Jolla at the beginning of 2016, his 25 years of ministry had all been spent in the Diocese of London. He was a curate in Islington and Ealing, and was then Vicar of St. Peter’s, Notting Hill, west London. Mark is a third generation priest. His father was the Vicar of Egham in Surrey, which is where he grew up and where the Magna Carta was signed. Mark was educated at Oriel College in Oxford where he took a First in Theology. After a time teaching in a large High School and working as a Youth Worker, he went up to Cambridge to study for ministry at Ridley Hall. During that time he also gained a PhD (on the Authority of the Bible) but, more importantly, met his wife Laura – who hails from Anaheim, California. They were married at Clare College, Cambridge, where Laura was studying. They have two children, Miriam who works as a social worker in London and Jacob, who is a student at Northeastern University in Boston. In recent years Mark returned to student life (part-time) and gained a Masters Degree in Christianity and the Arts from the National Gallery and Kings College. As well as an interest in the Visual Arts, Mark loves sports and collects old postcards.. Email Fr. Mark or call the church office, (858) 459-3421 x 106.
The Rev'd Christina Miller, Assistant Rector
Christina is a fifth generation San Diegan, where her ancestors built the first house in Mission Hills right next to Miller St., her great grandmother attended The Bishop’s School, and her grandparents were married at St. James by-the-Sea. She grew up in an Evangelical home and received a call in childhood. This led to completing degrees in English Literature (Pepperdine University) and Divinity (Fuller Theological Seminary), studying in Germany and Israel-Palestine, and teaching English in Tanzania. During seminary Christina discovered the Episcopal Church and started sensing a divine invitation to the priesthood. She continued to discern this possibility while working as Senior Scripture Engagement Writer for American Bible Society and attending St. Peter’s Church in Philadelphia. Upon returning to San Diego to live near family, she served as a hospital chaplain intern and resident at Sharp Memorial Hospital, completed a diploma in Anglican Studies (Seminary of the Southwest), and was ordained in 2023. As a transitional deacon, Christina served as curate at St. James by-the-Sea, and she is now joyfully serving as Assistant Rector. Christina is also a student at Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation in the Spiritual Guidance Program, a Reiki Master, and an adjunct theology professor at Point Loma Nazarene University. You can read her writing at ordinaryliturgy.com. Email Christina.
Christina is a fifth generation San Diegan, where her ancestors built the first house in Mission Hills right next to Miller St., her great grandmother attended The Bishop’s School, and her grandparents were married at St. James by-the-Sea. She grew up in an Evangelical home and received a call in childhood. This led to completing degrees in English Literature (Pepperdine University) and Divinity (Fuller Theological Seminary), studying in Germany and Israel-Palestine, and teaching English in Tanzania. During seminary Christina discovered the Episcopal Church and started sensing a divine invitation to the priesthood. She continued to discern this possibility while working as Senior Scripture Engagement Writer for American Bible Society and attending St. Peter’s Church in Philadelphia. Upon returning to San Diego to live near family, she served as a hospital chaplain intern and resident at Sharp Memorial Hospital, completed a diploma in Anglican Studies (Seminary of the Southwest), and was ordained in 2023. As a transitional deacon, Christina served as curate at St. James by-the-Sea, and she is now joyfully serving as Assistant Rector. Christina is also a student at Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation in the Spiritual Guidance Program, a Reiki Master, and an adjunct theology professor at Point Loma Nazarene University. You can read her writing at ordinaryliturgy.com. Email Christina.