The Rev. Stephanie Chase Bradbury is a 1981 graduate of the Emma Willard School, and received her B.A. in Political and Social Thought from the University of Virginia in 1985. After seven years working in finance and marketing, she felt called to change course and serve God in a different capacity. She attended Yale Divinity School, where she earned her M.Div. in 1995. She was ordained in the Episcopal Church a deacon in 1996, and a priest in 1997. She has served churches in Connecticut, Maryland, and Massachusetts, as well as conducted missions work for three years in Klaipeda, Lithuania where she founded, and was pastor of, a new congregation.

Stephanie has had a number of spiritually transformative experiences beginning at age six, which shifted her direction later in life. She published a book of sermons entitled, “Holy Incarnation! God Said What?” She also writes a Substack newsletter called “Jesus and the Enchanted Cosmos.” She speaks at conferences, podcasts, and workshops, and founded a sharing group for Christian clergy through the International Association for Near-Death Studies, while also serving on their Spirituality and Religion Committee. She also offers spiritual direction to those seeking to integrate their spiritual experiences.

Stephanie is drawn to the bright overlap between matter and spirit, and how life in this reality is intertwined with the transcendent. Our lives, thoughts, and actions are precious to God, and Jesus came to open our eyes to the Reign of God. She takes great joy in joining others as we walk on our spiritual journeys together.

Stephanie has two young adult children from her first marriage, Duncan and Jax, and is now married to Bill, also an Episcopal Priest, through whom she has two step-children and four grandchildren. She loves reading, writing, cooking, history, hiking, dancing, and travel, and is delighted to be serving alongside the good people of Ascension Memorial Church.

Frank Corbin was appointed Organist and Choirmaster of Ascension Memorial Church in March of 2011. Prior to coming to Ipswich, he was Director of Music Ministry at Assumption College for 21 years, where he taught piano, music theory, and organ, oversaw the college’s liturgical music program, and served as director of Humanarts, the college’s series of concerts, exhibitions, art history lectures, and literary readings.  

Frank Corbin completed the Doctor of Musical Arts degree and Performer’s Certificate at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY. He holds additional degrees from Oberlin College (B. Mus.), University of Cincinnati (M. Mus.), and Concordia University, Montréal (Diploma in Advanced Performance Studies). He has studied organ with Russell Saunders, William Porter, Roberta Gary, and Bernard Lagacé, piano with Sedmara Rutstein and Robert Shannon, and harpsichord with Arthur Haas. A native of Springfield, Tennessee, he attended the Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University during high school, where he studied organ with Peter Fyfe and piano with Enid Katahn. He has been a top-prize winner in several national and international contests, and  his recording of works of César Franck, including The Three Chorals, appears on the Centaur label.

An accomplished pianist as well as organist, Dr. Corbin includes works for piano and other instruments in addition to traditional organ repertoire for the services at Ascension Memorial Church. As an educator conversant with numerous teaching methods, he is adept at working with students and singers of all ages, backgrounds, and levels of skill.

Cici Spaulding has been AMC’s Communications Coordinator since December, 2024, responsible for the weekly AMC Happenings newsletter in print and online. She also creates promotional materials for the Community Commons project and AMC web pages, as well as the website for Community Through Music Youth Chorus. Cici served on AMC’s Conceptual Design Committee and currently serves on the Capital Campaign Committee for the Community Commons project.

A graduate of Trinity College and Columbia Business School, Cici has previously held roles in corporate communications and marketing, as well as being the principal of Cici Spaulding Design for over 20 years. She is currently serving on Trinity’s Reunion Gift Committee and is working on her first children’s book.

Meg Liani
Facilities and Buildings and Grounds Manager