Grace Christian Church Leadership
Grace Christian Church is blessed to have a leadership team who are truly dedicated to Christ and accomplishing His will. Following are brief bio's of our leadership team and their qualifications for ministry.
Rob Bernhardi
Senior Pastor
Pastor Rob Bernhardi and wife, Jana, joined the Grace Christian Church leadership team as Associate Pastor in 1994. Their passion was working with youth and developing community involvement. In 2018 Rob was commissioned as senior pastor. His and Jana's heart is to see people come to know Christ, grow in His nature and character, build their lives on His Word, help people discover their God given gifts, and encourage and equip them to use those gifts to serve others in the church body and community.
Pastor Rob strives to be knowledgeable of the Word and teaches it well! He is passionate about the community and strives to love people into God's kingdom. He is committed to the Truth and sharing the Gospel with those that are lost and need direction. He is a servant leader and can often be found helping someone out last minute or coaching one of the local sports teams.
He and Jana have been happily married for 30 years. They have 4 children: Jayden (Russty) Robinson, Kirsten, Daniel, and Drew, and 3 grandchildren: Case, Navy Jayde, and Rivy Sue.
Dan Cowen
Associate Pastor
Pastor Dan with the support of his wife, Sharon, pastored Grace Christian Church for 30 years as a senior pastor. Prior to that he co-pastored with his father, John Cowen, for 16 years. Over those years, he and Sharon poured their love into the lives of many through teaching, preaching, ministering, encouragement, and prayer. In 2018, Pastor stepped from Senior Pastor to Associate Pastor. He and Sharon continue to play a vital role in church community at Grace Christian Church and their passion remains to train and mentor people in the Word of God.
Pastor Dan is scripture-filled, humble, gracious, and full of faith! The Word of God just flows out of his heart and off his tongue. His teachings are Christ-centered, full of scripture and leave you hungry for more. He is loving, kind, and funny.
Pastor Dan and Sharon have been happily married for 56 years. They have three married daughters, eight grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
Jayden Robinson
Praise Leader
Jayden grew up here at Grace Christian Church. She began playing the piano in church alongside her grandma, Sharon Cowen, at the young age of 8. She led worship for the first time at the age of 9 which is about the same time she wrote her first worship song. Knowing that the Lord inhabits the praises of His people, and that battles are won through the power of praise, Jayden's desire is that each worship service be a sweet-smelling sacrifice unto the Lord.
Jayden's love for the Lord bubbles over and throughout the entire sanctuary as she leads worship. She often speaks Biblical truths and words that God has placed on her heart to give to those in worship. Her love for the Lord is apparent and contagious.
Jayden met her husband, Russty, in the fifth grade, and many of their important high school events they attended together were their dates. They officially started dating just before Jayden left for college and their long-distance relationship resulted in a beautiful marriage in June, 2014. They have three adorable children: Case, Navy Jayde, and Rivy Sue.