The Rev. Patricia Grace

Denomination: The Episcopal Church (TEC)
Organization: Virginia Theological Seminary, Alexandria, VA

The Rev. Patricia M. Grace is the recipient of the 2011 John Hines Preaching Award, given by Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria.

In the fall of 2011 she became rector of St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Dalton, GA, after serving for five years as associate for Christian Education and parish life at St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Atlanta.

Pat earned a master of divinity degree from Virginia Seminary in Alexandria, as well as a masters of public health from the University of Pittsburgh and a bachelor's degree in psychology from Bucknell University in Pennsylvania.

Before her ordination in 2005 she worked in senior executive positions with the United Way in Tennessee, Michigan, and Illinois, and served in several other non-profit organizations.