Elder Board Chairman

Email:  elders@mygracecommunity.org

Andrew serves as Chairman of the Elder Board and family counselor. He also oversees Small Group Ministries.

Andrew earned a Master’s of Divinity degree from Trinity International University.  Andrew and his wife Janet enjoy spending time with their four children, Mia, Troy, Naomi and Kate.

Elder

Email:  elders@mygracecommunity.org

Doug is an Elder of Grace Community Bible Church and he also serves as an audio tech in the Worship Ministry. He is very passionate about Student Ministry. Doug's experience began when he accepted Christ as a junior in high school, and he has been serving with Student Ministries ever since.

Doug lives in Volo with his wife, Jen, and their son Calvin. They were married in 1991.  The few moments in between family and ministry are taken up by cycling, watching the Blackhawks and "Would You Rather Wednesdays".

Elder

Email:  elders@mygracecommunity.org

Andy serves as an Elder of Grace Community Bible Church. In 1990, God used a cousin to lead Andy and his wife, Shari, to attend a Bible study by Kay Arthur. Three weeks into the study, both Andy and Shari asked Jesus to be their Lord and Savior. From that point on, they became faithful followers of Christ. As they continue to grow, they continue to serve God by using the resources He has blessed them with.

In 2007, Andy graduated from Trinity International University with a degree in education.  He has since then used his degree to work in various roles in in the education system and has authored the book, "And Then Comes Justice".

Deacon

Email: info@mygracecommunity.org

Gary serves as a Deacon of the church and works in church bookkeeping and finance.  Gary and his wife, Danna, serve in the Outreach and Welcome Ministries.  They were married in 1989.

A licensed commercial pilot, the first years of his career were in professional aviation.  He also owned and operated a retail electronics company in Arkansas for nine years.  Gary and Danna moved to Gurnee in 2010 from Atlanta.  In 2011, they found an invitation on their front door to the church's Easter Worship Service.  Shortly thereafter, God made it clear that this is where He wanted them to serve Him. 

Gary is retired and he loves to spend time in the kitchen experimenting and developing new recipes.

Deacon

Dave serves as a Deacon at Grace. He also serves as a producer in the Worship Ministry. Dave enjoys spending time with his wife and daughters. His favorite place to be is in the wilderness with a nice rolling single-track trail.

Dave is a Certified Financial Planner (R).

Deacon

Dave serves as a Deacon of the Church, and he also serves in Children's Ministry.

Deacon

John serves on the worship team at Grace playing electric guitar. Originally from the Milwaukee area, after attending Indiana University he had a career in International Sales which included 13 years living abroad in Europe and Asia. John also speaks four languages.

Recently retired, John is currently rehabbing a 90 year summer home in southern Michigan into its third generation of family ownership and restoring two old vehicles.

Deacon

email: info@mygracecommunity.org

Ed serves as a Deacon and also serves in worship ministry. His passion is to encourage others to accept Jesus Christ, study scripture, pray for others and sharing personal testimony of answered prayers. Married since 1998 to his better half Philly who serves in the Church with her artsy talent providing props and stage background for holiday events.

Ed is a licensed real estate broker who owns and operates a real estate brokerage company in Chicago. Loves to swim, golf, fish and bike.

Staff, Director of Women's Ministry

email: cbryant@mygracecommunity.org

Cathy serves as the Director of Women's Ministry and the Welcome Ministry.

She enjoys event planning, decorating and corralling her 4 children. She and Mike were married in 1998.

Staff, Director of Worship Ministry

email: abuehrer@mygracecommunity.org

Aaron serves as the Director of Worship Ministries of Grace Community Bible Church. In 2010, he began writing original music & leading worship in response to the calling on his life into music ministry. Aaron also records, engineers, and produces independently from his home studio in northern Chicagoland. He studied Music Theory & Performance at Illinois Central College, and studied ministry at Global University in Springfield, MO.

In June of 2015, Aaron moved back to his home state of Illinois after years of leading worship in Houston, Texas. His goals are to reach the ends of the earth with what God has set his hands to do (Proverbs 16:3) in music ministry.

Aaron loves running, cats, fishing, catfishing, the Beatles, and watching Netflix with his wife, Rachel Anne.

Staff, Assistant to the Senior Pastor

email: jhook@mygracecommunity.org

Jen lives in Volo with her husband Doug and son Calvin. If you've know Jen for only a short time you will learn that she is passionate about Doctor Who and knitting! Jen loves working with a dear friend and brother in Christ as her boss as well as all of the ministries at the church. She has been an administrative assistant at Grace Community for 3 years and looks forward to many more.