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Staff
PASTORS
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Darryl DelHousaye
Teaching Pastor
Email
480-894-2201
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Pastor Darryl is a nationally recognized teacher and expositor of God’s word. He currently serves the body of Christ in two capacities: Teaching Pastor at Grace and President of Phoenix Seminary. Pastor Darryl previously served in California at Grace Community Church in Sun Valley and First Baptist Church in San Lorenzo Valley before coming to Arizona in 1981. He then served as the Senior Pastor of Scottsdale Bible Church for 25 years. Pastor Darryl is the author of Today for Eternity and the study notes for Acts in the Nelson New King James Study Bible. He co-authored Ask Pastor Darryl: Answers to 121 Frequently Asked Bible Questions, Servant Leadership: The Seven Distinctive Characteristics of a Leader, and The Personal Journal of Solomon: The Secrets of Kohelet. He received his formal training from the Talbot School of Theology and Western Seminary, Phoenix. Pastor Darryl and his wife Holly reside in Scottsdale, they have two grown sons who are both married and in full time ministry.
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Joshua Sherrard
Executive Pastor
Email
480-894-2201
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Pastor Josh, who was born in Hawaii into a pastor’s family, is a seventh generation Christian with a passion for God’s people. Before coming to Grace in 2008, he served in two other churches in Hawaii and Illinois. His background in management, finance, administration, sales, real estate and full-time ministry lends itself to his current role. Pastor Josh has also founded ministries in Hawaii, California and Chicago around discipleship, worship and evangelism. In addition to preaching once per month he also brings leadership and teaching to ministries throughout Grace. He received his formal training from the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, IL. Pastor Josh and his wife Amy reside in Gilbert.
MINISTRY TEAM
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Debi Clifton
Director of Global Outreach
Email
480-820-3438
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Debi was raised on the Texas-Mexico border, and Spanish is her first language. She is a fifth-generation cross-cultural worker. Saved during the Asbury Revival in 1970, she has a passion for seeing the gospel taken to the farthest corners of the world. Prior to serving at Grace, she served four years in Spain and taught high school Spanish and World History. Debi and her husband, Jim, have called Grace home for over 28 years. Their two sons, Jim and Davey, know every nook and cranny of the campus. Debi’s hobbies include travel, reading, and embroidery.
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John Heston
Pastor of Family Ministries
Email
480-894-2201 Ext. 310
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Pastor John was born and raised in Arizona, and is a third generation member of Grace Community Church. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Management from Arizona State University and a Master of Divinity from Phoenix Seminary. His responsibilities
at the Grace Community Church include equipping and training parents to be the major influencers in the lives of their children, creating events for families to connect and foster community amongst themselves, and helping over see our College and Young Adults ministry. Pastor John and his wife Stacy and son Ethan reside in Mesa.
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Loren Kalina
Facilities Manager
Email
480-894-2201
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Tony Ludwig
Pastor of Worship & Counseling
Email
480-894-2201
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Kelli Moss
Director of Children's Ministries
Email
480-894-2201 Ext. x400
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Kelli brings a passion and enthusiasm for Children's Ministry with a heart to develop the next generation of Christ-Followers. She has many years of church leadership experience and has led a variety of ministries within several churches throughout the country. She has both a secular and ministry background and was a successful Sales Executive prior to entering full-time ministry work. At the age of 12 Kelli made the decision to give Jesus Christ the headship of her life! Since that time she continues to learn and grow daily in her relationship with Him. Her desire is to use every minute God gives to build into the lives of children. We all have been children and are who we are today from childhood experiences and those who effectively led and mentored us. Children are our future. We are one generation away from losing a generation of Christ-Followers. Jesus said,"Let the little children come to me." Kelli is married to Scott and they have been gifted with 2 terrific sons, Shaun and Shane.
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Will Savoy
Pastor of Student Ministries
Email
480-894-2201 Ext. 259
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Steve Vlahovich
Pastor of Stewardship
Email
480-894-2201 Ext. 225
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Steve is a second generation native of Arizona who grew up in the southern part of our state. He is a graduate of the University of Arizona ( Bear Down! ) and holds a license as a Certified Public Accountant. His employment at Grace began in May of
1998 and previous to that Steve maintained an accounting practice in Tempe. Steve’s responsibilities at Grace include finance and the area of stewardship, pastoral care and the oversight of our benevolence ministry. In addition, he is committed to leading
Grace to become an Externally Focused Church: a church which is inwardly strong but outwardly focused and which seeks to be salt and light in our community. Steve and his wife, Marsha have attended Grace for over 38 years and reside in Tempe. They have two
grown children, Jennifer and Matt, and have four grandchildren.
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Pat Foley
Interim Women's Ministry Director
Email
480-894-2201 Ext. 213
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ELDERS
There are two groups of Elders serving at Grace. The “Board of Elders” and the “Elders Emeriti.” Both have gone through a study on Biblical Leadership and possess the qualifications described in 1 Timothy 3:1-7 and Titus 1:6-9. Because the Board provides direction and oversight for our church, these men are referred to as the “Governing Elders.”
The Governing Elders are responsible for the governance and oversight of the affairs of the church. They are responsible to ensure that the mission and ministries of our church are consistent with Biblical directives and principles.
Previous members of the Board of Elders form the Elders Emeriti.
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