Meet and Greet the St. Grace Clergy
The Right Reverend Linda Jarvis OSB, S.T.L., D. Min., Ph.D. Presiding Bishop - St. Grace Church: An Ecumenical Community
Our Bishop is the presiding Bishop of St. Grace Church. She is both a corporate chaplain and a community chaplain. Here she happily wears her beloved "uniform"; her community chaplain's jacket while studying in Rome.
Bishop Jarvis is completing a Ph.D. in Transpersonal Ecology. She is studying multilateral diplomacy at the UN, and is immersed in her ministry as an Eco-Preacher who harmonizes the practices of global organizations with local communities that are affected by environmental changes.
Please view Bishop Linda's sermons in "Slivers of Silver".
Rev. Father Clyde Kuemmerle OCL, M. Div., Ph.D. Canon and Senior Pastor
Father Clyde is the Canon for St. Grace Church. He is our senior Pastor and resident ecumenical theologian.
Father Clyde has served as a Sacred Activist-Social Justice advocate for many decades. He is a compassionate pastor, a brilliant teacher, a fierce defender of the disadvantaged, and is deeply in love with Mother Nature.
Reverend Gymnetta Fludd, D. Min. Interfaith Pastor and Chaplain
Reverend Dr. "GG" Fludd is an ordained Interfaith Pastor. She is a compassionate Healthcare Chaplain with a specialization in Thantology. Dr. GG 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. Please see the schedule of worship services on the home page to find her upcoming sermons. Rev. Dr. GG's sermons are posted in "Sharing the Word".
Rev. Father Francis Vincent Ardovino Jarvis, OCL, D. Min. Father Francis is an ordained Priest in the Liberal Catholic Church.
Father Francis celebrates the Liberal Catholic Mass here at St. Grace . He 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."
Father Francis is also is our minister of Welcome and Hospitality and will be happy to answer your questions. One of his many joys is to guiding new seekers to our volunteer ministries at St. Grace Church.
Please see "Sharing the Word" for the postings of his celebrations of the Liberal Catholic Mass.
Reverend Pastor AnaMarie Medina
Reverend Pastor AnaMarie Medina is an ordained Interfaith Pastor and brings a welcoming, affirming, inclusive, and expansive fellowship to her bi-lingual worship services. Pastorn aMedina has the heart, mind, education, and training of a Spiritual Counselor which flows from her to all who meet her. Please join Pastor Medina for St. Grace's Hispanic language worship services during Advent and Easter. Pastor Medina's sermons are posted in the St. Grace Church's "Sharing the Word".
Reverend Pastor Michelle Turner
Reverend Pastor Michelle Turner, a journalist, is ordained, and is ready, willing, and able to preach the Gospel, especially as it affects the lives of women and children. Please join her as she shares her believer's heart with seekers of the Word. Pastor Turner offers "Food for Thought"; spiritual stories and short reflective vignettes via that can be viewed and listened to repeatedly throughout the day.
Reverend Deacon Thomas Craemer, and Reverend Deacon Darsweil Rogers
Reverend Deacon Thomas Craemer is an ordained, experienced Community Chaplain. He serves with Ecclesia Ministries of New York in Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem, New York. Rev. Deacon Thomas preaches and walks the talk of the Gospel especially through the path of financial reconciliation for economically disadvantaged communities.
Reverend Deacon Darsweil Rogers is a newly ordained deacon. He is a sucessful broadcaster and businessman who is integrating spiritual counseling into his practices.
Both are ordained under the jurisdiction of Bishop Linda Jarvis at St. Grace Church, and serve under the supervision of Rev. Dr. Clyde Kuemmerle, M. Div., Ph.D.
We Believe
We believe the Bible is the inspired Word of God.
[Matthew 24:35, 2 Timothy 3:16-17, 2 Peter 1:3-4].
- We believe that there is one God, who is revealed to Christians in three persons.
[John 1:1-4 & 14, Romans 8:9, 2 Corinthians 13:14].
- We believe in the virgin birth of Jesus, in His death, burial, and bodily resurrection, and in His complete deity and humanity; that He is fully God and fully human incarnate.
[Romans 1:3- 4, John 1:1-14, I Timothy 3:16].
- We believe that the atoning sacrifice of Christ has made possible the salvation of all humanity, by grace, through faith, and that a Christian stands and lives by the faith of the Son of God.
[Ephesians 2:8-9, Titus 3:5, Galatians 2:16, Hebrews 9:12].
- We believe in the ministry of the Holy Spirit.
[Mark 16:20, I Corinthians 12:7-11].
- We believe in the Holy Spirit's appearance in and through the Body of Christ, and Her imminent physical return.
[Revelation 20:11-15, I Corinthians 15:13-17, John 14:20 & 23, and 2 Peter 1:4].
- We believe that God was in Christ reconciling the whole world to Godself and that in Christ the ministry of reconciliation has been given to the Body of Christ.
[John 3:16-17, 2 Corinthians 5:18-21].
- We believe in the bodily resurrection and righteous judgment of all humanity. [Acts 26:8, Revelation 20:11-15].
- We believe that for issues that are not specifically addressed in the Scriptures, the believer should seek the guidance of the Holy Spirit and the testimony of the Word of God for instructions.
[Romans 14:4-5, Philippians 2:12].
- We believe in water baptism as an act of obedience to the Word of God. [Matthew 28:19, Acts 2:38, Mark 16:16]
