Lauren’s ministry focuses on deepening people’s relationships with God, hopefully growing and having fun along the way. She has a penchant for developing new ministries for families, children, and youth often through intergenerational activities and programming.  She loves ‘pastoral care’, and invites folks every week to join her for a cup of tea or walk on the Aqueduct to listen to what is going on in their lives. As a trained spiritual director, she delights in conversations about where people see God active in their life, with a particular focus on small and large changes that make jobs and careers more meaningful.

Lauren grew up in Alabama, and most of her family still resides there. She graduated from Rhodes College with a BA in Religious Studies and Psychology, and Virginia Theological Seminary with a Masters in Divinity. Lauren has multiple clergy in her family: her mother is a retired Episcopal priest. Lauren is part of a clergy couple: her husband Ryan is a talented Episcopal priest, who serves as the Religious Life Adviser at Columbia University and the Episcopal Campus Chaplain for Harlem, Uptown and the Bronx.

Lauren and Ryan have three boys: Wystan, Simeon, and Yeats. Lauren enjoys yoga, cooking, hiking with her family, and cheering for Auburn football.

Anthony is a deacon in the Episcopal Diocese of New York. He has completed a four year course on Education for Ministry offered by University of the South, School of Theology at Sewanee. Anthony works at an assisted living facility in White Plains, New York working along with the elderly and people with dementia. Anthony currently lives in Yonkers, NY with his wife of almost 30 years, Deborah, who is administrative assistant at Manhattan College in Bronx, New York. Anthony has 4 children and 5 grandchildren. In his spare time Anthony loves the outdoors and reading.

Craig has been a church musician since he was in middle school and served as the choir accompanist in his home church in a small farming town in Northern California. He majored in Organ Performance receiving a BM from San Francisco State and a MM from Mills College. For the past thirty years, Craig has held positions as Music Director and Organist in Presbyterian and Episcopal churches in the San Francisco and Boston areas. Most recently, he was Director of Music at Parish of the Epiphany in Winchester MA. Craig and his husband Darren, a scientist, live in Manhattan with their Welsh Terrier Lola. In their free time they love attending concerts, the theater and opera as well as cooking and traveling.

Gloria was born and raised in Manizales, Colombia, where she lived before immigrating to the United States 26 years ago. She has a BA in Business Economy from the Autonomous University of Manizales. Throughout her 26 years of living in the US, she has always worked with kids, who are her passion. She currently works at a daycare in Mamaroneck, but previously nannied for families in New Rochelle, where she currently lives with her husband and daughter. Gloria and her husband, Henry, have a total of 4 children and 4 grandchildren. In her free time, she enjoys watercolor painting and spending time with her family. Gloria and her husband joined the Episcopal Church when their daughter, Sophia, was born 20 years ago. Since then, they have been a significant part of their parishes as Gloria was a Godly Play teacher for about 15 years, and her husband was a preacher and is now on the road to becoming a Deacon within the Episcopal Diocese of New York. Gloria is so excited to be a new member of this community & can’t wait to love and take care of the little ones!

Michelle was born and raised in Westchester. She graduated from Iona College in 2012 with a BA in Mass Communications, and began managing a photography studio, but soon realized that her passion for working with and for children was stronger than her passion for Communications, and began working at the Goddard School in Hastings while studying for her CDA. In 2016, she married her college sweetheart, Jesse, and began working at The Child Care Council of Westchester. Her most important job is currently being a full time stay at home mom to her three children Liliana(5), Casiano(3) and Giulia(1) but in her “spare” hours she works part time as a Data Specialist for CCCW, while running her own freelance photography business. She is excited to begin teaching again at Grace and hopes to bring connection, humor, and fun to the classroom. 

Welcome, Bea! Her name is Beatrice, but everyone calls her Bea. She is a mom of 2 adult boys, Justin is 35 and Nick is 28. She also has a beautiful 13-year-old Bichon named Blue. Her husband, Nick, is a general foreman for a construction company in MA. She is a Navy Vet and served her time on a ship in San Diego.

Her past role was as an Administrative Supervisor for a high-end real estate company in Manhattan. During Covid she slowed down like the rest of the world and stayed home to care for her parents. Most recently, Bea worked as the Parish Administrator for an Episcopal Church in Armonk, NY.

She is so happy to join everyone here at Grace Church and she looks forward to getting to know everyone personally.

WARDENS & VESTRY

The Vestry at Grace Church is composed of the Rector, two Wardens and seven members of the parish. The Rector looks to the Wardens and Vestry members for support and guidance, and parishioners look to them for leadership. Their effort and commitment bring the parish together to further our common goals.

alicia sweitzer

Senior Warden

marc gouran

Stewardship Chair