Through those ministry experiences, God captured her heart for vocational ministry. Taebegan in ministry about 30 years ago as a youth pastor. She and her family love traveling and spending time with family and friends. Grace Community Church is a non-denominational, multi-site church in East Texas. Though, his favorite outdoor activity is getting a campfire going on a cool evening surrounded by good food and company. She joined the staff in 2022. She started off serving in Grace Kids with her small group, but after the pandemic hit switched over to serve with the AV Team for the livestream. Grace Community UMC is doing what Grace has done for the last thirty yearsrethinking church to meet the needs of and make the space for the people that God so loves! She teaches art at Grace Middle School 5th and 6th and Grace University. Amanda joined the Grace Community School team in 2022 to serve as a third grade teacher. Ethan, their oldest son, is married to Lindsey and he is a coach at Woodrow Wilson High School in Dallas. CoachSmith is a Tyler native who played locally and for Tyler Legacy High School for a total of 12 years and went on to play for one year at Tyler Junior College. Josue has been the Grace Mens Soccer Head Coach since 2017. Just mention: The beach, reading & writing haiku, or sushi. Grace Community Church | Marion NC Russell McLennan is so pleased to be part of the Grace Community School family. He has taught 8th grade US history, been an assistant coach for boys varsity basketball, and has coached cross country and track. Wes has eight years of experience, having served in many roles, including administration, teacher, and coach at both Gladewater High School and Brownsboro High School. High School & 4th/5th Grade Pastor. Ann and her husband, Randy, have five children, three of whom have graduated from GCS. Krystal joined Grace in 2020. He served four years as the middle school assistant coach and head coach from 2012 to 2016. Rhonda attended the University of Texas at Tyler, where she earned a degree in Secondary Education and a Masters in Interdisciplinary Studies. Lisa joined the Grace Community School team in 2022. She received her bachelors degree from the University of Texas at Tyler, her masters degree in Reading at University of Texas at Tyler, and completed her Learning Therapist training at Southern Methodist University. Rebecca has have been part of the Grace family since 2004. He is a regular contributor to Christian School Education and the ACSI and CESA blogs. He set the Georgia 5A state record for career goals with 115, was a First Team All-District, and District MVP selection. Josh has a B.A. Becky and her husband,. Ann has worked as an elementary, middle school, high school, and junior college teacher for various public and private schools for twenty-six years. Tammy has been a part of the upper campus Academic Success Center since 2021 and has been a long time Grace mom for more than 24 years. She has been with Grace Community School since 2006, teaching kindergarten and first grade. Kayla moved to Tyler from Columbia Missouri to attend UT Tyler and graduated from there with a bachelors in Business Management. So, we believe in living contagiously outrageous lives of service and generosity toward others (John 13:1-17, Acts 4:32-35). Chip's education, coupled with his real life experience gives him a very unique skillset when it comes to preaching and teaching. She has been with Grace Community School since 2015 and has taught second grade, kindergarten, and junior kindergarten. In his time at Grace he has served in youth, children, worship, and various other ministries as the lead and support staff. Previously she worked at the Refinery Chiropractic as a chiropractic assistant and has worked for Grace Community Church and Grace Early Education in the past. Jason loves audiobooks, creative writing, and the Hebrew language. Now with her experience, she has taken on the role of Communications Director to continue casting vision in a wider scale for Grace. He later attended Lamar University, receiving a masters degree in educational administration. Accounting Associate and Executive Assistant to Lead Pastor and Executive Pastor. International Students Coordinator. Since he has been at Grace, the instrumental program has won three Texas Association for Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS) instrumental state championships. In her spare time, Julie enjoys reading, traveling, exploring new places, and learning new ways to create different kinds of crafts, Todd grew up in Tyler and has been teaching History and Literature at private schools in east Texas and St. Paul, Minnesota for twenty years. She has two daughters who reside in Tyler. She has been with Grace Community School since 2008. He has been married to Mrs. Radcliffe since the summer of 2013. Delisa worships at Bethel Hope in Tyler. Her first career was in