Dr. Andrew Grosso joined St. Martin’s Episcopal Church as Vice-Rector on Aug. 31, 2026, in anticipation of the Rev. Martin J. Bastian’s retirement on Sept. 27, 2026.

He comes to us from Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church in Dallas, where he served on the church’s executive leadership team as Senior Associate for Discipleship since 2023. There, he oversaw the strategic direction and operation of its ministry departments. He brings more than two decades of parish leadership, theological teaching and administrative experience to St. Martin’s.

Raised in northern Michigan, the Rev. Dr. Andrew Grosso earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Calvin College, a Master of Arts in Theology and Educational Ministry from Wheaton College in Wheaton, and a Master of Divinity from the University of the South in Sewanee, Tenn. He completed a Doctor of Philosophy in Systematic Theology and Ethics from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wis.

In 2014, he moved to Columbia, S.C., to join Trinity Episcopal Cathedral first as Canon to the Dean and, in 2020, as Acting Dean. During that leadership transition, he helped restructure the endowment portfolio and steered the vestry through a strategic plan rewrite while addressing the challenges of the COVID pandemic.

“Our first goal should always be to discern how God is calling us to draw closer to Him and to grow in our faith so that we might be more effective in our proclamation of the Gospel. Strategic initiatives not oriented towards substantive spiritual growth have a way of leading nowhere, but initiatives grounded in a lively sense of God’s call to a deeper life of faith and commitment to mission can be truly transformative.”

For two decades, Dr. Grosso also devoted himself to theological education, including serving as Dean of the Bishop Kemper School for Ministry in Kansas and as an instructor at the Stanton Center for Ministry in Dallas. At Nashotah House Theological Seminary, he first served as Director of Distance Learning and later as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, while also holding appointments as Research Professor of Philosophical Theology and Affiliate Professor of Systematic Theology. In 2017, he returned to full-time parish ministry.

Throughout his ministry, Dr. Grosso has emphasized that healthy congregations begin with spiritual formation. This same conviction shapes his approach to Christian formation and extends naturally to pastoral care, reflecting his belief that faith is nurtured and lived out in the context of Christian community.