Jack Napier
Lead Pastor
Jack grew up on military bases around the world, and after a rough adolescence, he experienced the radical salvation of Jesus as a teenager. Realizing he had the faith of a demon (James 2:19), he turned in repentance toward God and faith in Jesus. Within a year he sensed God’s call on his life for ministry and never looked back. He met his wife Courtney at a small Bible college in Mississippi, and together they have lived in 4 states and have 5 children, including twin boys! They moved to Kansas in 2017, when Jack began serving as the Lead Pastor. Jack loves preaching the Bible—using visual illustrations to convey a better understanding of the living, active Word of God. He is passionate about leading our congregation in prayer—humbly kneeling before God and asking Him to equip us to love God, love people, and lead others to do the same. He values creating a caring, collaborative family-environment among the staff team, and truly believes we are better when serving together as the body of Christ and spurring one another on to love and good deeds. It is his joy to shepherd the flock of Grace Community Church, a privilege he does not hold lightly. Fun Fact: Jack has adventurous taste buds and once ate a chicken head while on a mission trip to China!
Kyle Schanbacher
Pastor of Worship
Kyle started working at Grace in July of 2014. He got married to his best friend, Mary, in July of 2003. They have 3 wonderful children; Kaitlyn, Noah, and Adelyn. In 2021 he played the good dad card and finally gave in to his family's request for a dog and they welcomed a goldendoodle named Brynn into the family. Kyle was fairly young when he turned to Jesus in faith for his salvation, but can't put an exact date on it. In his freshman year of college he wrestled with an addiction and experienced how big his sin was; but how much bigger our Savior is! Kyle says “Jesus is my salvation, my hope, my joy, my strength, my purpose, my everything. As my favorite verse, Philippians 3:8 says, everything else is rubbish compared to knowing Christ Jesus my Lord.” Kyle oversees our worship ministry, our hospitality ministry, and considers it a great honor to shepherd the people of our church through encouragement, spiritual counsel, discipleship, and care. One of Kyle’s greatest joys in ministry has been equipping and raising up the next generation of worship leaders. Some of his favorite things are concerts, board games, watching movies with his family, and ice cream.
Will Regier
Pastor of Connection & Care
Will and Stephanie Regier have been blessed by the power that a healthy Christian community can have in people's lives over and over. Will is the Pastor of Connection and Care and gets excited about leading what God is doing at Grace through Community Life Groups and the Care ministry. As a family they are looking forward to joining in the life of the church at Grace. Will and Steph have two children, Isabella and Malachi. As a family they love to be outdoors and would love to get to meet each one of you!
Sean Gardiner
Student Ministry Pastor
Sean has been the Pastor of Student Ministries here at Grace since July of 2021. Sean has been married to his college sweetheart, Susan, since 1992. They have four children, three daughters Synclair (Grown and married), Sayge (Attending college studying apologetics) and Scottlyn (Still at home); and an adopted son Jessy (Grown). They also have one granddaughter (Synclair’s daughter).
Sean loves youth ministry and it was through a youth event that he found Jesus. He was on a mission trip teaching VBS in south Texas, when God spoke to him and said, “How can you be teaching these kids about me when you don't even know me yourself?” through that experience in Brownsville TX, he gave his heart to Jesus and committed to go into youth ministry. He has been working with youth ever since. Sean says “youth ministry has been more than a job, it has been an incredible adventure.” Sean serves as the youth pastor and carries out one of our core values by reaching the Next Generations no matter the cost. Fun fact, Sean and Susan met while teaching gymnastics and were the cheerleading coaches at Emporia State University for a time.
Amy Thompson
Children’s Ministry Director
Amy has been the Children’s Ministry Director since 2021. Amy and her husband Matt have 4 children; Jonah, Andrew, Lydia, and Elizabeth and they have recently welcomed welcomed their daughter-in-law, Audrey, to the family. They also are responsible for a few dogs, chickens, ducks, and peacocks. She took Jesus as her Savior at the age of 10 and has had the desire to serve him ever since. As the Children’s Director, Amy serves the children at Grace through organizing Sunday School, Awana, Route 56, Summer Quest, and many other fun events throughout the year. Fun Fact, You could find Amy training people how to take phone orders on the old Pizza Hut training videos.
Lori Jordan
Nursery Coordinator
Lori has been heading up the nursery since 2010 but has always had a heart for children, therefore her role as Nursery Coordinator is a perfect fit. She enjoys creating a space in the nursery where the children can experience God and his love for them through the teaching of Bible stories and in worship through song. Lori accepted Christ as her Savior through the help of her mom at a young age. In 2002, she married her husband, Jonathan, and they have four children: Makenzie, Adelynn, Emerson & Camille. They moved to the country in 2020 and enjoy working on projects together and attending their children’s' activities.
Bryant Hart
Ministry Coordinator: Communications & Creative
Bryant is a born and raised Kansas boy but has done his fair share of moving states since graduating high school. He and his wife Jillian love finding recipes to cook together while they enjoy their recent stage of life as newlyweds. Since becoming a Christ follower he has strongly felt called to vocational ministry and came on staff as the Ministry Coordinator in August of 2022. In his roll, Bryant handles all things communications and creative related. (i.e Website, Announcements, social media…) If you need something announced at church, He’s your guy. Bryant just so happens to be the most obsessed with pickleball on staff and would love to tell you all about how and why it is the fastest growing sport in America.
Audrey Thompson
Office Assistant
Audrey started working as the Office Assistant at Grace in November of 2021. She recently got married to her wonderful and devoted husband Jonah Thompson. Audrey grew up in the church and has always loved learning more and more about the Bible. She is almost always busy working on the church program, sending out the weekly Prayer Line, taking care of the office fish, and hogging the printer the majority of the time. Fun Fact, her grandmother was one of the previous secretaries here at Grace! “Apparently she passed her secretarying abilities down to me!”