Chris and his wife, Lacey, moved to Tyler in 2006 from Missouri to attend TJC and. Her daughter, Lauren,, Associate of Art, Southwest University of Waxahachie. Varsity Baseball and Football Coach & Assistant Athletic Director, Coach Hope has thirty-eight years of coaching experience on the high school and collegiate levels. He enjoys playing soccer, basketball, reading, woodworking, and especially kittens. Violas passion to help others is realized in her role daily. One of his favorite sayings is from Edwin Markum: There is a destiny that makes us brothers, none goes his way alone, whatever we put into the lives of others we get back in our own., Strike up a conversation. The disadvantaged, the less fortunate, martial arts, Jack has been at Grace since 2019, and if you look hard, you will find him all over the building! He received his bachelors degree in Mathematics from Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa and his masters degree in Mathematics Education from Chadron State College in Chadron, Nebraska. in Political Science from Texas A&M University. Jeanne and her family worship at Green Acres Baptist Church. Over the past 45 years of coaching, Janet has coached swimmers to all levels of achievement, from learning to swim to Olympic Trial qualifiers. Paige is a new Cougar this fall in the 2025 class. Introduction to Grace Learn More Livestream Sunday at 11:00 am & 6:00 pm Watch Now Giving Support Grace Church Ministries Learn More She has 20+ years of experience in housekeeping. She received her masters degree in early childhood education and special education from Grand Canyon State University and her bachelors degree in general studies from Texas State University. 801 West Bardin Road Arlington, TX 76017 United States. Gail feels that she was called to work with younger children, and their pure hearts bring her so much joy! As a head cross country coach, his teams finished in the top ten in state seven out of eight years with two State Championship runner ups. After many years of homeschooling her three children, Melissa has taught high school visual arts. in Criminal Justice. Lanny and Carol have two daughters. He earned his PhD in Leadership Studies at Dallas Baptist University. She is married to her husband, Matt, and has two daughters, Annakate and Lucy. Kellie began her teaching career in 2002. He lives by the words in II Timothy 4:2 which states There is no offseason! He is married to the former Jana Crosby and the two graduated from the University of Houston in 1991. She received her bachelors degree in elementary education from the University of Turabo in Puerto Rico. He received his B.B.A. She has taught junior kindergarten, kindergarten, and third grade for four years at Lake Norman Christian School in Davidson, North Carolina. Joseph and his wife, Tasha, an English teacher at Grace Middle School, have two children at Grace: Darby and Rick. Mikaela joined the Grace Community School staff in 2013 after being a Grace schoolparent for many years. in Education from Harding University and was certified to teach AP World History at TCU. Prior to her start at GCS in 2001, she taught sixteen years in public education in Texas. in Criminal Justice. Courtney Godsey Bill joined the Grace staff team in July 2019, relocating from Chicago. They are all active members of Green Acres Baptist Church. She and her family are members of Grace Community Church and her son, Gabe, attends Grace Community School. Karolyn joined Grace Community School in August 2016 as the Director of Communications and Marketing. Jessica and her husband, Craig, have a daughter, Randi, who attends school at Grace. Derek is recently engaged to Geva Phillips (Howard County native). Amber received her bachelors degree from the University of Texas at Tyler. Email Sarah Sarah Smith CHILDREN'S MINISTRY COORDINATOR Five days later, Carey Hardyan associate pastor at Grace Community Church (GCC) and personal assistant to John MacArthur emailed a letter to the church, which reportedly was posted at GCC's website. She enjoys spending time with family and friends outdoors, traveling, andgardening. Lisa and her husband, Wes, have one daughter and one son at Grace. She has been teaching first grade since 2017. She left teaching in 2011 to be a full-time mom, and returned to. She cant do anything without him! We believe the church needs to always be. Melissa was raised in a small town Northeast of Dallas and grew up as a studio-trained dancer from a young age. She got married at Grace in 1993 (hers was the first wedding at the Rumsey Road building), and she and her family have been attending/members ever since. Christy and her family are very active at Bethel Bible Church, where she loves volunteering in the preschool and. She and her husband, Mark, have been married for more than 20. Melissa is a wife to Scot and a mama bear to 3 young kids + 1 in Heaven. He has served in that position since June 2003. Garrett, 2017 & Jordan, 2019 are graduates of GCS. We want to walk with you on your journey toward Him. Melanie Kaneshiro. Their two children, Blake and Abby, attend Grace Community School and are members of Green Acres Baptist Church in Tyler. Prior to working here, she was working on and off as a housekeeper. He has served as a youth pastor in Houston and currently serves as an elder