Conference Speakers

Rev. Marianne Grano

Rev. Marianne Grano is a wife, mother, student, knitter, and follower of Christ who currently serves as Pastor of Starr Presbyterian Church in Royal Oak, Michigan, a congregation of 75 members in the Presbyterian Church (USA). Marianne is a survivor of clinical depression and also has many family members who have survived suicidal thoughts and attempts. She lost her cousin Nick Glaspie, age 22, to suicide in 2010. She is honored and humbled to be a part of Kevin’s Song and to share Scripture’s message of grace for those who have died of suicide, healing for those left behind, and hope for the hopeless.