Richard W. Bailey

Remembrance by Matt Evett It is a true pleasure to be able to reflect on the life of Richard Bailey. He was a pillar of Saint Clare’s and a very dear and close friend to my family. He was an especially close friend to my father, Doug (who was the rector here for...

Robert B. Creal, 1936-2025

Bob Creal was born in Ann Arbor in 1936, attended Ann Arbor High School and then the UM where he received degrees in Business Administration and Law. He proposed to his wife Patty after just 6 dates and, after serving 3 years in the US Army JAG legal corps, they...

Peg Ross

Remembrance by Pete Ross, Eliza Nuxoll, and Jennifer Wolf Peg and Pete Ross with Presiding Bishop Michael Curry Peg Ross was a woman of deep faith and strong convictions. Raised Lutheran, she pivoted to the Episcopal church when she married Pete and decreed that a...

Jack Morris

Remembrance by Kate Morris Curtin E.A. Jackson Morris (Jack) was a cradle Episcopalian, born and raised in the Chicago suburb of Downers Grove. Following his marriage to Virginia O’Rourke in 1952, they made a life-changing choice and moved west to Cody, Wyoming where...

Rachid Hatem

Remembrance by John Renehan Rachid Hatem was a member of St. Clare’s from 2005 to 2024. He joined with his wife, Wendy, shortly after they were married. He immigrated to the United States in 1983 to attend college. During this time, there was a civil war raging in...

Carol Plumer

Remembrance by Linda Klimach Carol Plumer (1901-1995) Caroline (Carol) Plumer, a graduate of Wellesley and Columbia, was called to be a missionary school teacher in India and China. Having met and married James Plumer in Shanghai, they moved together to Ann Arbor in...

Inez Wisdom and Gertrude Griffith

Remembrance by the Rev. Anne Clarke The first in our series of "Knowing Our Roots," we share the story of Inez Wisdom and Gertrude Griffith, who were the primary founders of St. Clare's and whose donation first made our building possible....

Capital Campaign

Courageous Roots, Strong Branches, Hopeful Seeds

St. Clare’s Capital Campaign

We are rooted in the audacious and brave choices that those who founded this congregation made for us. Our branches have grown from those imaginative and bold decisions, and they have proven strong enough to withstand hard times, so that fruit could grow and ripen as a sign of God’s gift of healing and new life.

I hope you will join me in giving generously in the spirit of those who came before us, so that we can live courageously and boldly in our day and together sow the seeds of hope for those who come after us.

In Hope,

Rev. Anne

Learn more and pledge here.

Read more about the four areas of focus here. 

Fact Sheets about our congregation and building

Grounding Our Worship
For a history of St. Clare’s growth and development on the Packard Street property, click HERE

St. Clare’s Home in Genesis
For information about St. Clare’s and the Temple Beth Emeth’s ground breaking partnership to manage a shared worship facility, Genesis of Ann Arbor, click HERE

St. Clare’s Endowment Funds
For information about the St. Clare’s three Endowment Funds which support the church’s ability to fulfill its mission beyond the operational budget, click HERE

Genesis Building Decarbonization Plan
For details on the Genesis plan to address climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, with a goal of our facility becoming carbon neutral, click HERE

BSRP/Building Reserve Plan
For information on the current efforts to analyze the state of the Genesis facilities and create a plan and budget to maintain and improve them, click HERE

Children & Youth Programing
For information on the various Faith Formation activities available for children and youth (age 2 through grade 12), click HERE

Act for Justice
For information about St. Clare’s various ministries that provide opportunities to live out the “Act for Justice” portion of our Mission Statement, click HERE