Huguenot Memorial Church

Meet our Staff


Reverend Stephen Michie

Rev. Michie became pastor at our church in September of 2004, having served for 10 years as Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Northport (Long Island), NY. Rev. Michie's prior pastoral service was in churches in Rochester, NY, and Bryn Mawr, PA. A native of Illinois, he spent two years studying in Germany and was graduated from Boston University and Union Theological Seminary in New York City.

His wife Joan Huenemann Michie, a Wisconsin native, and a children's librarian and storyteller, is the Lower School Librarian at the Brunswick School in Greenwich, CT. Their daughter Julia earned a Masters Degree in Public Health in 2007 from Columbia University and received her medical degree in May 2011 with honors from SUNY-Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn. She is now a resident in pediatrics at Children's Hospital, Boston. Their son Jonathan earned Bachelor and a Masters Degrees in Voice Performance from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY; he is successfully pursuing a career as an opera singer.

Rev. Michie has said this about his style of ministry: "A constant objective is to help individuals link their personal faith with life experiences, so that persons may celebrate the joys and cope with the struggles of everyday life. Our individual efforts at discipleship, added together, give the Christian community its shape and substance. That community in turn welcomes all beyond its circle who would join in the vital Christian task: challenging each person to join in serving others, in Christ's name, with comforting compassion and healing grace."

He is excited about Huguenot Memorial Church’s continued growth in spiritual nurture and theological integrity; in mutual mission partnerships; in new members, especially younger families and singles; and in outreach to our neighbors with justice, inclusiveness, and life-sustaining fellowship.

 


Reverend Jacob Bolton

Rev. Bolton came to Huguenot in November of 2010 after serving as the Director of Family Ministries at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York City.  A native of Michigan, he played intercollegiate baseball at Kalamazoo College and is a graduate of Union Theological Seminary in New York City.

Jacob has an inclusive pastoral style, one that involves relationship building and intentional spiritual formation. Jacob has written for many church and nonsectarian publications and served on the 218th General Assembly Youth and Young Adult Ministry Task Force.  His wife, Susan, works for the City of New York.

He is excited about Huguenot Memorial Church’s foresight and wisdom as a congregation. “Mission and outreach are bold, colorful sections of the fabric that weave the Huguenot Memorial community together.  This church cherishes the input and energy of all its members and is a place where people can truly be themselves and experience God's love.”

 


Kathryn Jones
Director of Music Ministries

Ms. Kathryn Jones was raised in the Presbyterian tradition. She received her Bachelor of Music degree in piano (magna cum laude) from Salem College in Winston-Salem, NC, and then went on to the Juilliard School of Music in New York City, where she received both a Bachelor and Masters degree in organ. Her teachers included Vernon deTar, Jon Gillock, and Gerre Hancock. She also studied choral conducting with Dr. Richard Westenburg, founder/director of Musica Sacra, and Director of Music at the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York City.

Kathryn was organist and choirmaster at the First Presbyterian Church of Mt. Vernon during the late 1980's and early 90's, and also has served Roman Catholic and Episcopal parishes in lower Westchester. She has been appointed Dean of Music Education at the Mt. Vernon Music Academy (a satellite of the Hoff-Barthelson Music School), which provides music training for hundreds of children and adults. Kathryn and her husband, Larry, live in Westchester, with their son, Andrew.

 


 


Floyd Tolliver

Floyd has been at Huguenot for 23 years. A native New Yorker, he served in the Navy after graduating from Mt. Vernon High School. In addition to keeping the building neat and clean, Floyd also knows nearly all of the idiosyncrasies of our historic buildings. He is a computer maven who serves as our Information Technologist, solving all of our church office computer issues efficiently. Floyd and his wife Prudence live in Mt. Vernon with their two children Toni and Floyd Jr.

 

 


Dolores Sanchez

Dolores Sanchez is Bronx born and raised, and came to us from a part-time position at Spotlight Gymnastics. She is the mother of two children - Janice and Felix. Dolores is always there on Sunday mornings with a cheerful good morning and likes to spend a few minutes in worship. She has also participated in the Midnight Run, helping to distribute food and clothing to the homeless in Manhattan.

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