Clergy and Staff

About Reverend Kurt C. Wiesner

The Rev. Kurt C. Wiesner is the rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Salt Lake City, UT arriving just in time for his daughter Sienna to be born (March 31st) and for the 2015 General Convention. He earned a B.A. in Vocal Music from the University of Indiana and an M.Div. from the Episcopal Seminary of the Southwest. He was ordained in 2002 and served first as Curate and then as the Canon for Congregational Life at Trinity Cathedral in Cleveland. Kurt was the rector of All Saints’ Littleton, NH from 2008 until January 2015. He is currently the chair of The Diocese of Utah’s COM, he serves on the Episcopal Church’s Task Force on Women, Truth, and Reconciliation, and occasionally takes to the internet to marvel about the band U2, check in on his seminary Fantasy Football team, and to discuss what the WORLD CHAMPION 2016 Chicago Cubs are now doing. rector@stpauls-slc.org

About The Rev. Alison Desiderio Peterson

The Rev. Alison Desiderio Peterson was ordained in February 2020 to the Sacred Order of Deacons after completing local formation at UMFP (Utah Ministry Formation Program), and continuing her education at CDSP (Church Divinity School of the Pacific).  She was assigned to All Saints Episcopal Church in Salt Lake City for her first call. In 2021 she answered a call to serve at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Provo.  When the rector retired, she and the lay leadership guided the congregation through the transition period and the beginnings of the new rector’s ministry in January 2023.  In November 2023, Alison, the Bishop, and Rev. Kurt discerned a next chapter of ministry for her at St. Paul’s SLC.  

Alison also currently serves as the head chaplain at The INN Between, as deacons are called to serve beyond the walls of the parish. She has been serving there for almost seven years, the last four as a chaplain. She is married to Michael C. Peterson for 31 years, have one son and two stepchildren, and a total of five grandchildren. She is a second-generation Italian, raised by her immigrant grandparents in Brooklyn, New York. 
deacon@stpauls-slc.org

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