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Joey Espinosa
Pastor of Children & Families
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| Joey began attending Grace Church in 1996 as a Furman student, and joined the church staff as Pastor of Children and Families in January of 2007. He and his wife Joanna have three children, 8-year-old Hannah, 6-year-old Elijah and Sender, age 3. Joey played football at Furman University, and then spent almost 10 years working as a chemist -- his dream job as a child -- before joining the Grace Church staff. | |
| Kerri Gaymon Children's Ministry Coordinator (864) 284-0122 Ext. 320 |
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| Kerri oversees the Welcome Team, Nursery and Preschool programs for our Children's Ministry. She joined the Children's Ministry staff in October of 2007. In her free time, Kerri likes discovering new music and great movies, and can also occasionally be found hitting up antique stores or relaxing in the mountains. As a young child, Kerri demanded of her parents a baby sister to be born on her birthday. Oddly enough, her sister Kim was born on Kerri's third birthday -- eight weeks early. | |
| Nicky Darling Elementary Coordinator (864) 284-0122 Ext. 328 |
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| Nicky Darling oversees and coordinates everything within our Camp Grace program, including programming for weekend services, summer camp and other events, and revision of the curriculum. She began attending Grace as a Furman student in 2005, and she has also spent time living in Iowa and London, Ontario, where she was born. Nicky likes to be active, and enjoys running, playing soccer, and hiking with her dog, in addition to reading and spending time with friends. | |
| Kathryn Sanders Powdersville Campus Children's Director (864) 284-0122 Ext. 330 |
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| As our Powdersville director, Kathryn applies the concepts and ideas of Grace Church Children's Ministry to the Powdersville campus. Kathryn has two sons, 6-year-old Max and 4-year-old Trevor, and enjoys spending time with her family in addition to reading and going to concerts. Kathryn grew up in a household with four sisters, and her favorite childhood memory is spending Christmas at her grandparents' house. | |
| Valerie Gutschow Preschool Big Group Coordinator (864) 284-0122 |
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| Valerie coordinates Preschool Big Group, which involves organizing the music, drama and A/V, and overseeing the curriculum. Val also oversees our Quest program on our Pelham Road campus, which is offered to children whose parents are on campus for both Sunday services. She has been attending Grace since 2003. She and her husband Matt live in Greenville with one very spoiled black labrador, Deezl, who loves popcorn and ice cubes. Before joining the staff at Grace, Valerie worked in a spa, as a make-up artist, master hair designer, skin-care therapist, and hand and foot therapist. | |
| Molly Burns Saturday Night Coordinator (864) 284-0122 |
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| Molly Burns coordinates Children’s Ministry activities for Grace’s Saturday night service. She has attended Grace Church since 2003, and has lived in the Greenville area her whole life, taking only a brief break to attend college not far away at Clemson University. Molly and her husband Ryan have two daughters, 6-year-old Kate, and Nancy, 2. In her free time, Molly enjoys going to the farmers’ market, gardening, and anything that has to do with coffee. | |
| Laura Moore Hospitality Coordinator (864) 284-0122 |
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| Laura Moore is the Children’s Ministry Hospitality Coordinator, providing the leadership and vision for the Children’s Ministry Welcome Team, and contacting and following up with new and visiting families. Laura and her husband Bill have been attending Grace for seven years. They have two children, 5-year-old Molly Reagan, and a baby boy, Liam. Before joining the staff at Grace, Laura worked in higher education in the area of financial aid. She likes to entertain, and enjoys crafts, puzzles and playing cards. Laura and her husband live - coincidentally - in Moore, S.C. | |
| Jenn Davis Adminstrative Assistant (864) 284-0122 |
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| Jenn coordinates our preschool bin-stocking, arranges childcare during Grace Institute, and handles various other administrative tasks. She has a daughter, Shaelyn, who is 2, and a son, Keegan, who was born in February 2009, and she likes to quilt when she has the time. Jenn has an identical twin sister, and when they were children, the two would try to see if they had psychic powers with each other. She says the answer was no. | |
| Jessica Hopkins Preschool Administrative Assistant (864) 284-0122 |
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| Jessica works with all things preschool, helping to organize and pull things together for Preschool Big Group each week, along with any other tasks that might arise. She has attended Grace since she was an 8th grade student -- about 6 years -- and in addition to her role on staff, Jessica is in school for nursing. She enjoys spending time -- when she has any -- with her friends. | |
Parenting Conference
Plan now to attend our Transitions Parenting Conference, April 16th & 17th. For more information, click here.
Big Group Music
Click here to see the Preschool iMix and Camp Grace iMix.
Meet Our Volunteers
This month meet Jonathan & Kathy Usher, and James & Mary Campbell.
