Grounded in God’s love in Christ, the Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis and its people:
Serve as beacons of Christ
Offer a generous welcome
Stand with the vulnerable and work against injustice
Connect with neighbors
Develop leaders for today and tomorrow
Jenni Sanderfur: Office Manager
Jenni attends Holy Trinity Lutheran Church and is their full-time Office Manager. She is Grace Church’s part-time employee working for us approximately 6-8 hours per week from both online at home and in our church office.
Jenni usually works on Mondays (4:00 to 6:15 PM in the church office), Tuesdays and Wednesdays. She is from Richmond, Indiana and her husband, Ben, is from Indianapolis.
David Blakley: Choir Director
David was born in Hillsdale, Michigan and received a B.F.A. from Eastern Michigan University in Music Performance, violin, with a minor in English and Literature. He attended Valdosta State University in Georgia and worked there for an Episcopal Church and a Presbyterian Church as Choir Director.
David was also Concertmaster for the local symphony.
He has been a choir member for 20 years at Grace Church Parish plus given many violin and vocal solo performances. After the COVID pandemic, David was chosen by the Vestry as Grace’s Choir Director, and as of 2025 has been serving for over three years.
Timothy Lewis: Organist
Tim was born in a small community, Kentwood, Louisiana. At 13 years of age, he started to learn the organ and at 16 he played for his first church service.
Tim studied organ performance at the University of Indiana under Professor Oswald Rogatz graduating with a B.F.A. This is why he came to Indiana and stayed! He has worked for 20 years as a church organist, his first job was in Columbus, Indiana.
Twenty-five years ago, he changed his occupation to become a computer analyst.
The organ has remained his vocation. Tim has been playing for Grace Church for 15 years.
Our Bishop: Diocese of Indianapolis
The Right Reverend Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows
Bishop Jennifer is a native of New York City, holds a bachelor’s degree in architecture with a minor in urban studies from Smith College, an M.A. in historic preservations planning from Cornell University and a master’s in divinity from Church Divinity School of the Pacific in 1997. She is the first African American woman to be elected a diocesan bishop by both the clergy and the laity in the United States for the Diocese of Indianapolis. She is Vice-president of the House of Bishops and sits on several boards.
Bishop Jennifer’s expertise includes historic preservation, stewardship and development, race and class reconciliation and spiritual direction. She is married to Harrison Burrows and has one son, Timothy.