Grace Community Church is a congregation served by a plurality of elders and a church staff. The elders serve Grace by providing vision, structure and spiritual leadership for the church. The church staff serves Grace by overseeing the ministries of the church.
Scott Patty
Scott is the founding pastor of Grace Community Church. Before he began Grace in 1993, he served as a youth pastor for ten years. He was raised in Nashville and...
Brad Leake
Brad joined the staff of Grace in January 2018 after 10 years working in program evaluation and accountability with the federal government and the State of South Carolina. He married...
Elaine Atchison
Elaine has been a member of Grace since the first year, and joined the church staff in July of 2015. After graduating from Baylor University (B.S.) and University of Houston...
Barbara Haynes
Barbara has been a part of Grace since its beginning. She served as Grace’s worship leader in the early years. She spent ten years working in the record business in...
Josh Hussung
Josh came to Grace in May of 2009. He graduated from Union University in 2005, and holds a Master of Divinity from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Josh and his wife,...
Jason Miller
Jason joined Grace in January of 2007. He graduated from Union University in 2000, and holds a Master’s degree from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Jason met his wife Sally while...
Savannah Seibold
Savannah joined the staff at Grace in 2017. She graduated from Western Kentucky University in 2015, and is currently pursuing a Master’s Degree at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. She...
Justin Tucker
Justin joined the staff at Grace in October of 2011. In the past, he has served with various non-profit organizations in cross-cultural settings and traveled to several countries sharing the...
Bill Bryan
Bill has been a member of Grace since 1994 and became responsible for the church’s bookkeeping in 2004 on a part-time basis. He joined the staff of Grace full time...
Betsy Breegle
Betsy Breegle joined the staff at Grace in 2017. She graduated from Lipscomb University with a degree in Elementary Education, and taught PreK through Second grade before working as the...
Nanette Ryan
Nanette began attending Grace Community Church in the fall of 2000 and became a member in 2001. She joined the church staff in April of 2009 after working as a Director...
Lexie Smith
Lexie Smith joined the church staff in June of 2017. Born and raised in Maryland, she moved to Nashville in 2013 after graduating from the University of Maryland. Lexie was...
Church Elders
Back row: Bryan Jacobs, Marshall Albritton, Ben Shive, Michael Kelley, John Kramp, Jeff Langdon, Matthew Ladisa Front row: Scott Patty, Dave Wills, Aaron Mitchell, Bill Maynard, Bill Kersey, Joel Anderson