Our Elders and Deacons

Greg grew up in Rocky Mount, NC and was saved by the grace of God in 1984 at the age of 17 through the witness of a friend, reading the Bible, and attending a Bible study. He and his wife, Angela, met in college and were married in 1988. While pursuing the call to ministry and working on a Master of Divinity, God granted Greg and Angela their first child in 1990. She was born with Down’s Syndrome and a severe heart defect. After several surgeries and lengthy hospital stays, she died in 1991. Through this trial, the Lord grew Greg and Angela even more in their love for and trust in our sovereign and good God. It was also during that time that they became convinced of the sovereign grace of God in salvation and began to grow in their understanding of reformed theology. Greg earned his Master of Divinity in 1996 and was ordained by the church where he attended for several years during seminary. After serving as an associate pastor in a church in South Carolina, he and his family moved to the Charlotte, NC area to plant Grace Fellowship Church in 1997. The Lord has graciously blessed Greg and Angela with five other children and two grandchildren. The desire of Greg’s heart is to glorify God by being faithful to the Lord as a believer, a husband, a father, a grandfather, and a pastor.

Allen was born in Akron, Ohio, and has lived in numerous other places throughout his life, including New York, Georgia, Kentucky, Alabama, Iowa, Tennessee and North Carolina. Allen earned a bachelor’s degree in Finance and Economics from Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, and worked for more than 25 years in the financial services industry before retiring in 2017. He and his wife, Loa, were married in 1989 and have one adult daughter, Hannah. God graciously saved Allen in 1995, and he and Loa became members of Grace Fellowship Church in 2002. Allen was ordained as a deacon at Grace in 2007. In addition to serving as a deacon, he also serves as the church’s Administrator and Treasurer. Allen’s desire is to employ his gifts in faithfully serving the Lord and His church as a good steward of the manifold grace of God, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ (1 Peter 4:10-11).

Gregory was born and raised in Tacoma, Washington. The Lord was pleased to bring Gregory to Himself in 1981. He and his wife, Breanne, were married in 1997 and moved to the Carolinas in 2009. His adult son, Ian, still lives in Tacoma. Gregory has worked in various roles in the outdoor retail industry and currently owns his own service company. Gregory and Breanne began attending Grace Fellowship Church in the Spring of 2010, and became members that Fall. Gregory was ordained as a deacon at Grace in November 2013. Gregory enjoys good hymnody and treasures the sovereignty and holiness of God and their outworking in the Doctrines of Grace. He gives thanks to God for His sustaining grace and giving him the desire to serve the body at Grace. Gregory eagerly awaits the return of Christ.