and teaching pastor at Grace Community Church. And she loves doing all of this with her husband. Tue 8:30 . Purpose. Before coming to Grace, Coach Lee has been an athletic director and coached basketball, cross country, softball and track. Grace Community Church is a family-friendly, multi-generational church where everyone feels at home. Grant and his wife, Haleigh, have two young children: Abraham and Juniper. Jennifer serves as elementary principal. Kayla joined Grace Community School as the Admissions Coordinator in January 2022. He hosts a podcast. She tends to like the color pink and all things floral! Text 898211 . Young Adult & Middle School Pastor. Ann has worked as an elementary, middle school, high school, and junior college teacher for various public and private schools for twenty-six years. She also met her husband at Grace! Chris has been a USPTA certified professional since 2008 and was awarded the USPTA Texas Tennis Professional of the Year in 2016. As an Apache Belle, Melissa traveled to Dublin, Ireland, and performed in the St. Patricks Day Parade and Lord Mayors Ball. (Colossians 3:17). 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. Their family are members of and serve in the nursery, childrens, youth, and student ministries at Summit Heights Fellowship in Hawkins, Texas. Coach Hemphill has coached soccer off and on for ten years. Chip also serves as an adjunct professor in multiple universities, training the next generation of Pastors. He and his wife, Mary Ann, also a Stephen F. Austin graduate, have three children and three grandchildren. Josh has a B.A. She has a passion for teaching, laughing, and bringing joy to the classroom. She was honored to be selected as 1st Lieutenant her Junior year and Head Dance Captain her. Amita has gone from Bookkeeper to Finance Manager to Finance Director at Grace over the last 23 years. They have six precious grand-babies under the age of six years old, Emery-Grace, Levi, Annie-Caroline, Charlotte, Tripp, and Sullivan. She has had the privilege and the blessing of raising multiple generations of children in the East Texas area. Coach Hemphill has played soccer for twenty years, both at the high school and college level. She has enjoyed being a stay-at-home mom for the past 9 years. There, she co-published a paper with a professor in the Department of Education validating an instrument to assess cognitive test anxiety in students, advocating the need for interventions for those scoring on the moderate to severe levels. Diane joined the Grace staff team in 2016 as Hugh Ansleys assistant. They are members of Rose Heights Church in Tyler. She has over 30 years of classroom teaching experience and is currently teaching junior English, including AP English Language and Composition. Sundee joined Grace University in 2018. He has served as a youth pastor in Houston and currently serves as an elder and teaching pastor at Grace Community Church. In 2013 he received his masters in sports administration from Belhaven University. She believes that many life skills can be learned through swimming, such as goal-setting, developing a plan of action to reach those goals, time management skills, and a strong work ethic. Diane started playing basketball at a young age, so the sport has always been close to her heart. She obtained both a bachelors degree and masters degree in English from ACU while working as assistant director of the Writing Center on campus. Having served as a content writer and photographer for N2 Publishing in recent years, Chelsea is excited to bring her. Victoria joined the Grace EEC-Tyler team in 2013. Tim now regularly attends Grace Community Church. / Leadership, Faculty & Staff Leadership, Faculty & Staff It is a goal of Grace Community School to work together with parents for the success of their student. He has been with GCS since 2010 as a physics teacher, track and football coach. Check our list for groups and workshops being offered this Spring. He currently is the Head Girls and Boys Track coach for Grace and assistant in football. Maggie Williams Koehn is in her first season as the Varsity Coach for Grace Cheer. She enjoys spending time with. Karen received her bachelors degree in Computing Science from Texas A&M. Phone: 818-909-5500. A graduate of the University of Oklahoma and Dallas Theological Seminary, Mr. McLennan loves engaging in deep and personal conversations about Christianity. Powered by is beneath you then leadership is beyond you. Tim grew up in Houston where his dad was the Pastor of Sharpstown Baptist Church for many years and he is pleased to be back in Texas near family and involved again in CC/T&F at GCS. Kara and her husband, Danny, have three boys, Eli, Nate, and Thadd, who all attend Grace Community School. Sherry received her bachelors degree from the University of Central Oklahoma.. Rhonda attended the University of Texas at Tyler, where she earned a degree in Secondary Education and a Masters in Interdisciplinary Studies. She spent six years in public education in Texas and the other 26 years in Christian education. Monica received her bachelors degree from Texas A&M University in Kinesiology and History. She grew up dancing at Dance-N-Drill and danced and cheered for 12 years and transitioned out of dance and into competitive cheer at Spirit of Tyler in high