The Reverend Ralph M. Campbell II
8th Rector of St.
Ann's
email:
frrick2006@yahoo.com
Father Rick Campbell was raised
in Ohio. He graduated from Hoover High School in N. Canton, Ohio in 1965. He
attended Ohio University and received a BA in history in 1969. Responding to
Our Lord’s call to serve in His Church, he attended the General Theological
Seminary in New York receiving a Masters of Divinity degree in church history in
1973. He was ordained deacon in December 1974, and priest in November 1975.
In 1974 Father Campbell was
called to Oregon as Assistant at St. John the Baptist Cathedral in Portland
where he served as a non-stipendiary youth minister. During his cure at St.
John’s he served as Chaplain Intern at the Multnomah County Women’s Jail and
Juvenile Detention Center from 1974 to 1975 as an advanced student in clinical
pastoral education. He then served as Chaplain at Good Samaritan Episcopal
Hospital also in Portland from 1975 to 1977. In 1977 Father Campbell accepted a
call to St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church in Beaverton, Oregon where he served
as Associate, responsible for youth work, pre-marital counseling, pastoral
calling and liturgical assignments. In 1978 he was called to serve as Vicar at
St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church in Salem, Oregon. In 1984 he became Rector of
the church as it attained parish status. He has served in this capacity until
June 2005 when he left St. Timothy’s to pursue new ministry.
Father Campbell’s twenty-eight
years experience in parish ministry has been wide-ranging and comprehensive and
reflect the core values that he holds dear. During his twenty-six years at St.
Timothy’s he developed a variety of ways for people to connect with the parish
including home fellowship groups, bible and theological studies, new member
nights, and retreats. Through Fr. Campbell’s leadership the parish partnered
with Habitat for Humanity, Interfaith Hospitality Network, the Angel Tree for
children of the incarcerated, and Assisted Living Ministries. Along with these,
Father Campbell developed a comprehensive prayer book-based Christian formation
process from pre-school to adult using Episcopal resources Godly Play,
and Journey to Adulthood, as well as The Catechumenate,
Cursillo, and “Wednesday Evenings at St. Timothy’s” (WEST) evening worship
and educational opportunities. At St. Timothy’s Fr. Campbell guided seven
parishioners to seminary. During his tenure at St. Timothy’s, Father Campbell
brought the congregation from a mission to a self-supporting parish. He
provided oversight for a $250,000. capital fund drive for a $500,000. building
expansion with the $200,000. mortgage being paid-in-full in ten years. He also
began a second-phase $600,000. expansion with $150,000. raised. With a strong
background in liturgy, Fr. Campbell enriched sacramental worship in the parish
through a vibrant use of the 1979 Book of Common Prayer and Book of Occasional
Services. He also designed and celebrated Holy Week rites and the Easter Vigil
with a deep sense of ceremony and quality worship.
Father Campbell’s rich
experience also includes involvement on the diocesan and National Church
levels. He has been an instructor of New Testament, Diocese of Oregon, Center
for the Diaconate for the past ten years, where he developed a three-year
lectionary-based New Testament curriculum. He also developed and presented
resources and liturgies as a Catechumenate consultant for Episcopal/Lutheran
Conferences as a member of the National Department of Evangelism. Fr. Campbell
developed Rites for the Already Baptized, Book of Occasional Services as
a member of the National Standing Liturgical Commission. He has served on the
diocesan council for the Diocese of Oregon for ten years. Fr. Campbell has also
served on the Diocese of Oregon Standing Committee for eight years, and as
President of the Standing Committee in 1989 and 2004.
Father Campbell has two
children. His son Colin, age 25, is a 2003 graduate of the United States
Merchant Marine Academy. He is currently in the United States Navy on a ship
supporting the war on terror in the Afghanistan theatre. His other son,
Benjamin, age 23, is a senior at Oregon State University and will graduate on
June 18 with a degree in marine biology. Father Campbell is divorced. He has
one sister, Elizabeth, who is a nurse in Canton, Ohio. His parents are
deceased.
Fr. Campbell’s interests
include hiking. During his sabbatical in 2004, he hiked the 554- mile Camino De
Santiago in Spain. He is a history buff, especially the American Civil War.
He also enjoys traveling, classical music and jazz, and rose tending.
He is excited the parish seeks
the leadership of a rector who has a passion for preaching, loves the Eucharist
and the church, who is comfortable with pastoral care, and has a heart to serve
others in Christ’s name. As a priest he would seek to know Christ and make Him
known as friend, brother, and giver of life. He would endeavor to form
individuals in the likeness of Christ through Christian teaching, classic
spirituality and sacramental living. He is encouraged by St. Ann’s as a stable
parish possessing a healthy multi-generational and varied parish life, flowing
from excellence in liturgy, music, Christian education, and outreach. The
vitality of a parish, including growth in numbers and giving, he believes will
come from the depths of its spirituality, prayerful worship, generosity of
heart, service to others, and its care for one another. These are the core
values Fr. Campbell holds dear.
Rector Emeritus
Father Bob Schwarz
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