Clergy

The Rev. Greg B.F. Brown

Fr. Greg Brown was born in and raised in Southwest Michigan and attended Michigan State University, where he earned a degree in Biology as well as his secondary teaching certification. He taught high school science in Central Florida and East Grand Rapids, Michigan, for eight years before the call to seminary. He began seminary at St. Andrew’s Anglican Seminary in Mexico City and finished at General Seminary in New York. 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. He has a passion for soccer and has spent 29 years as a soccer referee in his spare time. 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 is an elementary school counselor for CMS. Greg and Cathy have three daughters: Lara, a passionate equestrian and in her first year at Meredith College; Jenna, a senior at Michigan State University studying Nursing; and Taylor, a grad student at Northwestern University studying Biomedical Engineering. The whole family has enjoyed taking part in mission work, be it local, regional, or international.

The Rev. Cat Connolly

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, 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.