History

In 1984, the Episcopal Diocese of San Diego established a mission church in Rancho Peñasquitos. By 2002 the church was moving toward parish status and became a parish in early 2003. The congregation met at a local elementary school until 1992 when property was purchased on Azuaga Street. In its new location, services were held in the parish hall until the sanctuary was built in 2003.
St. Timothy’s has a history of service in the community that goes back to the early “bean ministry”. Partnering with the Catholic church, our members brought meals to the field workers in and near Rancho Peñasquitos. In 2013 outreach efforts grew when the Community Garden was started.

Past Rectors are:

• Robert Nobel, our first rector, from 1984 to 1986.
• William Smith was called to be the second full time rector. He served from 1988 to 1998.
• Josh Acton who was rector when St. Timothy’s went from mission status to become a parish.
• Russel Martin served as the fourth full time rector in 2005 with Larry Eddingfield as the associate.
• Willy Crespo became the fifth rector in 2008, retiring in 2022.

Interim priests have included Clark Prescott, Lark Diaz, Al Smith, Maryanne Lacey, and Katherine Gordon.
Parishioners who became priests through the years are Maryanne Lacey, Gwynn Freund, Judith Allison, and Julie Christian.
We encourage you to learn more about our history – and see more pictures of our parish through the years – on the rest of our website.