Brian and Ashley Clark are the Lead Pastors of Grace Life Church. Their heart’s desire is to share the truth in love and to help others discover who they are in Christ.
Pastor Brian has a Master’s in Biblical Studies from Charis Bible College. While in Bible College, Pastor Brian served on staff at Andrew Wommack Ministries and interned for Charis’s Dean of Students, Barry Bennett. In addition to his responsibilities as Lead Pastor, Brian also works as an online facilitator for Charis Bible College. Prior to returning to North Carolina, Brian was ordained through Pastor Lawson Perdue of Charis Christian Center.
Ashley Clark has her Bachelor’s in Spanish from High Point University and has several years of ministry experience in worship and children’s ministry.
In addition to her duties as Lead Pastor, Ashley Clark pastors the worship at Grace Life Church. She has a passion for helping others encounter the presence of God in corporate worship.
Brian and Ashley have two sons; Paul and Luke.
Craig and Melissa Rumbley have been at Grace Life for over three years and have a heart for serving. Craig oversees the prayer team and outreach teams and also preaches on occasion. He graduated from Charis Bible College in 2008 and moved to Belize as a missionary and helped start a Charis Bible College there. He served as the school director for 10 years and moved back to the Triad in 2021 to be a part of Grace Life Church. His heart is to see people grow in their identity in Christ and to walk it out in their lives.
Melissa is from Belize, Central America and has an Associate’s degree in English and in Primary Education. She helps oversee the prayer and outreach ministries and also leads the Good News Club for elementary age children that meets on Wednesday nights.
With a heart full of passion for helping kids grow in their faith, Haleigh leads our Kid’s Life ministry with energy, creativity, and care. She has been serving in the children’s ministry for almost three years and loves seeing children discover how much God loves them. Her goal is to make church a place where every child feels safe, loved, and valued. Haleigh has a Bachelor’s degree in Consumer, Apparel and Retail Studies from The University of North Carolina atGreensboro. When she is not in Kid’s Life, Haleigh is a stay-at-home mom to two beautiful girls,Nataleigh and Noelle.
Ebony Johnson attended Charis Bible College in Woodland Park, CO., where she met her husband and best friend, Herbert Johnson, and graduated with a Master’s in Biblical Studies. She and her husband have a heart for missions and a passion to see people receive a revelation of the truth of the Gospel and experience Jesus. She worked at Andrew Wommanck Ministries for more than seven years. She was the Written Operations Manager, overseeing teams that corresponded with friends and partners of the ministry via email, various social media platforms, and the prison ministry.
Ebony holds a Bachelor of Arts in Biology and a Master of Public Health. She taught Health Education courses at More Than Conquerors College, Victory Christian Center’s Bible college in Charlotte, NC. She also managed a childcare facility in Charlotte, NC. Ebony has served in various areas of ministry over many years and is currently a part of the worship team and prayer team at Grace Life.
George and Missy Thomson have a heart and a vision to help those in need that has been birthed out of personal experience. Missy was a single Mom and struggling to support two small children; barely making ends meet, she knew what it meant to struggle..making just enough to survive, but not enough for any assistance..nearly starving herself because of the fear of where the next meal was coming from. George experienced near homelessness living on a friend’s couch while saving money to get back on his feet after his first marriage fell apart.
Jesus transformed their lives through the love of the local church. They now find joy and purpose serving God and ministering to those in need because of the way the body of Christ served each of them in their time of need. Their goal as Outreach Directors is to serve those in need and to change the world … one heart, one life, and one community at a time.
Alex Caillat, MD serves as the Angel Team Leaders providing overwatch and security for Grace Life, helping to ensure a safe environment for your worship experience. He was formally baptized at Grace Life on March 26th, 2023, but the Holy Spirit had been dealing with his heart for decades prior to that.
Alex owns a local outdoor range and teaches firearms classes as a certified NRA instructor on the weekends. He spends most of his time serving Davidson County as a board-certified urologist. He is married to Aryn (who has periodic community centered meetings at Grace Life) and has a beautiful daughter, Brooklyn, who volunteers in the children’s ministry when needed.
