We believe that Grace Episcopal Church is called by God to live the way of Jesus through a ministry of reconciliation, seeking to restore all people to unity with God and each other, through prayer, worship, spiritual growth, witness and action. Our parish community is a group of diverse people who come together through worship, fellowship, spirituality and service to make God’s love known. We are all ages, stations in life and theological backgrounds. Our parishioners often speak of our congregation as a family, perhaps because we find nourishment here in both faith and friendship.
Annual reports
Dustin Trowbridge, Rector
Elida Cacevic, Parish Administrator
Jie Yi Segal, Music Director
Sandra Rodriguez, Church School Director
Jim Sevier, Sexton
Verne Becker, Security Administrator and Livestream Coordinator
VESTRY
Emily Nevill, Senior Warden, (Finance)
Liz Weber, Junior Warden (Property)
Retiring Class of 2025: Sally Cochran, Adrienne Langford, Sarah Styles
Retiring Class of 2026: Angela Metzler, Paul Shusterman, Paula Spruck
Retiring class of 2027: John Loftin, Mary Bish, Elaine J. Hinsch
Sally Ann Mock, Assistant Treasurer/Pledge Secretary
The. Rev. Dr. Dustin Trowbridge joined Grace Church as Rector in January 2023. He previously served as rector of St. James Church in Danbury, Connecticut. Prior to his service at St. James’, Fr. Dustin was rector of St. George’s Church in Newburgh, New York. He also served as associate rector at Trinity Episcopal Parish in Wilmington, Delaware. Fr. Dustin grew up in a small town in West Virginia. He completed his undergraduate work at Yale University where he majored in English Language and Literature. He followed that with service as an English teacher with the Peace Corps in Kazakhstan, and later at Fatih University in Istanbul, Turkey. Returning to the United States, he enrolled at Indiana University, earning a M.A. in Central Eurasian Studies as well as a Master of Public Affairs. While at Indiana University, Fr. Dustin served as a Peer Minister with the Episcopal Campus Ministry, from where he was called to the priesthood. Fr. Dustin attended General Theological Seminary in New York, earning his Masters of Divinity degree in 2009, and has since earned a Doctor of Ministry from the Virginia Theological Seminary in 2020. He was ordained a priest in 2010 by The Rt. Rev. Wayne P. Wright of the Episcopal Diocese of Delaware, on behalf of The Rt. Rev. Catherine Waynick of the Diocese of Indianapolis. To contact Fr. Dustin, call 845-358-1297.
Jie Segal holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in conducting from Manhattan School of Music, studied with Kent Tritle. He is the author of Chinese for Singers, the first comprehensive guide for Western singers to use in singing Chinese texts. He is also on music staff at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, where he has performed, among others, Messe de Minuit by Charpentier, Musikalische Exequien by Schütz, and Missa O quam gloriosum by Victoria with the Cathedral’s professional choir. In 2015, he made his debut at Carnegie Hall, directing Xian Xinghai’s Yellow River Cantata. Dr. Jie is a recipient of the Asian Culture Council Fellowship (2011) and the U.S. China Cultural Institute Fellowship for Young Conductors (2006). As pianist and vocal coach, Dr. Jie performed at La Lingua della Lirica Festival in Italy (2015-16), and performed Bellini’s opera I Capuletti e I Montecchi at Manhattan School of Music (2013). In China, Dr. Jie was lecturer at Shanghai Conservatory of Music where he conducted the Symphonic Chorus, and the chorus master at Shanghai Opera House.
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Jim Sevier grew up in St. Louis, Missouri and attended Washington University. He was a purchasing manager for more than 45 years, mostly in fabrics and industrial management. He is a Son of the Revolutionary War — his relative was John Sevier, the first governor of Tennessee. He loves history, working in the garden and repair work of all kinds. He is married and has four children and eight grandchildren.
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Verne Becker has attended Grace since 2001, and serves as chair of the Adult Spiritual Formation Commission in addition to his security and livestreaming duties. He is currently a middle school teacher at Saddle River Day School in Saddle River, N.J. He lives in Nyack with his wife, Nancy, and two cats.
Fall Schedule:
8 a.m. Holy Eucharist (Rite I)
9:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist (Family Worship)
11 a.m. Choral Holy Eucharist (Rite II)
130 First Avenue, Nyack, NY 10960
(845) 358-1297
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