Vestry

Our Current Vestry

Amy Grady 
Amy Grady 


Chris Sequenzia 
Chris Sequenzia 
Claire Andrews 
Claire Andrews 


Clark Williams
Clark Williams


Dwayne Odvody
Dwayne Odvody

Senior Warden

Michael King
Michael King

Rector

Please nominate new Vestry members for election during our October annual meeting. For more information on Vestry elections, scroll down.

Nominate for Vestry 2025

What Does a Vestry Do?


Our Vestry operates in most ways like a board, having been “vested” with the authority to oversee the temporal realities of the church, as well as supporting and discerning the vision as a leadership community along with the Rector (i.e. lead pastor).


The leaders on this team are representatively elected annually with a rotating three-year commitment.


The Vestry Member's Declaration:


“I do believe the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testament to be the Word of God and to contain all things necessary for salvation through Our Lord Jesus Christ and I do yield my hearty consent to the fundamental declarations set forth in Article I of the Constitution, and to the discipline and forms of worship of the Anglican Church in North America. I promise that I will faithfully execute the duties of the office of Vestry member of this Congregation to the best of my ability.”

- Anglican Diocese of the Carolinas (ADOC) 
Canon 6, Section 3e

What Does "Vestry" Mean?


The term “vestry” derives from being “vested” with the authority of responsibility over the church. But whatever this varying lay leadership team has been called, they have always been prayerful, committed believers, and it has been a steadfast source of godly wisdom, direction and protection for The Vine.

This is something of an ordination into a particular leadership in two overarching ways:

  1. Overseeing the finances and property of the church as the legal representatives of The Vine Anglican Church.
  2. Collaborating with the Rector for big-picture discernment and direction. As a group, we try to discern what God is doing in our midst and walk in step with that (Exodus 13:21).

Upcoming Vestry Elections

Our next Vestry election is Fall 2025.

We need you to notice lay leaders at The Vine and nominate them for consideration for our next Vestry election. Confidentially nominate your prayerful suggestion at any point.

We look for vestry candidates who have the following qualities:

  • Confirmed Member of The Vine (or pursuing it).
  • Active in worship and service.
  • Leadership gift in one way or another.
  • Lives a life practicing the gift of wisdom.
  • Life is currently stable enough to allow for this commitment.
  • Mature and committed to growing closer to Jesus.
  • A non-anxious presence, especially when there is disagreement.
  • Not staff, nor spouse of current vestry or staff.
  • Giver of record (any amount) in past 12 months (or will become such).

Nominate for Vestry 2025