Mission

Our mission is to assist parents in their responsibility of leading their children in the pursuit of making Christ the sole satisfaction and passionate center of their child’s lives.

Vision

Our vision is that the world would be changed by the men and women who are involved in the youth ministry of Orlando Grace Church, who have tasted the superior riches that are available in Christ alone. We are trusting God to see colleges across the U.S. being transformed by the gospel because we helped point them to the superior pleasures of Christ. We hope to see families begun who have fathers and mothers dedicated to raising up the next generation of children who will prize Christ. We hope to see men and women who are actively serving in the body of Christ. We hope to see men and women who have given up seeking all other inferior pleasure and are living lives that demonstrate that they have found their ultimate delight and pleasure in Christ. In summary, we are trusting God to do what he promises to do in a church that is dedicated to the Glory of God above all.

Values

We value the divinely appointed responsibility of parents.

We value intentional partnerships with families.

We value Christ-centered curriculum.

We value Christ-centered discipleship.

We value the cultivation of purity in all dimensions of our studies.

We value individual vocational development.

We value inter-generational involvement in church life.

We value local community involvement and transformation.

We value evangelism and world mission’s mindedness.

Evan Fairey-Student Ministries Intern

Evan is currently the Student Ministries intern at OGC. He was born and raised in upstate New York and graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a degree in Psychology and Legal Studies in April of 2006. He came to Orlando in 2008 to continue his Master of Divinity studies at Reformed Theological Seminary. He met his wife, Katie, in Pittsburgh during their work in inner-city ministry and they were married in September of 2009.  Evan and Katie’s first child, Gideon Thomas, was born on September 15th, 2010.  He is an adorable bundle of joy (and more) and he would love to meet you!  They are excited about the opportunity to minister and serve at OGC and can be contacted here.

Kelly Simpson- All-Around Amazing Youth Leader

Kelly grew up in Gainesville, Florida to two amazing parents who both taught her many things: reading, writing, arithmetic, and how to get out of bounds and stop the clock in a close football game with only ten seconds left! But most of all, they taught her how to love and laugh. Kelly chose to stay in town and attend the University of Florida to stay close to her baby brother who is 15 years her junior. She graduated from UF with a Bachelor’s in Health Science (2004) and a Master’s in Occupational Therapy (2005). She works at Florida Hospital and labors to make the world a more functional and independent place for all her patients. In 2007, life changed course (it has a way of doing that!)and Kelly moved to Orlando to attend Reformed Theological Seminary and graduated with a Master’s in Theological Studies in 2009. She is very interested in discipling and writing and would love to be published someday. Kelly enjoys traveling, photography, crafts, quoting movies (and having others play along), having coffee with friends, and learning endlessly about Grace.