Leadership
Grace City believes in the shared leadership of the local church. While Christ is the head of the church, He entrusts men and women to care for the church and provide leadership to fulfill its mission. The plurality of leadership helps our church to practice wisdom and humility while following Christ’s direction for His church.
Our elder team provides the long-term vision for our church and protects its mission and direction. Our staff leads the day to day ministries of the church.
Staff
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Seth Brill - Lead Pastor/Elder
Seth joined the Grace City team in 2024. Seth and Rebecca, his wife, have three children, love to travel, and Seth loves all the finer things, think fancy cheese and bougie water.
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Evan Bergeron - Worship Minister
Evan joined the Grace City team as an intern in 2019 and began serving full-time in 2022. You can find Evan playing music, tennis or trying new local restaurants (Aplos is his favorite).
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Jessie Childs - Next Steps Minister
Jessie joined the Grace City team in 2022. She serves our families at Grace City in figuring out what their next step is in their life with Christ. In her spare time you can find her reading, scrapbooking, or listening to music.
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Macy Rider - Children's Ministry Coordinator
Macy officially joined the Grace City team in 2022 after being an intern for the previous three years. She serves the families at Grace City. Macy is married to Zach and they have two sons.
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Jeremy Kerstell - College Minister
Jeremy joined the team in 2024. His wife Kelsey and son Everett are his people. He’s a Harley Davidson enthusiast, amateur pickle-baller. Deep convos around the fire are his happy place.
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Sarah Beth Chandler - Children’s Minister
Sarah Beth joined the team in 2026 and serves the children at Grace City. She is married to Drew. You can find her taking a Barre class, reading a book, or playing with her dog, Goose.
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Austin Lane - Student Ministry Associate
Austin joined the team in 2025 and he serves the youth at Grace City. He loves to go hiking, climbing, swimming, playing electric guitar and spending time with his favorite people.
Elders
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Dr. Timothy Gatewood
Timothy became an elder in January of 2026. He is the Director of Spiritual Formation at Hartfield Academy. Timothy and his wife Beth have 3 boys.
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Matt McCoy
Matt joined the team in January of 2026 and he and his wife Amelia have 2 daughters. Matt is a gastrointestinal physicians assistant at UMMC.
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Scott Perdue
Scott began serving as an elder in 2024. He is married to Katie and they have four children. Scott is the operator of a local Chick-Fil-A franchise.
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Neal Stephens
Neal returned to the elder team in 2024. He is married to Anna and they have two children. Neal is a transaction advisory director for HORNE Capital Strategies.
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Seth Brill
Seth joined the Grace City team in 2024. Seth and Rebecca, his wife, have three children, love to travel, and Seth loves all the finer things, think fancy cheese and bougie water.