Meet Rev. AndreaGrace
Rev. AndreaGrace lives out her prayer to be a joyful instrument of God’s healing love and a fountain of grace. She is known for her vibrant approach to weaving theory and practice in spiritual and secular settings, keeping the roots of tradition and nurturing them in innovative ways so they are meaningful and relevant.
Rev. AndreaGrace is a dynamic trailblazer and a rabble-rouser (one who rallies the troops to affect change) – one who smiles her ways into people’s hearts.
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Rev. AndreaGrace is a quilter who wraps people in love – literally and figuratively. She values being a vivacious and loving wife, mom, aunt and a member of a very fun, multigenerational, Italian-African-American circle of love. She is thrilled to serve as an adventurous and faith-filled companion who prays: Divine Love, May I always know Your love more intimately and share it more abundantly.
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The threads of Rev. AndreaGrace’s ministry and life find their roots in her early life. She was born into an Italian-American family. As a first generation, eldest daughter, she was entrusted to be a culture keeper. She grappled with how to keep what her family treasured AND make it work in this new country. She also fought the rigid lines of the traditional Italian culture – wondering why women can’t… [fill in the blank].
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Nature – nurture. AndreaGrace instinctively enjoyed spending time with the oldest and the youngest. As a child, her Grandpa Joe wisely nicknamed her a “rabble-rouser” – one who rallies the people to affect change. In high school, she launched her first entrepreneurship, planning and running children’s birthday parties using a “flexible structure” that Betty Crocker laid out in her book. She married her college sweetheart, a Black southern man.
Making traditions relevant. Treasuring people of all ages – especially elders and children. Questioning the status quo. Gathering people to affect change and live life vibrantly with new found freedom. Using a flexible structure to plan ceremonies and programs. Uniting people who may appear differently.
You will find all of this permeating all who Rev. AndreaGrace is and all she does.
