Rector: Reverend Father Garry Edwards
Since 2021
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The Very Reverend Father Garry Edwards, Dean of Southeast Florida of the Diocese of Central Florida, Rector at St. Sebastian’s By The Sea Episcopal Church located in Melbourne Beach, Florida in the Diocese of Central Florida. Dean Garry was ordained transitional Deacon on January 30, 2017 and subsequently ordained Priest and installed Rector on August 13, 2017. Father Garry completed a year at Codrington College Seminary in the Island of Barbados before moving on to The General Theological Seminary of New York City where he received a Masters in Divinity and a Certificate in Spiritual Direction on May 17, 2017.

He is married with two adult daughters and when not busy with family and church, he enjoys cricket, football and playing golf. He was formerly a member of St. Alban’s Anglican/Episcopal Church in Brooklyn, NY for seventeen years which he served in many positions to include Lay Eucharistic Minister, Chief Acolyte, Warden and Youth Director. He also served as a Board Member of the Long Island Episcopal Charities, part of the Long Island Episcopal Diocese.

Prior to migrating to the United States in 1977, Father Garry attended All Saints Anglican Church in the parish of Saint Peter, Barbados where he served as a Sunday School teacher, Acolyte and Youth Leader. In 1984 Father Garry graduated from Brooklyn College of the City University of New York with a BA in Public Communications and Marketing. In his working career he was prominent in the mortgage industry serving many positions from Senior Mortgage Consultant to President of his own business, specializing in educating low to moderate income borrowers in the value of Home Ownership. He conducted many home buying seminars for first time buyers.

He is looking forward to his new spiritual journey at St. Mark’s Huntersville, NC in the Diocese of North Carolina as it’s new Rector.

Children & Youth Minister:

 Brandy Saltzman

Since 2022

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Brandy Saltzman was born and raised in Winston-Salem in the United Methodist Church. She got her call to ministry when she was 11 years-old and hasn’t looked back since! She was very involved in her youth group growing up, going on different trips and outreach events. She met her eventual husband in her senior year of high-school. After graduating from West Forsyth High-School in 2012, she went to Pfeiffer University to gain her BA in Religion. She got engaged during college to her soon-to-be husband! With lots of love, grace, great mentors, and new life-long friends, Brandy graduated in 2016 from Pfeiffer and became the first person in her family to get a higher education degree. After that she got her first youth ministry job at a near by UMC church.

After getting married in the beginning on 2017, Brandy left her job and started summer courses at Pfeiffer’s Graduate campus in Charlotte to start working towards her MA. She became employed by a Baptist church in Charlotte and so her and Will moved back to his home town of Denver to be closer to Brandy’s school and work. At the church she was the Associate Minister, Admin, and Youth Director! During covid she also helped stream the services and became the main church stream tech moving forward. She graduated in 2020 with her MA in Practical Theology, making another first in her family. Brandy was ordained by her church as well.

This year Brandy parted ways with Grace Crossing Church and eventually found her way to St. Mark’s, where she has now become the new Children’s ad Youth Minister. She is excited to get to meet everyone and work together on this new adventure!

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Venue Coordinator 

The Rafters

Organist/Choir Master

ALEX ANCONA

Since 2018