Every staff member at Grace brings a passion for excellence to their work and a desire to see God's kingdom grow in Peoria and around the world. Zach is originally from Knoxville, Tennessee. He graduated from Tennessee Technological University in , where he also met his wife Sheffey. Zach and Sheffey have been married for 13 years and have three children: Riz, Raleigh, and Raya. Then he moved to Illinois State University to oversee another plant there.
Connor joined the staff team at Grace via the Campus Outreach ministry in July Born and raised in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, he went on to graduate from Olivet Nazarene University with degrees in Accounting and Finance.
Immediately after graduating, he spent his first seven years working with college students at Eastern Illinois University. In , Connor became the Interim Executive Administrator. Connor and his wife, Hannah, have been married since They have two young children, Cor and Pippa. Connor enjoys working out, reading good books, playing basketball, and disc golfing. Greg joined the staff team at Grace in the spring of Louis, Missouri, in After serving as a pastor in southern Illinois, he came to Grace to lead the ministry to children and families.
He now leads the adult ministry team. Greg and Cecilia have four adult children and two grandchildren. Kerry joined the staff team at Grace in the summer of Before coming to Grace, Kerry served three churches in central Illinois over the last 35 years. Kerry enjoys watching, playing, and coaching sports of all kinds.
He seeks to train believers of all ages to grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior. John has been part of the Grace team since the summer of He grew up in Miami, Florida where he stayed through his college years. He received his training for ministry at Reformed Theological Seminary M.