school. She has also taught as a high school English teacher at a public school in the East Texas area. Over the last three years, Phyllissa worked with children on the autism spectrum at the Andrews Center Treatment and Learning Center as a registered behavior technician. (Romans 12:4-8). His background has been in Technical Arts Ministry. Tim Wilson. Kim joined the Grace Community School team in 2021. Weddings. Joanne has been at Grace since the spring of 2019 and on staff since 2021. Karen has worked in the high school office since 2009. She was born and raised here in Tyler. She has a bachelors degree from the University of Louisiana at Monroe and has experience teaching Pre-K, kindergarten, and 2nd grade. Danny started teaching at Grace in 2007. Heather comes to Grace from Wylie Primary School in Henderson, Texas. She attended Union Middle School and graduated from Hillcrest High School. She has taught kindergarten, first, second, and third grades. Prior to Grace, she spent 17 years in discipleship ministry of Women and the Deaf. We believe that God is an excellent God and therefore everything we do at Grace Community Church in living out our vision will be done with intentional excellence. She will be teaching sixth grade history at Grace Middle School.. They enjoy outdoor activities, spending time with family and friends, and attending Lifebridge Tyler Church. She received her Masters in Business Administration from the University of Texas at Tyler and a second Masters in Educational Leadership from the University of North Texas. Amanda joined the Grace Community School team in 2022 to serve as a third grade teacher. Tonya and her husband, David, have three children, including a Texas Tech University graduate and two daughters who attend. She began teaching at Grace Community School in 2000 as a third grade teacher, but left in 2005 to be a stay-at-home-mom. Judy received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Texas at Tyler and her masters degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Covenant College. Tim worked as a Supplemental Instructor at A&M before he and. 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 lives by the words in II Timothy 4:2 which states There is no offseason! He is married to the former Jana Crosby and the two graduated from the University of Houston in 1991. He has previously worked as a high school math teacher since 2014 for Sheridan County School District #1 in northern Wyoming, with teaching experience in Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1, Geometry, as well as three dual credit courses through Sheridan College in Sheridan, Wyoming. Forrest Gump 2.) Athletic Coordinator, Softball & Basketball Coach, Mike will be serving as theAthletic Coordinator for Grace Community School. She received her bachelors degree from The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. She and her family have been part of the Tyler community since 2013 and attend Grace Espanol at the Old Jacksonville campus. Sundee and her family attend Grace Community Church. There she taught Pre-K, Head Start & Kindergarten in her 6 years with the school. In addition, they attend Grace Community Church UB campus and enjoy family time together, sports, and the outdoors. She received her Masters in Business Administration from the University of Texas at Tyler and a second Masters in Educational Leadership from the University of North Texas. Julie has attended Grace since October of 2021 and has been serving as the Design and Media Specialist since August of 2022! She and her husband, Mike, have three children who graduated from Grace.. Close . She and her husband, Dan, are the parents of Christopher and Leslie, Carter and Kelley Grace and Caeden. In his first season, the Tiger pitching staff was second in the conference in ERA. Just mention:The role of the church in healing and setting the captives free today and about anything Holy Spirit! The Dark Knight 1.) Strike up a conversion. Dan is the Pastor of High School and Young Adults at Crossroads Grace Community Church. Although Karen was formally trained as an engineer, God continued her education over the years in new ways as she raised her own children and was given opportunities to serve in ways that she never would have expected. I empowered my team to make bold, independent decisions . This is his first full-time ministry position. Sarah has taught high school English at Grace Community School since 2021. Shelly began her role in 2022, as the Executive Assistant to the Head of School at Grace Community School. She has been in the field of early childhood since 1977. She loves to travel, camp, hike, run, and just enjoys the great outdoors. Just mention: How his kids are doing! When she is not in the classroom, she is traveling and sponsoring student international trips, reading, gardening, watching sports, fishing, and spending time with her family and friends. Adult Ministry Admin. He later attended Lamar University, receiving a masters degree in educational administration. Just mention: God, food, about yourself, your culture, or K-Dramas! He and his wife, Sharyn, have two boys who attend Grace University, Connor and Cade. She loves Stand Up Comedy, True Crime Podcasts, mangonadas, and honest and deep conversations about life. Tae loves sports, particularly