Sign up to save your podcasts
Or
Share Reverend Cary Grady- Faith Based Community Leader
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Or
Reverend Cary Grady- Faith Based Community Leader
Reverend Carey A. Grady was appointed the Pastor of Reid Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Columbia, South Carolina on November 14, 2014.
Rev. Carey A Grady is a native of Charleston, S.C., and a product of the public school system. He received a Bachelor of Arts in History from Howard University, Washington, D.C., and a Master of Divinity from Turner Theological Seminary at the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta, GA.
While a student at Howard, Rev. Grady was a tutor and after school counselor at the Sojourner's Community Center, interned at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of American History in the Duke Ellington Collection, served as a Congressional Black Caucus Intern and later a Patricia Roberts Harris Intern for Congressman James Clyburn and a Communication Intern at Amnesty International in the Mid-Atlantic Regional Office.
While in college Rev. Grady accepted his call to Ministry and upon Graduation enrolled at the Turner Theological Seminary at the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta, Georgia. In Seminary, he worked in Student Government and was a Teaching Assistant to Rev. Dr. Mark Lomax, Professor of Homiletics. During his Sr. Year in Seminary Rev. Grady was assigned to pastor Bethlehem AME Church in Belton, S.C. Upon graduation, he worked for the Democratic Party of Georgia from 2000-2001.
Rev. Grady has pastored 4 Churches including Bethlehem AME Church, Belton, S.C. Shiloh AME Church, McCormick, S.C. St. Peter AME Church, Decatur, Illinois, and Bethel AME Cathedral of Indianapolis, Indiana.
While in S.C. he was named Minister of the Year by the McCormick County Chamber of Commerce for the 2002-2003 year. At Shiloh AME Church he led the Church in the remodeling of the sanctuary, installation of a state of the art sound system to produce tapes and CD's of the morning worship services, and the installation of Stained Glass Windows.
In February of 2005, he did the Opening Prayer at the Illinois State Assembly, State Representatives. In October 2006 he was named clergy of the Month by the AME Christian Recorder during National Clergy Appreciation Month, in the summer of 2008, he was named "20 Under 40" by the Central Illinois Midwestern Business Journal for excellence in community and civic activity. While in Decatur, Rev. Grady and the St. Peter family were known for their Community Outreach to young people and their Radio Broadcasts.
Rev. Grady has served on numerous Community and Non-Profit Boards. In McCormick, he served on the McCormick Community Development Enrichment Corporation (MCDEC), in Decatur, Illinois he served on the Neighborhood Housing Development Corporation (NHDC) and the Decatur African-American Genealogical & Historical Society (Decatur, Illinois).
Rev. Grady was a Wabash Pastoral Leadership Fellow for the 2010-2012 year: Served on the Indiana Villages Healthy Families Advisory Council and is a founding member of the Indianapolis Congregation Action Network (IndyCan), a faith-based Community Organization and affiliate of PICO People Improving Communities through Organizing.
While at Bethel, the oldest African American Church in the state of Indiana, Bethel went through an extensive renovation process. Rev. Grady was also the Executive Director of the Friends of Bethel Indianapolis Community Development Corporation. He is also a proud member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.
Rev. Grady is the youngest child of Bishop ZL and Mrs. C.R. Grady and is most appreciative that at a young age he was nurtured in the faith by his parents and siblings. While Rev. Grady is well accomplished, it is important to note that he grew up with a severe Speech Impediment from age 6 until age 20. He knows he was healed by God. He lives by these words.
View all episodes
By Odell Glenn Phd
5
11 ratings
Reverend Carey A. Grady was appointed the Pastor of Reid Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Columbia, South Carolina on November 14, 2014.
Rev. Carey A Grady is a native of Charleston, S.C., and a product of the public school system. He received a Bachelor of Arts in History from Howard University, Washington, D.C., and a Master of Divinity from Turner Theological Seminary at the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta, GA.
While a student at Howard, Rev. Grady was a tutor and after school counselor at the Sojourner's Community Center, interned at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of American History in the Duke Ellington Collection, served as a Congressional Black Caucus Intern and later a Patricia Roberts Harris Intern for Congressman James Clyburn and a Communication Intern at Amnesty International in the Mid-Atlantic Regional Office.
While in college Rev. Grady accepted his call to Ministry and upon Graduation enrolled at the Turner Theological Seminary at the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta, Georgia. In Seminary, he worked in Student Government and was a Teaching Assistant to Rev. Dr. Mark Lomax, Professor of Homiletics. During his Sr. Year in Seminary Rev. Grady was assigned to pastor Bethlehem AME Church in Belton, S.C. Upon graduation, he worked for the Democratic Party of Georgia from 2000-2001.
Rev. Grady has pastored 4 Churches including Bethlehem AME Church, Belton, S.C. Shiloh AME Church, McCormick, S.C. St. Peter AME Church, Decatur, Illinois, and Bethel AME Cathedral of Indianapolis, Indiana.
While in S.C. he was named Minister of the Year by the McCormick County Chamber of Commerce for the 2002-2003 year. At Shiloh AME Church he led the Church in the remodeling of the sanctuary, installation of a state of the art sound system to produce tapes and CD's of the morning worship services, and the installation of Stained Glass Windows.
In February of 2005, he did the Opening Prayer at the Illinois State Assembly, State Representatives. In October 2006 he was named clergy of the Month by the AME Christian Recorder during National Clergy Appreciation Month, in the summer of 2008, he was named "20 Under 40" by the Central Illinois Midwestern Business Journal for excellence in community and civic activity. While in Decatur, Rev. Grady and the St. Peter family were known for their Community Outreach to young people and their Radio Broadcasts.
Rev. Grady has served on numerous Community and Non-Profit Boards. In McCormick, he served on the McCormick Community Development Enrichment Corporation (MCDEC), in Decatur, Illinois he served on the Neighborhood Housing Development Corporation (NHDC) and the Decatur African-American Genealogical & Historical Society (Decatur, Illinois).
Rev. Grady was a Wabash Pastoral Leadership Fellow for the 2010-2012 year: Served on the Indiana Villages Healthy Families Advisory Council and is a founding member of the Indianapolis Congregation Action Network (IndyCan), a faith-based Community Organization and affiliate of PICO People Improving Communities through Organizing.
While at Bethel, the oldest African American Church in the state of Indiana, Bethel went through an extensive renovation process. Rev. Grady was also the Executive Director of the Friends of Bethel Indianapolis Community Development Corporation. He is also a proud member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.
Rev. Grady is the youngest child of Bishop ZL and Mrs. C.R. Grady and is most appreciative that at a young age he was nurtured in the faith by his parents and siblings. While Rev. Grady is well accomplished, it is important to note that he grew up with a severe Speech Impediment from age 6 until age 20. He knows he was healed by God. He lives by these words.