Leadership at Grace Church
Priest: The Reverend Stephen Harding
Associate Priests: The Rev. Sharon Eckhardt, The Rev. Dr. Storm Swain
Parish Administrator: Heather Raveling
Vestry Officers:
Senior Warden: Jennifer Haynes
Junior Warden: Jamie Norton
Treasurer: Andrea Wong Monteiro
Clerk: Elizabeth DaSilva
Vestry Members:
Anna Cotton, Gary Eckhardt, Donna Griffen, Karen Huff, Faith Laskaris
Associate Priests: The Rev. Sharon Eckhardt, The Rev. Dr. Storm Swain
Parish Administrator: Heather Raveling
Vestry Officers:
Senior Warden: Jennifer Haynes
Junior Warden: Jamie Norton
Treasurer: Andrea Wong Monteiro
Clerk: Elizabeth DaSilva
Vestry Members:
Anna Cotton, Gary Eckhardt, Donna Griffen, Karen Huff, Faith Laskaris
The Reverend Stephen Harding
The Rev. Stephen Harding has served the parish of Grace Church on Martha's Vineyard as Rector since November 1, 2018. Before moving to the Vineyard, Fr. Harding served as Interim Priest at St. Peter’s Church in Manhattan for five years. He served as the disaster response coordinator for the Episcopal Diocese of New York , and proudly served the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) for fifteen years as Protestant Chaplain.
Before joining St. Peter’s, he served as the senior associate priest at the Church of St. Matthew and St. Timothy in Manhattan, and was a board-certified chaplain with more than 15 years of hospital and hospice experience.
As a volunteer chaplain with the American Red Cross, he was active in the World Trade Center recovery effort from September 12, 2001 and served weekly at (in order) the Family Assistance Centers, the Respite Centers, and at the Temporary Morgue at Ground Zero until the site closed..
He is the editor of a disaster response manual for religious leaders in New York City, and the editor and contributing author of a disaster response training course for chaplains.
Rev. Harding earned his Master of Divinity degree from the Union Theological Seminary, a Master of Sacred Theology in Spiritual Direction from the General Theological Seminary, and is completing a Doctor of Ministry degree from the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Philadelphia.
Before joining St. Peter’s, he served as the senior associate priest at the Church of St. Matthew and St. Timothy in Manhattan, and was a board-certified chaplain with more than 15 years of hospital and hospice experience.
As a volunteer chaplain with the American Red Cross, he was active in the World Trade Center recovery effort from September 12, 2001 and served weekly at (in order) the Family Assistance Centers, the Respite Centers, and at the Temporary Morgue at Ground Zero until the site closed..
He is the editor of a disaster response manual for religious leaders in New York City, and the editor and contributing author of a disaster response training course for chaplains.
Rev. Harding earned his Master of Divinity degree from the Union Theological Seminary, a Master of Sacred Theology in Spiritual Direction from the General Theological Seminary, and is completing a Doctor of Ministry degree from the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Philadelphia.
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Grace Episcopal Church of Martha's Vineyard
On the Corner of Woodlawn and William Streets P. O. Box 1197 Vineyard Haven, MA 02568 (508) 693-0332 |