OUR SENIOR PASTOR
Frank T. Sawicki, Jr. (A.K.A. Frankie) is an ordained minister. He was ordained at Smyrna Church of Christ in Smyrna, DE and has a BA in Ministry from Lincoln Christian University. Frankie has had various ministries in Baltimore, MD; Cambridge, MD; and now here in Canaan, VT. He was ordained into ministry March 12, 2000.
He has been married to his wife, Katie, since 1998 and still counting the great years we are having together serving Christ and others. They have two children who grew up too fast and now are adults.
His experience working with kids serving as a Children's Minister and teacher, along with working with adults as a Senior Minister has been an invaluable asset to Frankie's ministry. He has a heart for serving those around him and he enjoys sharing the love of Christ with others.
He also enjoys reading, playing video games, eating an array of weird food. (Ask him sometime about his favorite sandwich!)
If you need to contact Frankie:
OUR ASSOCIATE PASTOR
Dean R. Woodard-Neary is an ordained minister. He was ordained here at Grace Community Church in 2024. Dean was born and raised just across the river in Colebrook NH. Dean gave his life to Jesus in 2017 while studying at Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond KY.
Dean has worked as a Firefighter and EMT since 2010. Throughout NH and as a fire investigator in Kentucky and Missouri. Deans’ experiences in the fire service led him to coming to know Jesus. Those experiences have also lead Deans strong desire into
pastoral and grief counseling.
Dean is also the Executive Director of Area Churches Working Together which operates the Colebrook Area Food Pantry and Community Meals Soup Kitchen. Dean is also the owner and master roaster at Reckless Coffee Roasters in Colebrook.
Dean loves being outdoors hunting, fishing, and hiking.
If you need to contact Dean:
OUR CHURCH BUILDING and its PEOPLE
After 140 years of serving our community as Grace Methodist,
our historic church became an independent church in the summer of 2014,
and the community's support and involvement continues to grow!
We are quickly becoming more community-involved, sharing a younger and more receptive style of worship, and filling the needs of our neighbors all while sharing the good news of the Gospel. Contact us to learn more about the many services, classes, suppers and events the community and we are sharing together.
We invite you to be a part of the development of this church as we learn what our community wants as far as service times, music, children's activities, bible study, Sunday school, classes, and more.