Clergy
Our clergy represent Christ and his Church by caring for parishioners, proclaiming the Gospel; administering the sacraments; and overseeing the church. Please contact Fr. Greg while Rev. Cat is out on maternity leave.
The Rev. Greg B.F. Brown
Rector
704-332-4171 |
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 Rector
704-332-4171 |
The Rev. Cat Connolly came to us as Associate Rector from Ipswitch, England where she served as curate. A priest, poetry writer, food appreciator, novel reader, wife, mother, singer, pianist, and cat lover, Cat was born in Bristol, England and has lived in several cities, including Cardiff, Hong Kong, Cambridge, Portsmouth, Oxford and Ipswich.
She studied English Literature at Anglia Ruskin University (BA Hons), followed by training for ordination at Cuddesdon, Oxford, during which she completed a degree in Theology (University of Oxford, BA Hons). She completed a MA in Theology, Ministry and Mission (Durham University), while developing her ministry as a curate in Ipswich.
Her passions in life include music, reading, photography, writing poetry, seeing the beauty in small things, and spending time with friends and family.
