The Rev Sarah Monroe

Sarah founded Chaplains on the Harbor while serving as a transitional deacon at St Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Aberdeen, WA. She was ordained to the priesthood on April 23, 2014 and serves as priest and missioner with COH. She works in both Aberdeen and Westport, focusing on pastoral care and street outreach, leadership development, worship, and community building.

Sarah graduated from Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, MA with a Master’s of Divinity in 2013. She worked with immigrant communities in Episcopal churches in King County, WA and with Ecclesia Ministries, doing street ministry on the Boston Commons. Her undergraduate background is in economics and trauma psychology.

In her teens, she grew up on a small farm and ran a small business outside Montesano, WA and is closely connected with the harbor and its culture. She loves hiking in the woods and beaches of the peninsula, archery, and gardening.

Aaron Scott

Aaron Scott joined the staff of Chaplains on the Harbor in January of 2015. He currently serves as Chaplains on the Harbor’s lay catechist, supporting leadership development for our work in Westport and Aberdeen. Aaron is also our in-house translator, media/communications lead, grant writer and itinerant preacher. He received his M.A. in New Testament Studies and Roman Empire from Union Theological Seminary in 2009. His undergraduate background is in Spanish, political economy, and liberation theology.

Since 2009, Aaron has been a member of the Poverty Scholars Network through the Kairos Center for Religions, Rights, and Social Justice. He has helped to organize leadership schools, strategic dialogues, and develop curriculum for low-income community and religious leaders throughout the country in this capacity. He has also worked in youth and Latino ministries in The Episcopal Church.

Aaron was born and raised in Upstate New York and moved west after graduating seminary. He loves being outdoors and spending time with his kiddo.