Our Ministers / Officiants
Clergy Available by calling… 800-655-3677
PRESBYTERIAN…
Rev. Donald Ian MacInnes
A pastor for over thirty-eight years, Rev. MacInnes recently retired from the position of Stated Clerk of The Synod of the Pacific for The Presbyterian Church, USA. He has acted as Professor of Christian Education, Ministry and Church History at Union Theological and San Francisco Theological Seminaries. Rev. MacInnes is a dignified gentleman with a warm, gracious, traditional style of ministry.
Rev. Tim Mooney
Associate Pastor at Clayton Valley Presbyterian Church, Rev. Mooney holds a Master of Divinity Degree from Princeton Theological Seminary. Rev. Mooney is a creative, enthusiastic, progressive minister who seeks the common ground between people, traditions and faiths and creates sacred services that affirms life in all its fullness.
Rev. Erwin E. Bollinger
Pastor Emeritus of First Presbyterian Church in Napa, Rev. Bollinger has a long history of being a respected pastor in Napa Valley. In his retirement, he is in demand for pulpit supply, memorial services and weddings because of his compassionate caring, and inspirational oration. His style is gracious, simple and traditional.
LUTHERAN…
Rev. Jim Warnock
Chaplain of Queen of the Valley Hospital in Napa, Rev. Warnock is a pastor in The Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. He served congregations in Illinois and Southern California until 1988 while he received training in Clinical Pastoral Education at Stanford University Hospital.
NON-DENOMINATIONAL…
Rev. Blane W. Ellsworth
Coordinating Pastor of "The Wedding Ministries," "Memorial Ministries," and "The Acceptance Fellowship." Rev. Ellsworth has officiated at over a thousand weddings and is very popular for his very personalized, sacred, lighthearted style. He holds a Masters of Divinity from The San Francisco Theological Seminary and does ministerial counseling with couples, older adults and people in grief.
Rev. Cedric B. Johnson, Ph.D
With a Masters of Theology and a Doctorate in Counseling from Fuller Graduate Seminary, Dr. Johnson has spent over twenty-five years facilitating people on their spiritual journey in academic, church and corporate settings. He hosted a radio talk show on KKLA in Los Angeles for over fifteen years and has been a professor of World Religious Traditions.
Rev. Michael LeBlanc
Rev. LeBlanc holds a Masters of Divinity from The San Francisco Theological Seminary and Masters of Arts in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University. He is ordained in the United Church of Christ and has held pastorates in Seattle, Washington at Admiral Congregational Church and in Fairfax, California at The Fairfax Community Church. He moves beyond plugging couples into "cookie cutter" formulas and use of lots of religious language to making ceremonies that are genuinely validating, and have a spiritual presence in keeping with the belief structures of each individual bride and groom.
Rev. Michael Ireland
With over forty years experience in ministry, Rev. Ireland holds a Master of Divinity from Andover Newton Theological Seminary. His years as a pastor have taught him that weddings belong to each individual couple, and he believes strongly in encouraging each couple to create as much of their ceremony as they wish.
Rev. Timothy Boeve
A minister in the Reformed Church in America since 1983, Rev. Boeve earned his Master of Divinity from Western Theological Seminary. He performs "traditional, generic Christian wedding ceremonies" but has also developed the talent for working with couples to do interfaith and alternative marriage rites. He believes strongly that marriage is a sacred human experience that is to be conducted with the utmost respect and dignity.
Rev. Hal and Rev. Sonya Milton
Both are graduates of The Unity School of Christianity and have been active in church leadership, counseling, teaching and healing ministries. Rev. Hal is the author of "Going Public"...a step-by-step guide to overcoming fear of any type of performance and increasing self-expression. Both are proficient in working with brides and grooms to create a ceremony that enable them to feel at ease while showing reverence for their new and powerful bond.
CATHOLIC…
Father Charles Grande
Father Charles holds a Masters in Theology from Catholic University of America and a Masters in Counseling Psychology from Assumption College. He has served as a staff psychologist and has extensive experience doing pastoral care and counseling. Father Charles has encouraged many in his care to develop health spirituality. He is gifted in helping couples explore, examine and embrace their spirituality and reflect this in their wedding ceremony.
Father Kevin Yell
Hospice Chaplain of Kaiser Permanente Oakland, Father Yell holds a Master of Arts in Theology and Spirituality from The Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley. He has served as part of the Adjunct Faculty teaching Ritual and Liturgy at the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley, and teaching Liturgy and Art at The Institute for Pastoral Studies at Loyola University in Chicago. He brings his liturgical expertise to weddings by working with couples to make their weddings moments of blessing and hope while affirming that their love for one another is the sustaining center of their common future.
Father Lou Bordisso
Father Bordisso is an ordained Catholic priest within the episcopacy of the Old Roman Catholic Church in the American Catholic Church for the Diocese of California. He is, also, a religious in the Ecumenical Order of Charity vowed for Simplicity of Life, Purity of Heart, Obedience, Nonviolence and Universal Citizenship. He is founder of Father Francis Homeless Project providing for the needs of those living in the streets of the Bay Area.
JEWISH…
Rabbi Ira Book
With a Masters of Arts from the Jewish Theological Seminary and a Masters of Arts in Education from The University of San Francisco, Rabbi Book is active in higher education and is co-author of the books "To Dwell Together in Freedom" and Serve Him With Gladness." Rabbi Book is a skilled counselor, mediator and community advocate. He brings to weddings a friendly, personal style that blends progressive thought with the traditional.
Rabbi Jay Heyman, D.D.
Rabbi Heyman was ordained at America’s Seminary of Reformed Judaism, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. For over thirty years Rabbi Heyman has been a member of The Central Conference of American Rabbis. Rabbi Heyman structures his ceremonies on the belief that all weddings need to be beautiful and personally reflect the values, dreams and spiritualities of the couple. He endeavors to make the planning of the wedding and the ceremony itself fun and joyful.
