Rev. Jonathan Grace (he/him)

Lead Pastor and Site Pastor, Edgewater

Rev. Jonathan Grace serves as the Lead Pastor of Urban Village Church in Chicago and as the Site Pastor of the Edgewater campus of UVC. He is an ordained Elder in the United Methodist Church with a Master of Divinity from Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University and a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from the University of North Texas. Rev. Grace has served alongside those experiencing homelessness in Dallas for over a decade with most of that time spent working for the non-profit CitySquare. He is passionate about ending homelessness, LGBTQ+ rights and racial justice. When not working he enjoys reading philosophy, horror, and fantasy novels, trying new recipes on his smoker, listening to heavy metal and celebrating life with his wife Rachel, his daughter Elora and his son Thomas. The Grace family recently moved to Chicago and is already having a wonderful time exploring the city, trying all the incredible food, and getting to know and love their neighbors. He is happy to have hours long discussions on how Game of Thrones should have ended.