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: Bryan Garrison
Treasurer: Open
Clerk: Betsy Holcomb
Vestry Members:
Teri Culletto, Lew Laskaris, Maranda Post
Associate Priests: The Rev. Sharon Eckhardt, The Rev. Dr. Storm Swain
Parish Administrator: Heather Raveling
Vestry Officers:
Senior Warden: Jennifer Haynes
Junior Warden: Bryan Garrison
Treasurer: Open
Clerk: Betsy Holcomb
Vestry Members:
Teri Culletto, Lew Laskaris, Maranda Post
The Reverend Stephen Harding
The Rev. Stephen Harding has accepted the call as the rector for Grace Episcopal Church in Vineyard Haven! Harding was the five-year interim rector at St. Peter’s Church in Chelsea, N.Y. He also served as the disaster response coordinator for the Episcopal Diocese of New York, and as the Protestant chaplain for the New York City Fire Department. Before joining St. Peter’s, he served as the senior associate priest at the Church of St. Matthew and St. Timothy in Manhattan, and is a board-certified chaplain with more than 15 years of hospital and hospice experience.
As a board certified chaplain with the American Red Cross, he was active in the World Trade Center recovery effort. 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.
The 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 working on a doctor of ministry from the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Philadelphia.
As a board certified chaplain with the American Red Cross, he was active in the World Trade Center recovery effort. 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.
The 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 working on a doctor of ministry from the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Philadelphia.