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Randy is the founder and Senior Pastor of Grace Church. After graduating from Grace College of Divinity, Randy and his wife Sarah were commissioned by the Lord to move with their young family to Southern Pines for the purpose of planting a church.
What began as a church plant in the reception area of an apartment complex, turned into a church with over 1,500 in attendance on a given Sunday. The mandate from God for Grace Church, has always been to “Fill the City with Jesus”, and the Lord continues to fulfill this mandate. With the help of God, Randy has assisted in establishing several ministries in the county such as Pregnancy Support Services, Pray Moore County, Sandhills Classical Christian School, and the American Family Radio (now K-LOVE).
Under Randy’s leadership, Grace Church has planted churches in Columbia, SC, Leland, NC, and in the nation of Honduras. Randy and Sarah reside in Pinehurst; they have four adult children and five incredible grandchildren.
ryanpeterson@gracechurchsp.org
Saved in 2004 into a life of following Jesus, chasing after a tennis career began to subside. Teaching Tennis was the vehicle that brought ryan to North Carolina from the great flat state of Kansas late 2006. For 3 years he was the director of a private tennis facility while attending Grace Church his hunger drew him into volunteering, bible school, and eventually on staff.
In 2009 he was Ordained as a Pastor after graduating Grace College of Divinity in May of that year. Since he has lead men in small groups called Fight Clubs, led Young Adults ministry, assisted Pastor Randy, helps with staff development, and now leads Groups, and Worship Experience. He is currently studying at Regent University for his Masters in Spiritual Formation.
Pastor Ryan married Rebekah Peterson in 2008. They have 3 lively children, Emory Eve, Hudson Roman and Shepherd Sage. He enjoys time with his family, mountain biking, almost anything outside, reading books about Jesus, the brilliance of the local church and all things Spiritual Formation.
ajcatucci@gracechurchsp.org
Originally moving to Pinehurst, NC in 2013 to pursue a career as a PGA Golf Professional, A.J. quickly realized that God had other plans for his life. A.J. began attending the Twenty Thirty Young Adults Ministry and after fully surrendering his life to Christ began actively serving in the church. Shortly thereafter, A.J. joined the staff as an administrative assistant where he served under Pastor Ryan Peterson.
Jonathan Thornton is the NextGen Pastor at Grace Church. He is married to Chandler and the couple has two beautiful daughters. Jonathan has a Bachelor of Science in Communication, Public Relations. He and his family are passionate about seeing the next generation go after all that God has for them. In their free time, they love being outside and being adventurous.
Thomas committed his life to Jesus at 17. Thomas’s sister Ashleigh introduced him to Grace when he was in college and came to visit her at Fort Bragg in 2012. Despite his opportunities in social work, he took a leap of faith and moved to Southern Pines to be a part of Grace.
During his time at Grace, Thomas has been the Assistant Director of Children’s Ministry, Office Administrator, Middle School Pastor, and Groups Pastor.
Thomas. is married to his best friend Colleen and they live in Southern Pines, NC. They enjoy all yummy food, traveling adventures, and their incredible family and friends.
Matt was saved as a child and began to feel God’s call towards ministry at an early age. Matt first came to Grace Church in the early 2000’s and began serving on the worship team. Following his marriage to Natalie, they served in various capacities in the church including the worship team and leading the Twenty Thirty Young Adults Ministry, called 6:33 then. Before going into ministry full time, Matt worked as an Electrical Engineer.
David Pratt is a native of North Carolina and was born and raised in Moore County. After separating from the Air Force, he and his wife Linda of 38 years, returned to Moore County and became active in church and the unity and prayer movements in the county. The Pratt’s began attending Grace Church in 1997, and he became an elder for 12 years and began serving part-time as the small groups pastor and overseeing prayer ministry. He came on staff full time in 2008.
Jimmy and Joanna moved to Pinehurst NC when they were newlyweds. A co-worker at Campbell Soup Company invited Jimmy to Grace Church. He and his wife visited and quickly knew they found a church home. The church attendance at that time was approximately 25 people. Jimmy began actively serving at Grace. He has been blessed to be a part of the various stages of growth and looks forward to seeing many more.
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