Staff & Officers –
Staff
Rev. Jackie Gaston, Senior Pastor
jackie@gracefellowshippca.com
Jackie Gaston is the senior pastor of Grace Fellowship Presbyterian Church. He is a native of Union Springs, AL and became a believer early in life through the ministry of First Baptist Church in Union Springs. He graduated from Huntingdon College with a B.A. in Biology in 1990 and from the University of Alabama at Birmingham with a M.S. in Physical Therapy in 1992. While still practicing physical therapy, he began to sense a call to the ministry in 2002. He graduated from Birmingham Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity degree in 2007. In December 2006, Grace Fellowship Presbyterian Church called him to their pastorate. Jackie has been married to Mary Shea Gaston since 1992 and has 3 beautiful daughters - Morgan, Virginia and Abigail. His hobbies include boating and playing at the lake with his family, watching his daughters' athletic events and watching movies.
Rev. Ted Murphree, Assistant Pastor
ted@gracefellowshippca.com
Ted serves as the Assistant Pastor at Grace Fellowship Presbyterian Church. He grew up in Oneonta, AL where he became a believer shortly after high school. He graduated from the University of Alabama with a Business Degree and his first call to ministry was with Youth For Christ. Ted served as the Youth Director here at Grace Fellowship several years ago. He graduated from Birmingham Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity degree in 2001 and served as Pastor of a church in McDonough, GA before returning to Grace Fellowship in 2008. Ted works with various ministries at the church including Senior Adults, Men's Ministry, Evangelism, Outreach and Missions. Ted enjoys golfing and racquetball. He is married to the delightful Thea Murphree and they have recently welcomed their first child, Micah, to their family.
Lesley Kubik, Secretary
lesley@gracefellowshippca.com
Lesley handles the administrative tasks of the church. She was born in Iowa and has lived in 7 different states before settling with her family in Mt. Hebron, Alabama. She has a B.A. in English and a B.A. in Communications from Rutgers University. In addition to being a full-time mom, Lesley has worked in marketing, as a preschool director, and in college admissions and financial aid. Lesley came to Grace Fellowship through the Sports Camp outreach and accepted Christ as her Lord and Savior in 2007. She joined the staff in April 2011. She has been married to Doug Kubik since 1991 and they have three wonderful Children - Kyle, Stephanie and Jon.
Sean Grey, Head Musician
Sean Grey has served as our Worship Leader since 2006. Sean is married to Aimee and has 2 beautiful daughters - Lauryn and Stephanie. He works full-time as an engineer at Parker-Hannifin in Albertville.
Officers
Elders - Billy Ainsworth, Mike Alred, Wes Alred, John Anderson, Dale Fielder, Jackie Gaston, Dick Holmes, Terry Nelson, Ed O'Neal
Deacons - Tom Alred, John Paul Burson, Donald Dillard, Brad Hood, Matt Roeder