CHRIST CHURCH - Key Persons


Garden Guild

Job Titles:
  • Featured Artist

Grace Chmura

Job Titles:
  • Parish Day School Director
Originally from Ohio, Grace moved to South Hamilton when her father took a teaching position at Gordon Conw ell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton. She graduated from Gordon College and went on to do a Masters at Northeastern. Grace started attending Christ Church with her husband, Greg, and children in 1993 and fell in love with the church and Day School. Grace served on the Board while her three children attended the Day School, and, after years of running her own daycare and teaching at the local public schools, she accepted the Director position at the Day School in 2007. Working at the Day School is a "dream job" for Grace, and she feels blessed to be able to spend every school day and Sundays on the beautiful Christ Church campus. Grace has three children: Nathaniel, Hannah, and Benjamin.

john (Jack) Russell

Job Titles:
  • Director of Music

Lorrie Manganaro

Job Titles:
  • Parish ADMINISTRATOR
Time flies! Lorrie has been a part of the Christ Church community for 9 years. She is thankful to be able to work with the staff and parishioners here for the common goal of sharing God's love.

Naomi Gray

Job Titles:
  • Director of Children 's Ministries
Naomi grew up on a farm in Minnesota. Graduating from the College of St. Benedict (BA in Liberal Studies) and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (Ma in theology), she cherishes both diverse experiences, one where she grew to love the holiness of God and the other more learning about the word of God. She has completed all three levels of training for our formation program for children, Catechesis of the Good Shepherd. She is especially thankful for and enjoys her two children, Ezra and Eleanor, and husband Patrick; and her work at Christ Church with the marvelous children, families, and volunteers as we grow together in Christ.