--- title: Belief, Community, and Transformation | The Church of the Holy description: "The Church of the Holy's clergy bios and shared purpose: building a community fostering love, responsibility, and resilience through reverence for life." --- [Skip to content](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/clergy#main-content) [![The Church of the Holy](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/hs-fs/hubfs/The%20Church%20of%20the%20Holy%20logo.png?width=1855&height=2029&name=The%20Church%20of%20the%20Holy%20logo.png)Homepage](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org?hsLang=en) - About - [Core Beliefs](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/beliefs?hsLang=en) - [FAQ](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/faq?hsLang=en) - [Newsletters & Quotes](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/newsletters-quotes?hsLang=en) - Religious Comparisons - [Buddhism](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/buddhism?hsLang=en) - Library - [The Beginning](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/genesis?hsLang=en) - [The Great Mother](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/mother?hsLang=en) - [The Two Paths](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/two-paths?hsLang=en) - [The Laws of Conscience](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/law?hsLang=en) - [The Living Scripture](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/canon?hsLang=en) - Gatherings - [Gathering Rituals / Events](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/liturgy?hsLang=en) - [Rites of Passage / Life Transitions](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/rituals?hsLang=en) - [The Work / Volunteering](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/mission?hsLang=en) - [Ministries / Clubs](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/ministries?hsLang=en) - Leadership - [Structure](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/ecclesiology?hsLang=en) - [Becoming Clergy](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/advancement?hsLang=en) - [Clergy & Trustees](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/clergy) - [Clawgy / Animal Ministers](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/clawgy?hsLang=en) - [Saints / Guides](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/saints?hsLang=en) - Get Involved - [Donate](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/donate?hsLang=en) - [Volunteer](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/volunteer?hsLang=en) - [Partner](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/partner?hsLang=en) [Join the Community](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/membership?hsLang=en) - About - [Core Beliefs](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/beliefs?hsLang=en) - [FAQ](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/faq?hsLang=en) - [Newsletters & Quotes](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/newsletters-quotes?hsLang=en) - Religious Comparisons - [Buddhism](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/buddhism?hsLang=en) - Library - [The Beginning](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/genesis?hsLang=en) - [The Great Mother](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/mother?hsLang=en) - [The Two Paths](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/two-paths?hsLang=en) - [The Laws of Conscience](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/law?hsLang=en) - [The Living Scripture](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/canon?hsLang=en) - Gatherings - [Gathering Rituals / Events](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/liturgy?hsLang=en) - [Rites of Passage / Life Transitions](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/rituals?hsLang=en) - [The Work / Volunteering](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/mission?hsLang=en) - [Ministries / Clubs](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/ministries?hsLang=en) - Leadership - [Structure](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/ecclesiology?hsLang=en) - [Becoming Clergy](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/advancement?hsLang=en) - [Clergy & Trustees](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/clergy) - [Clawgy / Animal Ministers](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/clawgy?hsLang=en) - [Saints / Guides](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/saints?hsLang=en) - Get Involved - [Donate](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/donate?hsLang=en) - [Volunteer](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/volunteer?hsLang=en) - [Partner](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/partner?hsLang=en) [Join the Community](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/membership?hsLang=en) ABOUT # The Clergy ![moon phases between hands](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/hs-fs/hubfs/72.png?width=400&height=225&name=72.png "moon phases between hands") ## Grace Von Allure #### High Priestess & Founder Grace Von Allure is the founder of **The Church of the Holy**, a multidimensional thinker, and a lifelong seeker of knowledge and meaning. Growing up under the constant threat to conform and perform in a conservative Southern Baptist family, she estranged herself and decided to find her own path. This path is primarily an independent, unbounded exploration into how information and energy propagate and transform through spacetime. Unable to keep disciplines in their box, she realized that ancient spiritual traditions and modern sciences are simply different languages describing the exact same underlying reality: *a deeply connected, relational universe.* Modern life's divorce from nature and each other led Grace to develop **The Church of the Holy** as a sanctuary for other seekers of meaning and chosen family. Rather than asking for unquestionable belief or undying loyalty, the Church gives its congregation a comfortable space to strip away what no longer serves them, reclaim their personal agency, and remember who they always were underneath their mask. Rooted in unconditional love, practical stewardship, and scientific curiosity, Grace’s mission is simple: to build resilient, mutual aid communities where every person knows they are worthy of love, and no one has to navigate life’s hardships alone. # The Trustees ## Stacie Riechel **Stacie Riechel is, first and foremost, a healer.** Her work is rooted in the belief that healing is a whole-person journey—one that encompasses the mind, body, emotions, and spirit. Stacie studied Holistic Massage and Polarity Therapy at Spa Tech Institute, CranioSacral Therapy and SomatoEmotional Release through the Upledger Institute, and Cupping therapy at the Holistic Academy of Natural Disciplines in Nashua, NH. Currently she is enrolled in a 4-year homeopath training program with Jason-Aeric Huenecke, a leading homeopath and astrologer with clients around the globe. In December of 2026, Stacie will complete a shamanic apprenticeship based on the work of Michael Harner and Sandra Ingerman through Shamanic Healing and Teaching with Kathleen Duggan. Her journey toward helping others began with her own healing at age 12 during a regression that uncovered previously unconscious memories. Then, in her early twenties, a car accident left her with significant musculoskeletal injuries as well as emotional and spiritual trauma. Faced with a prognosis that suggested limitations for her future, Stacie chose not to let a Western-medicine based prognosis define what was possible. Instead, she searched widely and deeply for every avenue that might support her healing. That journey opened the door to a lifelong exploration of both Eastern and Western approaches to healing—from modern medicine to ancient traditions. Through her own experience, Stacie developed a profound respect for the body's innate wisdom and capacity for healing. Her work is rooted in the belief that healing is a whole-person journey, one that encompasses the mind, body, emotions, and spirit. Stacie is both Grace’s healer and her friend. Over the years, she has supported Grace through decades of trauma and the somatoemotional pain that accompanied it. Their relationship is rooted not only in healing, but in a shared understanding of what it means to face circumstances beyond your control, find a way through, and reclaim the possibility of a life beyond what once seemed possible. Both women have experienced the extraordinary process of overcoming obstacles and the growth that followed. Now, they share a desire to help others reconnect with their own wholeness, remember their inherent worth, and discover their place within unconditional love and belonging. **The Church of the Holy is a natural extension of that shared vision:** a sacred space where people can come as they are, be witnessed without judgment, and be supported on their journey toward becoming whole again. [Her Practice](https://www.holdingbalancehealing.com/) [mailto:hello@holychur.ch](mailto:hello@holychur.ch) Indigenous Acknowledgement *It’s important to acknowledge that the patterns and beliefs described—consciousness as relational, intelligence as distributed, nature as sentient—would not be revelations to many indigenous peoples worldwide. These truths have been maintained through oral traditions, lived practice, and direct relationship with the land for thousands of years.*  *As a Maine-based church, we honor the Wabanaki Confederacy—the Penobscot, Passamaquoddy, Maliseet, Micmac, and Abenaki peoples—upon whose unceded ancestral lands and waters we gather and practice.* *The suppression of indigenous wisdom and the severing of humans from land-based consciousness have been catastrophic. The Church of the Holy emerges from within that brokenness, attempting to rebuild bridges through the language of the culture that did the breaking.* **[Privacy Policy & Terms of Service](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/privacy-tos?hsLang=en)** · **[Legal](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/legal?hsLang=en)** · The Church of the Holy © 2026. All rights reserved.