Clergy
Rev. Charles I. Granger, Jr. was born in Cleveland, OH. He attended public schools, graduating from Cleveland East High School where he was a member of the marching band and the National Honor Society. He completed his undergraduate education at Ohio University in Athens, OH with a BS in Secondary Education. He taught Jr. High for 3 years in the Social Studies Department. Baptized in the AME Denomination, he became an Episcopalian at 16. Called to the ministry in 1968, he attended Divinity School in Rochester, NY.
He was ordained a Deacon in June 1971 and Priest in May 1972. His parish ministry from 1973-2006 includes: Cleveland, OH; Chicago, IL; Minneapolis, MN; Detroit area suburbs; Bronx and Manhattan in NYC; Miami FL; Kansas City, MO; Southeastern shore communities of Lake Michigan in MI; Kirksville, MO; Pittsburg, KS; St. Francis Academy in Atchison, KS; Interim in St. Louis, MO; and retired as Rector in Oklahoma City, OK
Charles brings a bi-cultural awareness to a situation where diverse groups of people are related to &/or served. He motivates parishioners to get involved in the arts in the church setting and creating innovative ways to use the arts, particularly chancel dramas and musicals to help build community among members.
He's been involved in a wide range of hands-on outreach over the years, including managing community food co-ops, working with females in prostitution, and creating programs for at-risk youth and victims of crime. He's served on Diocesan Program & Budget, Companion Diocese, Diocesan Council, Urban Affairs, Standing Committee, Commission on Ministry, Search Committee for Bishop Coadjutor, and elected alternate to General Convention. He's also trained in Parish Development and Interim Ministry.
He was ordained a Deacon in June 1971 and Priest in May 1972. His parish ministry from 1973-2006 includes: Cleveland, OH; Chicago, IL; Minneapolis, MN; Detroit area suburbs; Bronx and Manhattan in NYC; Miami FL; Kansas City, MO; Southeastern shore communities of Lake Michigan in MI; Kirksville, MO; Pittsburg, KS; St. Francis Academy in Atchison, KS; Interim in St. Louis, MO; and retired as Rector in Oklahoma City, OK
Charles brings a bi-cultural awareness to a situation where diverse groups of people are related to &/or served. He motivates parishioners to get involved in the arts in the church setting and creating innovative ways to use the arts, particularly chancel dramas and musicals to help build community among members.
He's been involved in a wide range of hands-on outreach over the years, including managing community food co-ops, working with females in prostitution, and creating programs for at-risk youth and victims of crime. He's served on Diocesan Program & Budget, Companion Diocese, Diocesan Council, Urban Affairs, Standing Committee, Commission on Ministry, Search Committee for Bishop Coadjutor, and elected alternate to General Convention. He's also trained in Parish Development and Interim Ministry.