soccer, wrestling, and gymnastics. She taught third, fourth, and fifth grade in Oklahomas Moore Public School District for fifteen years before taking four years off to stay at home with her children. He holds a national soccer coaching license and has coached for 27 years at various school and club soccer levels. She received National Board. Prior to Grace, she stayed at home with her girls. Before working at Grace, Kathy spent many years in the Federal Government and the telecom industry as an administrative assistant. Marsha lived in Lindale for 19 years before moving to Montana, but recently moved back to Tyler in June of 2022. Just mention:Spiritual Formation, the Deaf, or anything Italian! from Abilene Christian University. Jasmine has been teaching since 2017 and joined the Grace Community School in 2022 as the elementary art teacher. Her daughter, Ashley, is a dental hygienist and is married to Zach Ochran. She and her family love traveling,. Lisa has worked at Grace Community School since 2015. If you cant hear her, dont be afraid to tell her to speak up! As she works throughout the buildings, you may have seen her singing and praying for everyone. She loves going to the beach, reading, listening to music, cooking and taking walks. She enjoyed her experience working as an assistant reading and math editor for an educational publisher in Baltimore. 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. They are members at Southern Oaks Baptist Church and have lived in Tyler all of their lives. She and her husband, Jacob, have four daughters, and they attend Grace Community Church. He received his bachelors degree in Secondary Education and History/Social Sciences with an endorsement in Math from Wheaton College, where he also had the privilege to play college football. Brenda (R.N., BSN) has worked as the Grace elementary school nurse since 2000. Maggie continued to coach at the collegiate level back in her hometown at UT Tyler. Please login or create an account to use this feature, Learn More | Livestream | Bulletin After college, she served as the East Texas deputy regional director for U.S. She holds a bachelors degree in education from Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas. He earned his bachelors degree in Mathematics from Stephen F. Austin State University. Just mention:The disadvantaged, the less fortunate, martial arts. John has taught high school math at Grace Community School since 2021. Hes currently entering his 14th year as the Varsity Girls Soccer Coach at Grace Community High School, where he has 7 district titles and Regional appearances, 4 Final Four appearances, and 2 State Championships. Anna joined the Grace Community School faculty in 2022. Hamilton and Price are Grace graduates, and JT currentlyattends. (Ephesians 4:11; Titus 1:5), 2. We believe baptism is a person's way of publicly declaring their intent to follow Jesus- and that life change deserves great celebration! Rebecca has have been part of the Grace family since 2004. Elder Devon Weed - Devon lives in Columbia Cross Roads with his wife, Kelsey, and two children, Remmi and Bennett. He greatly cherishes spending focused time with his two children, their spouses, and his four grandchildren. Grace Community Church provides a food pantry and soup kitchen. Lisa joined the Grace Community School team in 2022. She has been with Grace Community School since 2015, serving in academic services in the elementary. Giving. They have two children Kelly and Kate. The Witts have done mission work in India, Kenya, the Philippines, Mexico and other locations within the United States. Brittney began teaching in 2000 and has taught first and second grade, as well as the gifted and talented program for grades kindergarten through fifth grade. She was also home with her two daughters while they were growing up (the best job ever!). He also serves as the TAPPS state music chair. Strike up a conversation. 5. She holds a bachelors degree in Christian Teaching from Boise Bible College. She received her bachelors degree in information technology and marketing from Baylor University. She received her bachelors degree in elementary education from Harding University. He has been married to his beautiful wife, Denise, for 34 years. He. (Colossians 3:17). Over the years, Diane has enjoyed coaching various levels of girls travel teams with most recent years coaching with Cy-Fair Premier in Houston. One of those partnerships is with . She has been part of the Grace Kids ministry both as a single woman and as her daughters grew up. Simultaneously, she worked part-time as a trainer at a. She and her husband, John, have been married 30 years and have three children. Chris is also a member of Grace's . Dereks hobbies include playing sports, working out, eating good food, and taking a hike every now and then. She received her bachelors degree from the University of Houston. He has taught 8th grade US history, been an assistant coach for boys varsity basketball, and has coached cross country and track. Matthew and his wife, Michele, have attended Grace since November of 1989! 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. Support Staff. They are all active members of Bethel Bible Church Downtown. Prior to joining Grace, Miranda taught grammar to middle school students for 13 years.