Leadership

Lead Pastor

Jamie has served in full-time ministry since 1999. He loves serving Christ, discipling men and eating smoked beast. He is proud to be married to his beautiful, godly wife Andrea and enjoys spending time with his two adult children, Makenzie and JJ.

Elder

Jon was born and raised in Idaho where he grew to love the outdoors and where he first heard the gospel of Jesus Christ. Although God demonstrated His power and grace to Jon many times in those early years, it wasn’t until he was 22 and experienced true brokenness, that he responded to God’s calling to follow Him.

Finance

Ryan was born and raised here in the greater northwest Phoenix area. He grew up in a Christian home and gave his life to Christ at a very young age. Ryan has been a member at Grace since 2010. Ryan married his wife Deanna in 1996 and they have four children: Courtney, Tyler, Ashlynn, and Brooklynn. Ryan has served in the business administration and finance areas of ministry since 2002. He became a deacon at Grace in 2016, but has served the body since 2011 in the area of finance.

Community Groups

Jim grew up in the Bay area of northern California, but moved to Arizona in 1984 for college. Jim came to Christ while attending ASU, and was blessed to serve and be discipled at New Covenant Bible Fellowship in Gilbert for many years. Jim married his wife Michele in 1990, and they have three wonderful adult sons and three beautiful grandchildren. After moving to Peoria in 2020, Jim and Michele began attending Grace Church. Jim became a deacon in 2023 and is grateful to be a part of the servant leadership team.

Community Groups

Joel grew up in Kansas, ended up in Indiana where he met his wife Amy, and worked as an expat in the United Arab Emirates for 11 years before moving to Phoenix in 2019. Joel married Amy in 2003 and they have three children: Joseph, Andrew, and Cora. They’ve been attending Grace since their return to the States. Joel grew up with Christian parents and accepted the Lord at an early age. He has served in various areas of ministry with his local churches all his life.

Technology

David surrendered his life to Christ early in High school and has attended Grace church since 2010. He began serving shortly thereafter in the setup ministries, then in the technology ministries in 2020. He is married to his beautiful wife Abby and loves working with computers.

Setup/Teardown

Adam was born in Illinois but was raised in Peoria, Arizona for the most part. In 1996, Adam married his wife, Jody, together they have 2 children: Tyler and Taylor. He and his family all gave themselves to Christ together in 2014. Adam has been a member at Grace since 2016. Adam has served the church with set up and tear down since 2014 at another church, when he started his journey to Christ and continued to serve when he came to Grace in 2016. He became a deacon in 2021 at Grace. He and Jody have also served in children’s ministry and try to help in any area when needed.

Kids Ministry

Mick was raised in the Catholic Church until he enlisted in the military after graduating high school. He eventually relocated to Arizona where he met his wife Andrea and came to truly know the gospel at Grace Church. Mick and Andrea were married and became members at Grace Church in 2021. They have five children together. Mick is passionate about serving the families in the church and growing both children and parents in discipleship.

Music

Kyle was glad to return to his home in Peoria, AZ, after studying theology at Bethlehem College in Minneapolis, MN. Since 2012, he has enjoyed serving and leading various music ministries, with a desire to grow further into pastoral ministry. Kyle especially loves making a joyful noise to the Lord alongside his wife, Kambria. Married in 2018, Kyle and Kambria look forward to the years of ministry God has planned for them.