Terri Mathes has supported Bishop Mathes’ episcopacy through two moves—and remodels—thirteen conventions, hundreds of Sunday visitations, late night meetings, and countless trips around the church. All the while, she has pursued her own career in fundraising for congregations, dioceses and secular organizations. At St. Paul’s Cathedral she helped lead Vida Joven, a foster home in Tijuana for the children of prisoners. Vida Joven is one of the initiatives receiving donations in honor of Terri’s time with us. Donate Online. We are grateful for her ministry among us and the many ways she has blessed our diocese in her own right.
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