investments and financial services, and later the Operations Manager/Vice President of Wealth Management for the Tyler branch of Smith Barney/Morgan Stanley. She earned a bachelors degree in Family Relations and Child Development with an emphasis in Early Childhood Education from Oklahoma State University. She received her bachelors degrees in Painting/Drawing and Art History from the University of North Texas. Janet Taylor is the head coach for the high school and junior high swim programs. She and her family love traveling,. John Creech, Facilities Assistant . She received her bachelors degree from Stephen F. Austin State University and her masters degree in Teaching from The University of Texas at Tyler. Young Adult & Middle School Pastor. Their daughter, Allyson, serves as a Youth Minister in Little Rock and she has recently married Zack Kelley. Amber received both her undergraduate degree and MBA from UT Tyler, where she was on the womens golf team. Jacquelyn received her bachelors degree in Marketing from Texas A&M. He received his B.S. He currently serves on boards of organizations operating at the local, state, national, and international level. She and her husband Keith have four adult children and five grandchildren. Andrew joined Grace in 2019 and has been on staff since summer of 2022. After many years of homeschooling her three children, Melissa has taught high school visual arts and ceramics since 1999, developing a three-tiered ceramics program along the way. Elizabeth received her bachelors degree from Bryan College and her masters degree from Liberty University. Grace Community School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. She is a member of Shiloh Road Church of Christ, and in her spare time enjoys reading, playing board games, gardening, and traveling. In her free time, the Bible is what she enjoys reading the most. They have two children Kelly and Kate. Then, Christi was a Senior Stockbroker at the Tyler branch of Scottrade. 9301 Eden Prairie Road Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55347. She is an alumnus of Grace and attended from kindergarten to eighth before there was Grace High School. She has been teaching first grade since 2017. Prior to her work at Grace Community School, she taught at Cypress Christian School in Houston for 11 years. History, Football & Track and Field Coach, Coach Mike Maddox returned to the Grace Community School family in spring 2022 to work with the track athletes. Ric has been teaching history at the high school level since 2012, and has been with Grace Community School since 2015. She and her husband have two adult sons, who both graduated from Grace Community in 2015 and 2018. She has 20+ years of experience in housekeeping. Grace attends Baylor University, while Brock and Cullen attend Grace Community School. Just mention:Food or Missions! Mitzi Britt is joining the Grace Community School team wearing many hats. He will one day return to reign on the earth as King (John 1:1-5, Colossians 2:9-10, 1 Corinthians 15:3-4, Hebrews 14:15, Romans 6:23, Ephesians 2:8-9, John 14:6, Romans 10:9-10, Acts 1:9-11, 1 Timothy 6:14-15). Nathanael really enjoys golf, but hes really bad at it! Miranda is married to Evan and has a mini-Australian shepherd, Samson. Along with being passionate about worship, Jerod loves the local church, its development and growth. She enjoys spending time with her daughter and granddaughter, who attends Grace Elementary School. They have two sons at Grace, Darius and Daniel. Christi has lived in Tyler most of her life and joined Grace in 2021 as an instructional aide on the elementary campus. You will hear the Bible in a new and fresh way, as Chip uses practical application, literary understanding and the imaginative gift of story in his weekend messages. Courtney Godsey Haley is married and lives in Searcy, Arkansas and Heather will be married next month and will live in Memphis. She and her family attend Grace Community Church. He spent the previous nine years in Whitehouse where he taught AP and Pre-AP Chemistry and was the UIL Academic Coordinator and led the UIL Science team to six consecutive district titles. Joanne has been at Grace since the spring of 2019 and on staff since 2021. Prior to that, He served as the college ministry worship leader at Bethel Korean Presbyterian Church and as a music director during Harris Creeks church plant. She received her bachelors degree from Texas A&M University and her masters degree in Secondary Education from Stephen F. Austin State University. Rhonda joined the Grace Early Education team in 2010 as the Director of Early Education in Lindale. Taehas been serving at Grace since 2015 and loves this local church for its heart for the nations and the lost whether locally or in the nations. Sep 2006 - Nov 20104 years 3 months. Before this, she was studying Mass Communications at Towson University, interning at the 95.1 