Our Team

Children’s Formation Director

Jess has worked in early childhood education and children's discipleship for almost two decades. Her travels have taken her from California to Hawaii (where she met her husband, Ryan) to Washington State, back to California and finally Michigan. Raising her three kids as 'Michiganders' has been a true joy! Jess enjoys working in their food garden, volunteering at her children's outdoor themed school, baking in the kitchen, and getting out for a hike with her binoculars for birdwatching.

Parish Administrator

Kyle studied pastoral ministry and served on-staff at a church for seven years. Over time, Kyle felt drawn to spiritual disciplines as part of his discipleship to Jesus, which eventually led him to more traditional liturgical churches and Anglicanism.

Kyle loves to read, gravitating especially to theology and hearty fiction. If you ever want to run into him, just frequent a coffee shop (or Baker Book House).

Ministries Director

Beth and her family moved to Grand Rapids after leaving the mission field in 2016.  Throughout the transition,  Beth trained to become a spiritual director and received her Master’s in Spiritual Formation from Portland Seminary. As a minister, she enjoys companioning those suffering, who are disillusioned by faith or ministry, who are in transition or grieving, and with those who want to go deeper and wider with Jesus. At Christ Church, Beth serves in the development and management of CCA’s Christian formation for the youth, adults, and lay ministry leaders. She loves our Anglican rhythms of the church calendar and serves the parish in prayerful participation through our church seasons. Her family has been at Christ Church since the early days when we were just a prayer group in basements and backyards. 

She enjoys nature, offering prayer retreats, art, writing, coffee, reading, and traveling with her husband and two teenage children.

Finance Admin

Senior Warden

Jr. Warden

Treasurer