Staff

Kendall Kookogey
Parish Administrator
office@Stgregoryathens.org
706-546-7553 Ext. 1
Office Hours:  Mondays: 10-4:30 
                        Tuesdays: 10-6 
                        Wednesdays :10-5 
                        Thursdays: 10-6 
                        Fridays: 10-4

Jonathan Klein currently serves as the pianist, organist, and music director at St. Gregory the Great Episcopal Church in Athens, GA. In addition to his work in the church, he also owns and operates a private piano studio of over 50 students. He received his Master of Music and Bachelor of Music degrees from the University of Georgia where he was the recipient of the UGA Athon-Hughes-Cook Piano Pedagogy award. In 2009 he was the sole recipient of the Steinway Piano Galleries Educator Grant in the state of Georgia. A dedicated and sought-after teacher, his students regularly earn top honors at local and state level competitions and festivals. Jonathan is a member of the American Guild of Organists, Music Teachers National Association, Music Educators National Association, and has held several executive board positions including GMTA Vice President of Publicity, GMTA Financial Advisory Committee, GMTA State Auditions Chair, and Athens MTA President and Program Chair. In his spare time he enjoys sleeping, traveling, and running the occasional half-marathon.

Wade McGlamery, Youth Minister

After making the move to Athens from his hometown of McDonough, Georgia, Wade began the search for a spiritual home in his new community. Growing up as a Southern Baptist, he was not very familiar with the Episocpal church, but he was immediately drawn to St Gregory’s after attending his first service in August of 2021. The welcoming, yet low pressure, atmosphere, the openness to different ways of believing and being, and the emphasis on digging deeper and exercising reason while exploring your faith all told him that he had found the home he was searching for. 

After years of planning, leading, and teaching for youth in nonprofit organizations, as well as working with at-risk youth, in his hometown Wade was glad to take on the task of leading the youth program here at St Gregory the Great. He is excited to be bringing the program back to full strength following the COVID-19 pandemic and appreciates all of the willing volunteers from this congregation for their help and advice.

Wade will also be leading our 20’s and 30’s group, the “Blindspot.” He is incredibly eager to work with other Gregorians in his age group to create a program that meets their particular personal and spiritual needs.

While not in church, Wade enjoys both producing and consuming live theatre, nursing whatever his most recent television obsession happens to be, reading, and finding opportunities to spend time with his friends and family.

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