Leadership
The Rev. Joshua Saxe, Rector
The Rev. Joshua Saxe was called to serve as the 23rd Rector of St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, beginning his ministry in Wheeling in January (2022). Prior to serving at St. Matthew’s, he was Rector of St. James’ Episcopal Church in Lewisburg, WV, where he served for nine years, and as Curate at Trinity Episcopal Church in Parkersburg for two years. He is a graduate of The General Theological Seminary in New York City (M. Div.) and West Virginia University (B.S.). Before Seminary, he was an Athletic Trainer and worked for UPMC Sports Medicine and the Pittsburgh City Schools. He met his wife, Catherine, while at Seminary in New York. They have two children, and a dog named Leo. In his spare time, Josh enjoys woodworking, carpentry, and walks through a forest.
Robert Troeger, Organist & Choir Director
A native of Sewickley, Pennsylvania, Robert holds degrees in music and religion from Carnegie Mellon University, The Cleveland Institute of Music and Yale University. He has served St Matthew’s Church as Organist and Choir Director since 1989. Starting in 2003 Robert had served as instructor in fine arts at Wheeling Jesuit University where he also directed the WJU Chamber Singers and coordinated the musicians of the Chapel of Mary and Joseph. On occasion he appears as a keyboardist with the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra. With his wife Deborah he has made his home here in Wheeling and raised two sons, Alec and Nicolas.
Linda Comins has been St. Matthew’s parish secretary since January 2021, after concluding a career in journalism. A longtime member of the parish, she serves as editor of the Evangel newsletter, clerk of the Vestry, chair of the Outreach Committee, lector, intercessor, chalice assistant and Altar Guild member. Active in the Diocese of West Virginia, she is editor of Dayspring, the diocesan newspaper, and is a member and secretary of the Sandscrest Foundation board.
Linda Comins, Parish Administrator
The man, the myth, the legend. Scott has served as Sexton of St. Matthew’s since the late 1980’s. He knows every nut, bolt, knob, switch, and valve at both our downtown campus and Churchfield campus. Why? Because he’s probably replaced them at least once during his tenure. Scott’s philosophy: they don’t make 'em like they used to!
Scott Shaw, Sexton
Christian Keener, Assistant Sexton
Christian has served as our Assistant Sexton since the summer of 2023. In addition to his duties as Assistant Sexton, he is a chorister in the parish choir. Outside of church, he is a custodial supervisor at Franciscan University of Steubenville, where he hires, trains, and leads student workers for Physical Plant Services. He is from Bethany, WV. He is a 2011 graduate of West Liberty University where he was a music major. He resides in St. Clairsville, OH with his wife, Megan Fliess-Keener. His hobbies are collecting books and Star Trek memorabilia. He is known for his love of a good single malt scotch, a fine cigar, and spending quality time with his cats.
Jason Sivert ensures that those who cannot be with us in person can tune in to our worship services via Facebook or Youtube. Mr. Sivert is a graduate from Appalachian State University, where he received his MM in Music Performance. He is a composer, arranger, freelance musician, live sound engineer, and private lessons instructor, and he primarily performs on and composes for steel pans.
Jason Sivert, Livestream Technician