Staff
Pastor Shawn Hess, Senior Pastor
Pastor Hess and his wife Jaime are parents to twins Megan and Tyler (right and middle) and Michael (left).
Pastor Hess hails from Xenia, OH and Jaime is from New Jersey. Both Pastor Hess and Jaime are 1990 graduates from Cedarville University with degrees in Business Administration. Pastor Hess is also a 1997 graduate from Baptist Bible Seminary, Clark Summit, PA with a Master of Divinity degree.
Upon graduation from seminary, Pastor Hess served as a pastoral intern at Grace Baptist Church, Cedarville, OH. After his time in Cedarville, Pastor Hess served for four years as a youth pastor at Heather Hills Baptist Church in Indianapolis, IN and left to take a position as Senior Pastor of High Point Community Church in Ypsilanti, MI, where he served for six years. Pastor Hess began serving here at Grace in April 2008 as Senior Pastor.
Pastor Hess is very energetic with a contagious enthusiasm for serving the Lord and a strong vision for reaching the lost.
Pastor Adam Reinking, Associate Pastor
Pastor Adam and his wife Amy are a very interesting couple, and you will be able to read all about them soon.
Congratulations to the Reinkings on the birth of their daughter, Eden, on May 21.