Pastoral Staff

Marshall Benbow

Marshall’s faith journey began at the age of 7, when he came to know Jesus at a Christian summer camp. He later re-committed himself to the Lord through the ministry of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship during his freshman year of college at UNC-Chapel Hill. After graduating in 1997 with a bachelor’s degree in Journalism, he began…

John Jackson

John Jackson, a native of Chicago, moved to Knoxville in 1986 to attend Knoxville College  where he received his BA in Education. Before coming to Greensboro, John was the Minister of Music at Community Evangelistic Church, Music Director at Freedom Fellowship Christian Church and Hope Fellowship in Tennessee. John also served in the mission of…

Jake Sorber

Jake began his personal relationship with Jesus when he was 5 years old after hearing the gospel in a Sunday School class at church.  When he was in High School Jake began to feel that God was calling him into youth ministry.  While studying Bible and Youth Ministry at Davis College he met his wife…

Lee Simmons

Lee began her journey to Christ when she was 16 at youth camp. During her college years at UNC-Asheville, she was fully won into faith at age 20 when she understood God’s deep love for her. After graduating with a B.A. in Psychology, Lee worked for 12 years with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. She began her…

Jennifer Holloway

Jennifer was raised in Raleigh, NC. She accepted Christ during an altar call at the age of 7 and was baptized soon after. After graduating from UNCG with a bachelor’s degree in business administration, she worked at IBM Human Resources and moved on to Enterprise Rent-A-Car on the management track. Delighting in the birth of…

Eric Anderson

Eric began attending Grace in March of 1988. In 2008, he joined the staff at Grace as the Church Administrator, bringing both a broad knowledge of ministry and operational excellence. He is currently serving as the Director of Finance & Operations and has 35+ years of experience in management, organizational development, human resources, strategic planning,…