Our Staff

Jason joined Central as the Director of Church Renewal in August of 2011 through a partnership with the New City Commons Foundation and was called to serve as the Senior Pastor of Central in June of 2013. Previously Jason served as the founding Campus Minister for Reformed University Fellowship (RUF) at Northwestern University. Jason began this ministry in 2005 after receiving his Master of Divinity degree from Princeton Theological Seminary.

Prior to attending seminary, Jason worked as a sales analyst for Morgan Stanley in New York City after graduating from Princeton University magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art and Archaeology in 2000. Jason participates in a number of ministries outside of Central and has longstanding relationships with RUF (Reformed University Fellowship), FOCUS (Fellowship of Christians in Universities and Schools), Young Life, the New Canaan Society, and The Veritas Forum.

Jason met his wife, Ashley, at Princeton University where she studied Economics and Japanese and subsequently received a J.D. degree from Columbia University Law School. Jason and Ashley have four young children, Luke, Olivia, Eliza and Charlotte.

jharris@centralchurchnyc.org   |    Ext. 103

Seth Ward has served as Music Director at Central Presbyterian Church since January of 2009.

Seth received his Double Masters in piano and composition from Baylor University. While there, he studied choral conducting with Donald Bailey. He has recently completed his Doctorate in Music Composition from Rice University at the Shepherd School of Music. He studied piano with Logan Skelton during his undergraduate years, Krassimira Jordan while at Baylor, and John Perry at the Aspen Music Festival. He has studied composition primarily with Richard Lavenda and Scott McAllister. He has also received composition lessons from Samuel Adler, William Bolcom, and Art Gottschalk. His piano and chamber compositions have been performed in competitions internationally and have been enthusiastically received.

In addition to his classical training, Seth has also toured as a Contemporary Christian Artist with his wife, Amber, before moving to NYC. They have two records together as the group, "Five Cent Stand'." While finishing his Doctorate in Houston, Seth worked as pianist at Second Baptist Houston and orchestra director and arranger at Williams Trace Baptist Church in Sugar Land, Texas.

sward@centralchurchnyc.org   |    Ext. 109

Clara began working as Director of Children's Ministry in February 2016. Previously, Clara worked as an event planner, nanny, and preschool teacher.

Clara moved from Northern California to New York in 2010 to study Media, Culture, and the Arts at the King's College in Lower Manhattan. While in college she developed a passion for education and curriculum development. Clara sees children's ministry as a perfect opportunity to combine her love for children, her passion for education and curriculum development, and her desire to serve alongside a church family.

Clara met her husband, Casey Crane, in college. Casey and Clara were married in March of 2016.

ccrane@centralchurchnyc.org   |    Ext. 101

Composer, pianist, and singer Jacinth Greywoode, a Florida native whose family hails from Sierra Leone, West Africa, has been an Office Manager at Central Presbyterian Church since January of 2016. A resident of Brooklyn, New York, Jacinth received a Bachelor of Arts in music from Princeton University and a Master of Arts in composition from Stony Brook University. He is currently pursuing a doctorate at Stony Brook under Professor Sheila Silver along with an MFA from the Graduate Musical Theater Writing Program at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts.

Jacinth is happy to remove the musician’s cap and don an administrator’s hat here at Central, where he works with the rest of the staff to manage the day-to-day work of the Central Church office.

jgreywoode@centralchurchnyc.org   |    Ext. 105