Our Children’s Ministry Coordinator,
Nicole Hickory
childrensministries@steamboatstpauls.org
My family and I moved to Steamboat in the summer of 2018. I grew up down the road in Craig, where my parents still reside. After a few years away from Colorado, moving to Steamboat felt like coming home to me.
I received my undergraduate in Human Development and Family Studies with an emphasis in child development from Colorado State University in 2007. I met my husband, Brian, at CSU and after graduation we moved to Seattle, WA together. What we thought might just be a few years of adventure turned into so much more. Eleven years in the Pacific Northwest grew us and changed us in ways we are forever grateful for. Both of our girls were born in Seattle and we found friends and a faith community that were deeply enriching.
I have always loved working with children and families. I find being with children offers new ways to see the world and pulls me into the present with all the amazing growth that takes place in their young lives. I’ve worked all my life in varying ways with children - day care worker, social worker, Montessori assistant, and mom.
Before our own children, Brian and I spent a year in Chamwino Ikulu, a village in central Tanzania, East Africa. While there, we aided in their children’s ministry, taught English in an elementary school, and took part in starting a preschool for some of the community’s most vulnerable. I served on the board of Chamwino Connect, a 501c3 nonprofit supporting education in the area.
I also served at Quest Church in various ways, including children’s ministry, college ministry and outreach, and on their Global Presence Team. This team worked to empower local and global engagement for compassion and justice.
From our first visit to St. Paul’s, our family has felt welcomed and loved. I love how open and intentional this community is. I grew up in the Catholic faith and took more of an evangelical turn during college. The Episcopal Church, and especially St. Paul’s, feels like a good fit for our family and I’m excited to be able to serve here.