Leadership Team
Jimmy
Senior Pastor
Learn more about Pastor Sandoval
David
Church Treasurer
Learn more about David Chavez
Kristina
Worship Leader
Brenda
Lead Deaconess
Alex
Lead Deacon
Dory, Church Secretary
Dory Mitchell has been the Grace Community Church Secretary since 2015, serving several vital roles such as preparing the bulletin and sermon notes each Sunday including sending sermon notes via e-mail for virtual listeners, duplicating CDs for those requesting copies of previous sermons, other secretarial tasks and basically whatever else is needed or asked of her. Previously, she helped maintain the church website with sermons and notes, and organized lessons for the Children’s ministry teachers.
Dory, was born and raised in Santa Fe, graduated from Santa Fe High and New Mexico State. She taught math at several levels in Texas and Pennsylvania retiring after 30 years. She relocated back to Santa Fe in 2013 to be with and care for her mother.
She is married to her husband, Dennis, is a mother of four, and grandmother to one. Dory received Christ in 1981 and thus began her Christian walk. Her favorite verse is Ephesians 2:8-9 For by grace are you saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast.
Pastor Jimmy Sandoval
Pastor Jimmy Sandoval is a native born Northern New Mexico resident. He was raised Roman Catholic and encountered personal saving faith at age 19. He then moved to California and began attending a Bible believing Church in Santa Ana California called Calvary Church. There he was immersed in the Word of God through expository verse by verse, Scriptural Teaching.
While there met and married Brenda Thompson who was attending Biola University. Her love of God’s Word was what first attracted his attention! They have been married since 1982, and have six children; three daughters, three sons and six grandchildren (so far!).
Pastor Sandoval since 1996 has been thoroughly involved in church ministry since he was born again. He was involved in the College age ministry at Calvary Church of Santa Ana and then was asked to help with the establishment of a Spanish Speaking Bible Church amongst the large immigrant population in Santa Ana. He and Brenda worked with church planters Ray and Carl Zurcher who had spent many years ministering in Colombia, South America with Gospel Missionary Union. There Pastor Sandoval quickly learned Spanish and is now fully Bi-Lingual. Iglesia Del Buen Pastor was established in Santa Ana California and continues ministering to the Spanish Speaking Community. Other church plants have emerged from that work as it continues to grow into other communities surrounding Santa Ana. While ministering there Pastor Sandoval began attending Bible Institute and realized the need to further his Bible education. He joined the US Army in 1984 to raise funds through the GI Bill and upon honorable discharge after serving in the Army he enrolled in The Masters College in Valencia California, where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Biblical Studies in 1988. As he attended The Masters College he planted a Bible Church with the help of First Fundamental Bible Church of Monterey California, this church merged into The Evangelical Free Church of North Hollywood. Upon moving to Lancaster California, Pastor Sandoval and his family helped plant a CBA Church there with Pastor Jim Carpenter. While ministering there he began work on a Master’s Degree in Pastoral Studies through AZUSA Pacific University and received that degree in 1998. Sensing a desire to share the Word of God with his beloved Northern New Mexico Pastor Sandoval began searching for churches in New Mexico that might be looking for a minister. In 1996 Grace Community Church of Santa Fe asked him to become the Pastor where he has now served for 27 years.
Ministering in Santa Fe since 1996 has allowed Pastor Sandoval to preach the Word continually and reach his beloved fellow New Mexicans, and many others too, with the saving message of the Biblical Message of God’s salvation as offered through the Lord Jesus Christ. It has been his great delight to see that God’s Word is reaching into the Native American population also, whose culture and history, has been one of his personal hobbies since childhood. He has also been able to serve as Chaplain of the State Senate and State House of Representatives each Legislative Session. He has performed numerous weddings and other ministerial services throughout Santa Fe and Northern NM.
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David Chavez
Administrator since 2015.David maintains financial records as directed by the Elder Board, and reports to the board all financial activities related at the church.
David was born in Farmington, NM, moved to Oklahoma where he graduated with an Accounting degree and worked for energy companies through his career. Retired after 30 years from the industry in Texas. I am blessed to serve the church in a capacity where I can use the gift of financial acumen God has provided me.
David is married to his wife Alison, has two daughters and three grandchildren. David accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and savior in 1995.
David’s favorite bible verse is Hebrews 11:1 – Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, a conviction of things not seen.