The Very Rev. Dr. David Dieter, Senior Associate Rector

David is responsible for coordinating Pastoral Care and Outreach ministries at Christ Church. He also serves as Dean of the Emrich Deanery and Chair of the Committee on Reference for the Diocese of Michigan. David earned a Doctor of Ministry Degree from the Graduate Theological Foundation with Studies at Christ Church College, Oxford, University. He is a graduate of Indiana Wesleyan University and The General Theological Seminary in New York City where he was very active in the post 9/11 pastoral response teams at Ground Zero and St. Paul's Chapel. David has extensive experience in healthcare administration including serving as the CEO of a $40 million facility throughout the process from design to construction and opening. David lives in the Grosse Pointe Park rectory with his life partner, Richard Thomas, a garden and landscape designer.

The Rev. Lisa Flores, Associate Rector

Lisa has an extensive background and interest in youth, sports, and outreach and is currently the Director of Christian Formation. She was formerly assistant rector at St. Peter's in Fernandina Beach, Florida. Born and raised in New Orleans, her undergraduate work was completed at Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama, in the area of communications and public relations. She graduated from The General Theological Seminary in New York City. Lisa is on the Board of Directors for the National Association for Episcopal Christian Education Directors (NAECED). She has a long history with Kanuga Conference Center in Hendersonville, North Carolina, where she served as the coordinator for the 2009 Christian Formation Conference.

The Rev. Canon Ron Spann, Director of the CCGP Spirituality Center and priest associate (non-stipendiary) of our parish.

A licensed PRH educator (Personality and Human Relationships), Ron serves as spirituality faculty for CREDO, a clergy wellness initiative of the Episcopal Church. He is a facilitator and curriculum developer for the Sustaining Pastoral Excellence grant to Detroit’s Ecumenical Theological Seminary. Now retired from pastoral ministry, Ron served for five years as associate rector of Christ Church Cranbrook, and for 25 years as rector of the Church of the Messiah in Detroit. He is an Honorary Canon of the Cathedral Church of St. Paul. Ron is a Kalamazoo College grad and did Masters studies as a Wilson Fellow at the University of Rochester. His M.Div. is from Episcopal Divinity School. He lives on Detroit's east side with wife Jackie, a retired educator. They have two children, Shannon MacVean-Brown and Seth Spann, and one granddaughter, who has them all outnumbered.

Scott Hanoian, Director of Music and Organist

Scott directs the Christ Church Choir of Men and Boys, Choir of Men and Girls, Chorale, and oversees the yearly concert series. Before moving to Grosse Pointe, he was assistant organist and assistant director of music at Washington National Cathedral. Scott completed graduate studies at the University of Michigan, having received degrees in choral conducting, organ performance and church music. A student of Robert Glasgow, Jerry Blackstone and Theodore Morrison, he accompanied and conducted several choirs and musical organizations at U of M. Scott has performed in evensongs and concerts at Wells Cathedral, St. David's Cathedral in Wales, York Minster, Carlisle Cathedral, St. Alban's Abbey, St. George’s Chapel in Windsor, St. Paul's Cathedral in London, Notre Dame Cathedral, La Madeleine, Chartres Cathedral, St. Maximin, and St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. Scott lives in Grosse Pointe Farms with his wife, Meredith, an accomplished soprano soloist, and their young children.