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Billy was appointed as the first Pastor of Grace Avenue UMC in April 1999. He served as the Pastor as the congregation grew from 0 members to over 2500 members.

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Laura Echols-Richter has been with Grace Avenue UMC since its start in 1999 and now serves as the Executive Minister.

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Laurie Hanson Roberts has been part of the Grace Avenue UMC staff since the beginning of the church in 1999.

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Wendy Child came to Grace Avenue UMC in 2019 after spending 2 years in Nashville pursuing her professional music career. Wendy has been involved in music ministry for almost her entire life, and has served as the Worship Pastor for churches in Colorado and Texas. She also has a passion for pop music, and has been creating music for TV/Film for over 10 years.

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Kristen has worked full time in church ministry since 1995 and been involved in church work since 1992. As the Minister of Discipleship, she supports and oversees the Children’s, Youth, and Adult Ministry areas as well as the Small Group and Adult Sunday School program. 

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Brittany is the Children’s Minster at Grace Avenue. She received her undergraduate degree in Religious Studies from Austin College, and completed her Master’s Degree in Early Childhood Education in 2014.

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Mary joined the staff at Grace Avenue as the Mission Minister in 2014.  Her passion, source of high energy and commitment brings our missions beyond our walls to be in relationship with our neighbors both locally and globally.

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Cindy has been with Grace Avenue UMC since early 2017. Her role at Grace Avenue includes, financial management, Human Resources, oversight of building operations and administration.

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Kim came to Grace Avenue in 2011 with a background in marketing, advertising, communications, and graphic design in a variety of different industries.