Welcome to St. Grace Church. We Are Inclusive, Welcoming & Ecumenical
Ecclesiastical Affiliations
St. Grace Church is a member of the Federation of Christian Ministries
The FCM is a cooperative of seekers, ministers, communities, and individuals. Together we provide spiritual care, worship and celebrate weddings, baptisms, and funerals.
We offer our communities spiritual direction, retreat, blessing, healing, and interfaith connection.
St. Grace Church is a member of the Interfaith Alliance
At St. Grace Church, we believe that all religions have the potential to lead to a deeper understanding of God and the universe. We honor and respect all paths towards enlightenment, and strive to create a community that is inclusive and welcoming to all.
St. Grace Church is a member of Progressive Christianity
Progressive Christianity is an open, intelligent and collaborative approach to the Christian tradition and the life and teachings of Jesus that create pathways into an authentic and relevant religious experience.
Clergy Directory - St. Grace Church
Ardovino Jarvis, Vincent Francis
Liberal Catholic Church Bishop
Craemer, Thomas
Interfaith Pastor
Interfaith Chaplain
Fludd, Gymnetta
Interfaith Pastor
Interfaith Chaplain
Jarvis, Linda Sophia
Liberal Catholic Church Archbishop
Interfaith Chaplain
Order of St. Martha
Kuemmerle, Clyde
Old Catholic Church Bishop
Non-Denominational Chaplain
Medina, AnaMarie
Christian Pastor
Non-Denominational Christian Church
Sanchez, Alba Cecilia
Interfaith Chaplain
Order of St. Martha
Turner, Michelle Renee
Interfaith Pastor
Non-Denominational Christian Church
Meet the St. Grace Church Clergy
Bishop Francis Vincent Jarvis Ardovino XP, MD, MPH, D. Min. Bishop of St. Grace Church
Bishop Ardovino Jarvis believes that "Communal participation in worship is a way to connect with the Divine and with each other. From daily prayers to seasonal celebrations, worship deepens our spirituality and bring us closer to the Creator."
Please see "SHARING THE WORD for the postings of Bishop Ardovino's celebrations of the Liberal Catholic Mass.
He also offers timely and thoughtful sermons in "THE BISHOP'S MESSAGE".
Pastor Thomas Craemer, Interfaith Pastor & Community Chaplain
Pastor Thomas Craemer is an ordained Interfaith Pastor. He is a strong advocate for human rights no matter the cultural affiliation. As such, he engages in honest and civil communication in all aspects of his life.
Pastor Craemer, like his hero, Rev. Tutu, is deeply passionate about the healing powers of reconciliation. He preaches and walks the talk of the Gospel through the path of financial reconciliation for economically disadvantaged communities.
Reverend Dr. Gymnetta Fludd, Interfaith Pastor & Chaplain
Reverend Dr. "GG" Fludd is an ordained Interfaith Pastor. She is a compassionate Healthcare Chaplain with a specialization in Thantology. Rev. Fludd is an artist, a singer, and a poet. Her sermons bring love, light, and joy to the St. Grace community.
Please join her for her musical, loving, joy-filled sermons that are welcoming to all. Many of Rev. Dr. GG's sermons are posted in "SHARING THE WORD".
Sophia Linda Jarvis XP, OSM, D. Min., S.T.D., Ph.D. Community Chaplain
Archbishop Linda Jarvis is a community disaster chaplain. She is a volunteer paralegal specializing in providing services for impoverished women and their children. She is the rector of Grace Theological College, and is the Abbess of the Order of St. Martha, O.S.M.
Archbishop Jarvis is currently completing a Ph.D. in Transpersonal Ecology. She has completed studies in Multilateral Diplomacy at the UN, and is immersed in her Social Justice community chaplaincy ministry as a Climate Care advocate.
As a medical-legal and personal injury paralegal who is a member of the Order of St. Martha (a multi-faith confederation who serve in hospitality ministries), her goal is to support local communities that are affected by environmental disasters.
Through the welcoming practices of a multi-faith hospitality she seeks to harmonize local community goals with those of global organizations.
Archbishop Jarvis believes that her ministry in service of a healthy planet is the greatest act of faith and hospitality that she can offer. Please find her reflections in "THOUGHTS, HOPES, AND PSALMS".
Here, she happily wears her beloved "uniform"; her community chaplain's jacket while studying in Rome.
Bishop Clyde Kuemmerle OCL, M. Div., Ph.D., Community Chaplain
Bishop Kuemmerle has served as a Chaplain and Sacred Activist and Social Justice advocate for many decades with courage and commitment.
He is a compassionate pastor, a brilliant teacher, and a fierce defender for the rights of the disadvantaged.
Bishop Kuemmerle is the founder of Ecclesia Ministries of New York, and offers weekly pan -denominational worship services in "God's Chapel", in New York for all believers. He is the senior theologian at St. Grace Church.
Reverend Pastor AnaMarie Medina, Christian Minister & Spiritual Counselor
Reverend Pastor AnaMarie Medina is an ordained Christian Minister and brings a welcoming, affirming, inclusive, and expansive fellowship to her bi-lingual worship services.
Pastor Medina has the heart, mind, education, and training of a Spiritual Counselor which flows to all who meet her.
Please join Pastor Medina for St. Grace's bi-lingual worship services. Pastor Medina's sermons are posted in the St. Grace Church's "SHARING THE WORD".
Reverend Pastor Alba Sanchez O.S.M.
Reverend Pastor Alba Sanchez is an ordained Interfaith Pastor. She is a comic, and a media communications specialist. Shown here with her beloved companion Rasta, Pastor Alba is a fiercely determined Social Justice Advocate for animal rights. She has served in ministry for over 20 years.
Please join her here at St. Grace Church, for her podcast "COMIDA PARA EL ALMAS" , where she provides much needed spiritual nourishment, conversations with guests, and multicultural reflections with a decidedly Latina flavor.
Reverend Pastor Michelle Turner
Reverend Pastor Michelle Turner is an ordained
Christian Non-Denominational Pastor.
Pastor Michelle is a joy-filled, compassionate minister and journalist.
Please join her here at St. Grace Church every few weeks as she provides much needed spiritual nourishment in her thoughtful and spiritually nourishing podcast "SOUL FOOD".