Historical February–March 2000 article. Dates, prices, services and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
Grace United Methodist Church welcomed a new pastor in July of last year.
The Rev. Mary Harvey is now pastor of this church located on Skinker at Waterman. Rev. Harvey comes to Grace- after spending eight years at Stephan Memorial United Methodist Church in Overland.
She also served in a community near Moberly and at a church in St. Charles. Rev. Harvey entered the ministry in 1984.
She received her master’s degree in divinity from the Union Theological Seminary in New York City. Harvey was happy to come to a central city location.
She grew up in Baltimore and feels like she thrives in cities. Besides her hometown and her experience studying in New York, she had also worked for awhile in Chicago. Harvey’s husband is a social worker and works downtown.
Her daughter is now a freshman at University City High School. Grace maintains a house for its pastor in the U City section of Parkview. Harvey expressed pleasure at the diversity of Grace’s membership.
She is aware that Grace was influential in the formation of the Skinker DeBaliviere Community Council and she is pleased that the church made a conscious decision to remain at its city location in the 1960s.
She would like the church to play an active role in our community.
Some parishioners are engaged in a tutoring program and the church was pleased to host this year’s King Commemoration. Grace is taking up the question of joining KACIChurches Allied for Community Improvement. KACI works on issues facing the city. Harvey is also proud of Grace’s youth group which is led by John Thomas. “It’s a great mixture of city and suburban kids.” The church also raised over $1,000 for the Skinker DeBaliviere playground from its Christmas offering.
When Harvey was young, she noticed many people with clerical collars marching with Martin Luther King. That had a strong impact on her and on her philosophy today.
She noted that, “Jesus calls us to be out working with the poor and those that are hurting.” Rev. Harvey invited neighbors to join the Grace congregation at Sunday morning worship.
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Rev. Mary Harvey. Photographer not credited.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, February–March 2000.
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