Pastor Theo Schaffer

Pastor Theo Schaffer, native of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, is the founder and Lead Pastor of Grace Church Charlotte. Since the age of sixteen, he has found success and joy serving in various leadership capacities within ministry including youth, college and worship pastor.

​An alumni of The University of Southern Mississippi, he has served as an educator for over fifteen years in both, public and private schools. Pastor Theo has also served in various executive roles within the industry's leading childcare institutions, the YMCA and KinderCare  Learning Center, focusing on Early Childhood Education. Pastor Theo's passion and love for God's people is indescribable. He serves wholeheartedly while embodying the scripture, "God will give us Pastors after His own heart..."

Christian Campbell

“I’m a vegetarian who loves Jesus & Taco Bell.”

Kenn Shrader

Kenn was born in Washington, D.C. and raised in suburban Maryland in the 1960s and ’70s. He and his wife, Donna, moved to the Charlotte metro area in 2011 to help care for his aging mother after his father passed unexpectedly. 

After relocating to N.C., Kenn began working with Premier, Inc. in Charlotte as a founding member the user experience (UX) team. In 2017, he joined Class 39 of Leadership Charlotte (LC), an inclusive leadership development program. LC allowed Kenn to delve into local political and social justice issues. As Premier, Inc. was formulating their corporate approach to diversity in the workplace, Kenn became an active member of its Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) council.

Kenn started advocating for people with criminal records while still living in Virginia; first through the Kairos prison ministry, and later as the founder of a two-year pilot program with the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Probation & Parole Services.

Also during this time in Charlotte, Kenn co-founded the Reentry Housing Alliance (RHA) where he serves as its policy director. In addition, Kenn services on the board of directors for Socialserve, a Charlotte-based national nonprofit that connects people to housing, assists displaced households in finding new housing and gathers housing data for regions and municipalities across the United States. Kenn also services on the board for the Child & Family Services Center, also in Charlotte, N.C.

Pastor Justin Bouldin

Justin is the lead church planting pastor of Reconcile Church in Charlotte, NC where he and his wife, Brandy live with their family.

​They are SEND Network church planters, having graduated from the BLVD church planting cohort led by Dhati Lewis at the North American Mission Board. Their desire is to create healthy, holistic disciple-making churches in the city that are intentionally multi-ethnic in their expression.

Rich "Glassezthaemcee" McNeill

How does a skinny nerd from the west-side of Charlotte become a producer/emcee/leader? The simple answer is nothing but God. His sovereignty and His grace molded that nerdy kid into the artist and a man of God that he is today.

Glasseztheemcee has an authentic hip-hop sound that is centered around a biblical world-view and points directly to Jesus Christ as the source for all inspiration. 
 
Because of his humble and surrendered spirit Glassez has had the pleasure for opening up for such artists as Sho Baraka, R. Swift, Tye Tribbet, Ambassador and Da' T.R.U.T.H. 


He believes in the ideal of favor over fame and that excellence should be the moniker of a well lived christian life.  ​

Mike Sellers

Mike was born in Cicero, Illinois, but moved to Northeast Texas when he was 15.  After high school, he joined the US Air Force and served as a medic for 8 years.  He then became a Registered Nurse and lived in Texas for 14 years before moving to Cornelius, NC in 2007.  

Mike’s faith walk started in Catholicism as a child, but he spent a large part of his early adulthood without any spiritual influences or church participation.  Then…in his 30’s, God pursued Mike in a way he didn’t know was possible.  Since then, he has led his church’s hospitality team, prepared and led men’s Bible studies, overseen men’s ministry initiatives, participated in and led several local and international mission trips and was a member of the church safety team.  Mike’s ministry passion is to build relationships that encourage and equip men to be the fathers, husbands and leaders that God designed them to be.  

Mike’s wife of 13 years is named Amanda and they have an 11-year old daughter named Hannah.  In his spare time he likes to spend time outdoors, loves the NBA and is an avid University of Texas fan.

Freddie Allen

FREDDIE ALLEN knows the key to building successful professional relationships. He has over twenty years’ experience in commercial banking, business development, marketing, and management. In addition, he has extensive experience with moving startup businesses through the early stages of development into viable companies.

A native of Birmingham, he began his career as a Commercial Investment Officer and Center Manager holding several investment and annuity licenses. He went on to manage multiple regional banks and achieved high levels of success in lending, marketing, and management.
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In 1998, he founded Management, Research and Development Consultants LLC (MRD Consultants) and is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) where he oversees a wide range of commercial and retail investments and venture capital funds. His company has been instrumental in planning, developing, and increasing the profitability of closely held companies. 

Pastor Matt Dawson

Matt Dawson is an international speaker, blogger, and Wheatley Gazette's author of the year with his book "Gifted: Unleash The Power Within." He is widely known for his impersonations of several species of bobcats, and invented the small internal flip component of the famous Ron-Co Rotisserie Slow Cooker.

Actually, Matt Dawson is not any of those things - but he is a leader in the Charlotte area who loves to train up pastors and leaders through the Cypress Project. He is the lead pastor of Journey Church in Huntersville, NC  Matt has been in full-time ministry for over 20 years and is married with three amazing children. 

Connect with Matt via @dawsontv on Insta or @f2movement on Facebook.​

Pastor Jacin Humphrey

Raised in North Alabama, J fell in love with music early on in life. After interning in Nashville and studying record company, publishing, and studio engineering, etc., J earned a bachelor's degree in Music. While working in banking and finance, he then earned a Master's in Business Administration (MBA). J spent 4 years in accounting and finance, then spent 6 years as a PMP certified Project Manager, where he managed large teams and multi-million dollar IT projects for a major hospital system in Alabama.

​Before pursuing ministry full-time, J had the opportunity to attend Highlands College as an evening student. Since serving in ministry full-time, J has been a Pastor of Ministries for a multi-site church, as well as Campus Pastor and Director of Locations for a fast growing multi-site church. He has also had the blessing of being able to coach and train churches across the country for more than 8 years.

Pastor Shamar Terrell

Shamar Terrell is a Pastor, Leadership and Mental Health Coach. An effective communicator of God’s Word, Pastor Shamar is widely known for his practical and dynamic teaching style, which helps people apply the timeless truths of Scripture to their everyday lives. As a Coach, he has helped countless people work through emotional challenges, form more stable relationships, and feel like the hero of their story.
He currently serves as an Elder and member of the Executive Team at Grace Church Charlotte. 

Shamar holds a Master’s degree in Practical Theology from Regent University and a Certificate in Lay Counseling from Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary. He also holds a dual BA in Organizational Leadership & Management and Psychology.
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He enjoys racquetball, jogging, cooking and pretty much any activity that keeps him young. He is the father of two very active young men and the husband of one wonderful wife, Jijuanna Terrell. They have shared 18 years of marriage together.

Trennis Franklin

Trennis was born and raised in Tyler Texas and has been in Charlotte for 7 years with his family. He has been part of the Grace Church Charlotte Family for 2 years now. He serves as the co- leader of the Grace Outreach team at with his wife Danica.

​Trennis earned a MBA in Heathcare Management from Capella University and a Bachelors of Science in Kinesiology from The University of Texas at Tyler. He currently serves as a Program Manager at Lash Group.

Trennis and Danica have a son and 2 daughters. Trennis likes to play NBA 2K in his spare time.