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Meet Our Staff

A portrait of the lead pastor, named Pastor Dean
A portrait of the associate pastor, named Jesse Gard
A portrait of the children's director, named Krissy Richardson

LEAD PASTOR

Dean Christensen 

Pastor Dean is married to Becki and has served as Grace’s pastor since 2019. Prior to that, he served as a worship pastor for over 30 years. Pastor Dean is a graduate of Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon.

ASSOCIATE PASTOR OF YOUTH

Jesse Gard

Jesse Gard has served as Grace's associate pastor since the end of 2024. Having graduated from Cedarville University in Cedarville, Ohio, Jesse and Brianna got married before moving back to Oregon to serve in ministry.

CHILDREN'S DIRECTOR

Krissy Richardson

Having served in children's ministry since the age of 14, Krissy Richardson joined Grace as children's director in 2012. Krissy graduated Prairie College in 2026 while parenting at the same time with her husband, Lucas.
A portrait of the bookkeepr, named Jane
A portrait of the office administrator, named Deb Marquardt

BOOKKEEPER

Jane Cross-Hansen

Jane has been serving as Grace's bookkeeper since 2022. Whether she is preparing quarterly financial reports or managing the church's accounts, she is diligently keeping Grace's financials in order.

OFFICE ADMIN

Debbie Marquardt

Since 2019 Deb has been the office admin at Grace. Managing the church's schedule, keeping legal documents properly filed, and managing ministry communications is only a slice of the work that she does for Grace.
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