Meet Our Lead Pastor #

ryan peterson desires to see people come fully alive through the freedom of the Gospel and the power of the Holy Spirit. He has aheart for the Presence of God, and he loves spending time with God through Word, prayer, and worship. His personal encounters with the Lord have provoked a deep hunger to help others encounter God in the same way.

As Lead Pastor of Grace Church, he desires for the church to steward the Presence of God by seeking Him, honoring Him as holy, and walking with Him in steadfast faith and obedience. He consistently points people back to the simple practices and values described in the Bible, such as meditating on God’s Word, prayer, and community.

ryan has been walking with Jesus since 2004, and since that time, the Lord has directed his steps on an unexpected journey of faith. In 2006, he moved from Kansas to direct a private tennis facility. While attending Grace Church, his hunger for the Lord drew him to volunteer, enroll in Bible school, and give up a tennis career to join the Grace Church staff.

In 2009, ryan graduated from Grace College of Divinity (now Manna University) and was ordained as a pastor. Since then, he has discipled men in groups, led Young Adults, and grown in his hope to see lives transformed by Jesus. In 2022, ryan became Lead Pastor of Grace Church and has since earned a master’s degree in Spiritual Formation from Regent University in 2023.

ryan has been married to Rebekah since 2008, and they have three lively children. He enjoys time with his family, mountain biking, almost anything outside, reading books about Jesus, the brilliance of the local church, and all things concerning spiritual formation.