Lynden United Methodist Church

Pastor Grace is married to the Rev. Dr. Jacob. They are parents of two children, Ruthie and Conroy.

Rev. Grace came to UMC, Lynden church from a Methodist Church in Kenya where she served about a decade as a pastor and a chaplain.

Grace holds a divinity degree from Kenya that is equivalent MDV in United states. Grace holds a clinical pastoral education certificate and mental health counseling certificate and is pursuing her Masters degree in mental health.

Rev. Grace is gifted in evangelism, pastoral care, counseling, teaching, and preaching the word of God. She is an avid advocate for inclusion and diversity. What makes us different makes us strong.

When Grace is not doing church ministry, she enjoys being with her family. She enjoys traveling, cooking, singing and gardening.

Rachel is our Administative Assistant

She and her husband Paul Griebenow are recent transplants to the Pacific Northwest from the southwest desert. Rachel is a lifelong Methodist, as her father is a Methodist minister in New Mexico. She has done administrative work for a nonprofit humane society for a number of years, and is excited to join the LUMC team.

In her free time, Rachel enjoys writing screenplays and filming backyard movies with her friends, raising miniature goats, riding horses, and hiking with Paul in the beautiful northwest. They live in a Tiny House in the Big Woods, and can often be found cooking adventurous new recipes together, as Rachel is firmly convinced that she married the best cook in all of the land.