SHINE-FM radio station, and working with social media for on-campus and church groups. Join us Sunday for worship services and fellowship groups. Jeanne and her family worship at Green Acres Baptist Church. They are the proud grandparents of four children whom they absolutely adore. He currently is the Head Girls and Boys Track coach for Grace and assistant in football. Along the way, they both came to know the Lord through Young Life in high school. She enjoyed her experience working as an assistant reading and math editor for an educational publisher in Baltimore. SUNDAY MORNING WORSHIP AT 9AM & 11AM Her favorite color of all time is purple! At Grace Church, we are committed to the pattern established in the New Testament, and we thank the Lord for the qualified, able men who provide pastoral and administrative oversight to our church family. Just mention: Sports, food, travel, and pandas. She served as a team captain on the cheer team while pursuing a degree in Studio Art Graphic Design. Prior to joining GCS, Randi taught second grade in Tyler public school after. They have three children, Brinton, Lucy, and Macy, who attend Grace. She has called Grace her home church she since was 10 years old. She and her husband, Mike, have three children who graduated from Grace.. Tracy and his wife, Debra, have two children. Throughout her dance career, she consistently received both personal and team top honors, awards and scholarships throughout camps, competitions, and conventions. They are expecting a daughter in the fall of 2021 with plans to enroll her in Grace EEC. She loves to travel, camp, hike, run, and just enjoys the great outdoors. He serves on the worship team and young adult nights on rare occasions. After spending ~8 of those years utilizing nothing more than Excel to manage large amounts of revenue and customer info, Melissa fell in love with database configuration and administration during a complex Salesforce CPQ implementation. She and her family enjoy spending time together, traveling (especially to different Major League Baseball parks), and attending the boys extracurricular activities. She joined the GCS staff in 2016 and is currently working in the high school office as an administrative assistant. She and her family have been part of the Tyler community since 2013 and attend Grace Espanol at the Old Jacksonville campus. Grace Community Church is very clear that they have official church memberships, authority and power belonging to only male elders and other church male . Dan loves to invest in emerging leaders so that they reach their fullest kingdom building potential. Jeanne has worked at GCS since 1981, initially as a second grade teacher (81-84) before moving to first grade and now in the Academic Success Center. He has taught them to love Jesus and football, in that order, which he considers his gift to future sons-in-law, Lord willing. Kellie and her husband, Adam, have two daughters who attend Grace Community School, Claire and Ava. Previously, she worked at the Texas A&M Foundation in gift planning. Morgan is a former black belt in Ju-Jitsu and enjoys baking, traveling, and journaling. Tae loves sports, particularly soccer, wrestling, and gymnastics. This lunch is free for the whole family. She and her husband, Mike, have three children who graduated from Grace. All Rights Reserved. Since then, she has been teaching sixth grade science and math. Karla has been in Christian education since 2006 and has served at GCS since 2019. . Jeff is married to Kathy, who also teaches. Sherry received her bachelors degree from the University of Central Oklahoma.. Grace Community Church is an Assemblies of God Church located on 600 South Water Street in Salem Missouri. Her family relocated to Tyler in August of 2019. Close . He played football for The University of Georgia for one year, and was a two-year starter for the. Sarah has been an elementary public school teacher for the last 17 years. He is an experienced track and football coach, and he previously served as the head varsity football coach at Grace Community School from 2006 to 2017. The Davis family attend Grace Community Church. Shes an avid University of Arizona Wildcat fan and mom to Ethan, Garner, Torrey, Sydney, Riley, and Reagan, and one beautiful daughter-in-law, Julianna. The Scriptures point us to Jesus and they are authoritative in the life of Christian to tell us how to live and reflect Christ to those around us (2 Timothy 3:16, Psalm 119:105, John 5:39-40). Jacquelyn received her bachelors degree in Marketing from Texas A&M. 6. Lucy Hill, Children's Ministry Director: Lucy was born and raised in Farmington, New Mexico, and moved to Tucson with her family in 2001 from Corpus Christi, Texas. She received her bachelors degree from the University of Texas at Tyler and her masters degree in Education from Regent University. His background has been in Technical Arts Ministry.