The Rev. Timothy H. Grayson was born, raised, and educated in
New Zealand and attended services at his local Anglican church with his parents
and siblings.He graduated with a
Masters degree in English from Victoria
University, Wellington, and in 1975 left home for London, where he
eventually became involved in the medical publishing industry.In 1982, Tim left the UK and accepted a position as International
Marketing Manager with the Baltimore-based medical publisher, Williams
& Wilkins.He undertook a
variety of other roles for the company over the next 21 years, culminating with
his position as Executive Publisher for the firm after its merger with
Lippincott.
When he arrived in Baltimore, Tim+ joined Old
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church and was active in outreach ministry as well as
serving on two vestries.In 2002,
Tim+ discerned a call to ordained ministry and in April 2003 returned to New
Zealand to pursue it, spending one-and-a-half years at the Anglican College
of St. John the Evangelist in Auckland before returning to Baltimore in 2005
to marry Kathy, whom he had met just one month before returning to New Zealand.
Tim+ has three brothers and three sisters and is the proud
stepfather of his wife Kathy’s adult children, Tim and Lindsay.Kathy and Tim+ also have a Shih Tzu named Lulu, who every night
successfully competes for bed space at their home in Mays Chapel, Lutherville.
Photos
from the Celebration of New Ministry, March 7th, 2010