About the artwork: Rev. Lisle Gwynn Garrity is a Pastorist (PASTOR + ARTIST - the best titles are made up), retreat leader, and creative entrepreneur seeking to fill the church with more color, paint, mystery, and creativity. Her ministry is rooted in the prophetic and freeing power of art to connect us more deeply to God and one another.
She is the founder and creative director of A Sanctified Art LLC, a collaborative arts ministry providing multimedia resources for worshiping communities. She works with a team of other artists and guest collaborators to create seasonal resources for churches. Their mission is to integrate art and creativity more fully into worship and spiritual practices.
As an ordained Minister of the Word and Sacrament in the Presbyterian Church (USA), she approaches her work as an artist primarily through the lenses of pastor and theologian, and vice versa. Her unique calling is to fully integrate both of these roles in ministry to serve the wider Church.
After many years away, Lisle and her husband Paul moved back to the beautiful blue ridge mountains to live in her hometown, Black Mountain, NC. Lisle loves gardening, trail running, and adventuring outdoors with her husband, Paul, and their wiggly pups, Max and Maven.
