Clergy
Our clergy represent Christ and his Church by caring for parishioners, proclaiming the Gospel; administering the sacraments; and overseeing the church.
The Rev. Greg B.F. Brown
Rector704-332-4171 |
Fr. Greg Brown is a Southwest Michigan native and Michigan State University graduate. He earned a degree in Biology as well as his secondary teaching certification. He taught high school science in Central Florida and west Michigan for eight years before the call to seminary. He attended St. Andrew’s Anglican Seminary in Mexico City and General Theological Seminary in New York City. Fr. Greg’s previous calls include Trinity Church in Grand Ledge and Emmanuel Church in Petoskey, both in Western Michigan. He loves to travel and spend time with family and friends. He has a passion for soccer and spent 29 years as a soccer referee. His wife Cathy Brown is an Alumna of Alma college where she studied Spanish and traveled abroad, and Spring Arbor College where she received her Master’s degree in School Counseling. Cathy works as an academic advisor at Winthrop University. Greg and Cathy have three daughters: Lara, a sophomore at UNC-Asheville; Jenna, a nurse in Spartanburg, SC; and Taylor, a biomedical engineering grad student at Northwestern University in Chicago. The whole family enjoys international travel and taking part in mission work, be it local, regional, or international.
The Rev. Cat Connolly
Associate Rector704-332-4171 |
The Rev. Cat Connolly came to us as Associate Rector from Ipswich, England where she previously served as curate for 4 years. A new mom, priest, poetry writer, novel reader, wife, and singer, Cat was born in Bristol, England and has lived in various cities including Cardiff, Hong Kong, Cambridge, Portsmouth, Oxford and now Charlotte NC.
In the UK her first undergraduate degree was in English Literature at Anglia Ruskin University Cambridge, followed by training for ordination at seminary in Cuddesdon, Oxford, during which she completed a degree in Theology at University of Oxford. She then completed a Masters Degree in Theology, Ministry and Mission through Durham University, while developing her ministry as a curate in Ipswich.
In ministry Cat loves to have fun, connect with others, explore the beauty and mystery of faith through preaching and relationships, and eat lots of cake! Cat's passions in life include music, photography, reading and writing, seeing the beauty in small things, and spending time with friends and family, especially playing with her daughter Heather!