The Clergy

Phone: 972-255-4171
E-mail: church@redeemer-irving.org

Address: 2700 Warren Circle, Irving, Texas 75062

The Clergy

The Reverend Gail Gateley, Rector

Mother Gail has served as Rector at Redeemer since February, 2004. Prior to that she was Associate Rector at St. Anne, DeSoto. She is a native of East Texas and holds a B.A. in mathematics from Austin College and an M.A. in mathematics from the University of Texas at Arlington. Mother Gail received her M. Div. from the Episcopal Seminary of the Southwest in 1995. She is married to Richard, an attorney, and they have 3 adult children: daughters Brooke and Heather and son Patrick and his wife Jana and their son Ethan.

The Reverend Steve Danzey, Deacon

Introducing Deacon Steve - what are the most important things I would want you to know about me as I begin serving the Lord among you? First, I want you know that I feel truly blessed to have served Christ’s church for over 20 years. I have served three Baptist churches (in Garland, TX, Birmingham, Alabama, and Coppell, TX) for a total of 18 years and one Episcopal church (Incarnation, Dallas) for 2 years. I was ordained a Baptist pastor in 1985 and, after several years of prayerful consideration, put both feet on the Canterbury trail, was confirmed in the Episcopal Church and entered the ordination process. In June 2006 I was ordained a deacon by Bishop Stanton. Every church I have served has been a source of blessing and growth for me. I received my undergraduate degree in history and religion from Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama. I went on to receive a master of divinity degree and a Ph.D degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. My father, an Assemblies of God pastor, stepmother, and most of my extended family live in the Florida panhandle. The joy of my life is my son, Garrett. He is 17 years old and a junior at Plano East Senior High School. Finally, I would want you to know that I am very excited about serving as your Deacon. I have come to respect and admire Mthr. Gail, and look forward to working with and learning from her. I look forward to getting to know you better and serving the Lord with you at Redeemer!

Director of Music Ministries

Mark J. Arcemont has served as organist for Redeemer since 2004. Mark graduated magna cum laude from Centenary College of Louisiana where he earned a Bachelor of Music in organ performance, studying organ with Ronald E. Dean. He next pursued graduate studies in organ at the University of Michigan and later completed his MBA from Keller Graduate School of Management. Mark currently works for Presbyterian Healthcare Foundation as Director of Prospect Research.