From left to right: Pastors Corey Shepherd, Rod Fultz, and Rick Nielsen
Rod Fultz - rfultz@gcgv.org
God brought Rod and his family to Gainesville / Haymarket in December 2001 specifically for the purpose of planting Grace Church. Rod married April in 1992, and together they have 3 boys, and 1 girl, ranging from elementary to high school aged. Rod served as a church planting missionary in Florida, Texas and Africa prior to coming to Northern Virginia. He is a graduate of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (MDivBL 1992) and Old Dominion University (1985). His responsibilities at GCGV include preaching; pastoral oversight and evangelism. Rod’s heartbeat is to see the gospel of God’s grace established in His church and taken to the nations!
Corey Shepherd – cshepherd@gcgv.org
The Lord put church planting on Corey’s heart in 2002 while he was a student at Temple Baptist Seminary in Chattanooga, TN. Little did Corey know that God would use that desire to bring him to Grace Church in 2004 where he now serves as an Associate Pastor overseeing youth and children’s ministry as well as assisting in pastoral care for the whole congregation. Corey married Kristy in the summer of 2000. Together they have three preschool boys.
Rick Nielsen – rnielsen@gcgv.org
Rick came to Northern Virginia in 1989 while serving in the US Army. After leaving the military, Rick served in various churches in Northern Virginia as a Bible teacher and taught classes in Bible and Theology in a local Bible college. He is a graduate of The Missions Academy (BS Theology), and Luther Rice Seminary (MA Biblical/Theological Studies). Rick and his wife Christina, a native of Virginia , have been married since 1994. In addition to his general responsibilities of pastoral oversight, Rick is involved in the teaching and discipling ministries of Grace Church.
