The Rev. Charles Graves IV (he / him) is the Fourteenth Rector of Christ Episcopal Church, Shaker Heights. Charles is a seventh-generation Episcopalian and previously served as campus minister at the University of Houston and curate at Church of the Advent in Cincinnati. Educated at Hampton University and Berkeley Divinity School at Yale, he has served since 2019 as a member of the Executive Council of the Episcopal Church. Rev. Charles enjoys spending time with his husband Chris, traveling, and trying all kinds of seafood.

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