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The Reverend J. Donald Waring, Rector (212) 254-2000 ext. 127 dwaring@gracechurchnyc.org
The Reverend J. Donald Waring has been the Rector of Grace Church since July, 2004. Previously he served as the Rector at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Terrace Park, Ohio for nine years. Prior to his rectorate at St. Thomas, Don served as Associate Rector and then Interim Rector of Christ Church Cranbrook in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Don earned his M. Div. from the General Theological Seminary in New York in 1989. During his studies at the General, Don served as a Seminarian at St. Thomas on Fifth Avenue, and then at Grace Church in 1988-89. He earned his B.A. in Psychology from the University of Sioux Falls in South Dakota and has won numerous preaching awards during his career. Don is married to Stacie Soule Waring and they have two sons, James and Luke.
The Reverend Linda Bartholomew, Assistant to the Rector (212) 254-2000 ext. 114 lbartholomew@gracechurchnyc.org
The Reverend Linda Bartholomew is the Assistant to the Rector joining Grace Church in September, 2004. Linda was a priest on staff at Christ Church Cathedral in downtown Cincinnati Ohio, and Canon for Christian Formation for the past four. Prior to that she was a priest intern and Deacon at St. James Parish, Cincinnati, and St. George’s in Kettering, OH. In her life before ordination (1997) she was a Pastoral Associate in the Roman Catholic Church for ten years, and a Hospital Chaplain for three. Linda attended Seabury Seminary in Evanston, IL for one year’s post-graduate work into the Episcopal priesthood. Before that she earned her D. Min. from McCormick Theological in Chicago, IL and her M. Div. from St. Francis Seminary in Milwaukee. Earlier she earned a BGS from University of Dayton, Ohio, specializing in Psychology and Art. Linda is married to Adam Bartholomew, who is also the Interim priest at Christ Church in Poughkeepsie, NY. They have a daughter, Jesy.
The Reverend Benjamin Thomas, Assistant Rector
The Reverend Jay Weldon, Assistant Rector
Dr. Patrick Allen, Organist and Master of Choristers (212) 254-2000 ext. 110 pallen@gracechurchnyc.org
Dr. Patrick Allen, Organist and Master of Choristers at Grace Church in New York, previously served as Director of Music and Fine Arts at Independent Presbyterian Church, Birmingham, Alabama. Prior to that appointment he served as Associate Organist at Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, New York, Director of Music and Organist at both The Cathedral Church of Saint John and Congregation Beth Emeth, in Wilmington, Delaware. In the summer he is on the faculty of the Baroque Performance Institute held at the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music, Oberlin, Ohio. With Catherine Rodland, he co-authored The Chorister Training Program of The Royal School of Church Music in America, an American adaptation of the English Model SING ALOUD.Dr. Allen has received degrees from the University of North Texas and The Florida State University.
Stephen Tharp, Artist in Residence
Stephen Tharp is the first person to be appointed Artist in Residence at Grace Church. This position was created in the Fall of 2007. Having held a similar position for nearly two years at Historic St. Peter’s Church, Perth Amboy, NJ - the oldest Episcopal parish in the state - he also served as Associate Organist at St. Bartholomew’s Church, Manhattan, from 1998-2002, and was Organist at St. Patrick’s Cathedral from 1995-1997. A native of Chicago, Stephen received his B.A., magna cum laude, from Illinois College (Jacksonville) and his M.M. from Northwestern University.
Known today as the most traveled concert organist of his generation, his 30 intercontinental tours and over 800 U.S. recitals have included performances at such venues as the Royal Albert Hall, London; Cologne Cathedral, Germany; Tchaikovsky Hall, Moscow; the Hong Kong Cultural Centre; the Crystal Cathedral; the Riverside Church, NY and the Kimmel Center, Philadelphia. He as 12 commercial CDs to his credit and is married to Maria Helena Tharp, Organist at St. Paul’s Ev. Lutheran Church here in Chelsea.
Stephanie Bauman, Director of Youth and Family Ministry (212) 254-2000 ext. 113 sbauman@gracechurchnyc.org
Stephanie Bauman is a graduate of The Town School and Bard College (2005), where she majored in Religion and spent a semester abroad in India.
Chip Fears, Director of Finance (212) 254-2000 ext. 117 cfears@gracechurchnyc.org
Finance Office
Joseph Manzella, Director of Development (212) 254-2000 ext. 119 jmanzella@gracechurchnyc.org
Development Office
Mike Johnson, Communications Director (212) 254-2000 ext. 121 mjohnson@gracechurchnyc.org
Communications Office
Sandy Chu, Staff Accountant (212) 254-2000 ext. 117 schu@gracechurchnyc.org
Office of Finance
Nancy Rossi, Development Associate (212) 254-2000 ext. 115 nrossi@gracechurchnyc.org
Office of Finance
Bill Nave, Administrative Assistant to the Clergy (212) 254-2000 ext. 100 bnave@gracechurchnyc.org
Parish Office
Bob Martin, Director of Finance & Development (212) 533-9844 @goprojectnyc.org
The GO Project
Wendy Reynoso, Director of Programs (212) 533-3744 wreynoso@goprojectnyc.org
The GO Project
Pete Hogden, Facilities Manager (212) 254-2000 ext. 106 phogden@gracechurchnyc.org
Facilities Manager
Bally Bharathsingh, Maintenance
Maintenance Staff
Partap Basedo, Maintenance
Maintenance Staff
Johnson Lambert, Maintenance
Maintenance Staff
Veronica McDowell, Maintenance
Maintenance Staff
Paul Sealey, Maintenance
Maintenance Staff
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