An ordained, seminary trained Interfaith Minister with a Masters in Divinity from the All Faiths Seminary International and a NYC licensed wedding officiant, I’m dedicated to creating an atmosphere that provides the platform for your desired experience.
Around the age of thirteen I realized there were two things I wanted to accomplish in life; I wanted to be a minister and a jazz pianist.
At the time, I had the love, support, and access to pursue both. I began studying piano with the church organist and had a pastor who recognized my interest in the ministry. He once gave me the opportunity to lead the sermon for the congregation one New Year’s Eve. Only four people showed up that night — but I’ll never forget how right it felt, and how grateful I was for the opportunity. I‘m fortunate to have grown up in an artistic and musical household. Work as a pianist came to me early on and I realized that I was making more money playing gigs than the kids flipping burgers. So, I eventually left my aspirations for the ministry behind and pursued music professionally.
Through the years, I’ve had the pleasure of working with some great artists. I’ve always had a high work ethic in everything that I do. My efforts eventually led to an extensive career as a composer & musical director at CBS, receiving two BMI film and television music awards, and nine Emmy nominations. In 2007 & 2008, I took home the Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition. In music and/ or in ministry, joy means everything and the rewards are endless!
Music is a language. It’s a path… a way to find meaning. I find many parallels in the creative process of making music and the co-creative experience of striving to become more like God.
The high mission of any art is, by its illusions, to foreshadow a higher universe reality, to crystallize the emotions of time into the thought of eternity. (The Urantia Book)
The practice of art is not to increase ones egotism or a false sense of self-mastery, but permit an eventual change of ones level of being (Gurdjieff)
We’ve all received many gifts and have discovered many of the things that are going on in and around ourselves. We’ve heard much about the Angels that guide us. We’ve heard about the Spirit of Truth, the Holy Spirit, the profusion of Gods in Hinduism, the spirit indwelling of everyone and everything in Taoism, the Buddha-hood within, and the oneness of the Father and Son in Jesus. We’ve come to know and trust the Creator of all things, the loving Father, the God within us, the God around us. My motive and hope is, and always has been, to devote all of my talent and abilities toward the creative development and ennoblement of one’s higher powers of mind and spirit.
Proud Announcement!
Twelve consecutive wins!! 2013 through 2024. ”We are proud to announce that Rev. Gary Deinstadt has been rated by local brides and voted The Knot Best of Weddings Pick Hall Of Fame.”