Staff
David Murry
David helps the gospel be heard and sound great in his role of Audio Tech, serving on Sundays and at special events. He has been part of Grace since 2002 and joined the staff in 2016. David loves how Grace seeks to reach people beyond the walls of our buildings, bring them together to be…
Caleb Stamp
Caleb leads and directs the staff and activities that keep the church functioning and flourishing in day-to-day business. He also serves as “the financial guy” for Grace. He is here to help with giving questions, mission and ministry accounting, and any other financial questions that might come up. Caleb joined the staff in 2016 and…
Lizz Hagedorn
One short chat with Lizz and you will notice her passion for Christ, His Word, His church, and the world He came to save. Lizz grew up around West Liberty with her parents and two younger sisters and was saved at age 16. Lizz is married to Brian (also on our staff) and assists him…
Jean Keeley
Jean provides administrative direction and support to staff and volunteer leaders across all ministry areas of the church. Jean is a native of Iowa City and has been part of Grace since she believed the gospel in 1993. She became a member in 1995 and joined our staff in 2007. From 2003-2005, Jean spent two…
Gabe Isbell
Gabe is our Geek Squad at Grace. He and his wife Missy have been a part of Grace since 2003. Together, they are parent-disciplers to their kids – Forest, Willow, Asher, and Olive. Gabe volunteered with technology for several years and has been on the staff team since 2008. Gabe likes watching football, hiking, and…
Korene Lanxon
Korene shepherds our Special Needs Ministry at Grace. While in the past this has traditionally been exclusively in the realm of Children’s Ministry, she’s hoping to progressively expand the ministry to people of all ages. Korene grew up in the Quad Cities and graduated from the University of Iowa after studying to become an elementary…
Ryan McFadden
Ryan is originally from Rockford, IL and moved here in 2008 for a position at the University of Iowa. He worked in higher education for nine years, focused on student leadership development and event planning. Ryan joined our staff in 2015 as the Facilities Director. In 2023, Ryan took on a new role within the…
Natasha Miller
Natasha and her husband, Ryan, have been part of Grace since 2002. Natasha’s passion to train her own children to love and follow hard after Jesus is an asset as she leads other Children’s Ministry staff and volunteers. Natasha and Ryan are active members of Grace and value being surrounded by godly people who walk…
Cindy Sulwer
Cindy oversees our Children’s Ministry and Student Ministry, which together encompass all kids from birth through high school. Women’s Ministry is also under her oversight. She volunteered in Children’s Ministry for many years before coming on staff in 2010. Cindy, her husband Kevin, and their now adult children – Kyle, Megan, and Carly – have…
Brooks Simpson
Brooks came to faith in Christ in 1988 while wrestling for the University of Iowa and attending Grace. He joined the staff in 1998. Brooks’ desire is to see Christ magnified and exalted in the lives of people. The spiritual battle described in Ephesians 6 is real and Brooks’ passion is to equip people to take…
Dave Kirk
Dave helps people take their next step in growing as a disciple, whatever that may be for each person, and oversees the staff and activities that foster that growth. Dave has been in full-time ministry since 1993 as a Youth & Family Pastor and has earned two Masters degrees from Liberty University. He married his…
Jason Blackley
Jason loves equipping, encouraging and coaching those who are serving our Biblical communities in his role as Congregational Development Pastor. He also loves studying God’s word and teaching God’s people. He has served at Grace since 2006 and in churches his entire adult life. He has a Bachelors in Biblical Studies from Spurgeon College. He…
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