Our Staff

Roger Wright, Pastor

Favorite Food?
Do I only pick one?!

Favorite Book?
Anything by John Maxwell, Good to Great by Jim Collins, The Bible

Favorite Movie?
Raiders of the Lost Ark, Blindside, and The Bourne Identity Series

What's playing on your iPod right now?
Jesus Culture, Toby Mac, Franchesca Ballestella, Newsboys, Journey and Kansas, to name a few.

What was your first job?
I sacked groceries at Doc's Thrifty Wise...Hey, don't judge me, it was an easy way to get gas money!

Tammy Wright

Favorite Food?
Olive Garden's Chicken Fettucine Alfredo

Favorite Book?
Anything on Leadership, Bible (of course)

Favorite Movie?
Bourne Identity Series, Pelican Brief, Red Eye, Yeah, I like suspense!

What's playing on your iPod right now?
Natalie Grant, Jesus Culture, Phil Wickham, and some 1980 s classics: Journey and Kansas

What was your first job?
Corn detasseling in Wisconsin during the summer

Howard and Melanie Malone, Ministers of Music

Favorite Food?
Howie: If I can chew it and swallow it, it's my favorite, unless it's real spicey - yuck!

Favorite Book?
Howie: Don't have a true, single favorite, but I do have a short list of ones I really like (The Shack, Blue Like Jazz, Leadership and Self-Deception)

Favorite Movie/TV Show?
Howie: Don't have a favorite, but I love the "movie experience" of going to the theater...
Melanie: Law & Order, Criminal Intent - can watch back to back episodes of these and not even take a break - yikes!

What's playing on your iPod right now?
Howie: I LOVE music and listen to a lot of different styles, mostly on my computer.
Melanie: I really don't listen to much music. Can you believe it?!

What was your first job?
Howie: Outside of working at my Dad's motorcycle dealership, it was at McDonald's.
Melanie: Working at my Dad's pharmacy.

Josh Mize, Youth Pastor

Favorite Quote?
"Begin each day as if it's on purpose." - Alex Hitchens (Will Smith in Hitch)

Favorite Movie?
Hitch - Hopeless Romantic, Mission Impossible - To satisfy a manly desire for action, The Never Ending Story - Just because

What's playing on your iPod right now?
Worth Dying For, Journey, and Best of YouTube Podcast

What do you do at Grace?
I am the youth minister working with 7th-12th grade students.

What was your first job?
Bagging groceries at Ft. Wood Commissary

Bridgette Sigmon, Administrative Assistant

Favorite Food?
Italian

Favorite TV Shows?
NCIS and Law & Order (Special Victims Unit)

What do you do at Grace?
Adminstrative Assistant; Children's Church Director; On the Praise Team; On the Prayer Room Team; Awana, and whatever is needed.

What was your first job?
Kmart in Rolla, right out of high school

What did you want to be when you grew up?
A minister of the Gospel

One of your proudest moments?
Graduating from RHEMA Bible Training Center