Leadership
Pastor | Matt Marino
Pastor Matt Marino was installed as Pastor of Grace Church ARP in October of 2021. Matt, along with his wife and two of their children live in Winter Springs.
Ruling Elder | Derek Anderson
Derek Anderson was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. At age nine he moved to Ventura, California, where he grew up and later became a US citizen. He attended LeTourneau University in Longview, Texas. There he met his wife Evelyn. Derek has a degree in mechanical/automotive engineering. He worked for Westinghouse and Siemens for 45 years, retiring in 2014.
In addition to serving as an elder at Grace Church, Derek teaches several Bible study groups. Derek and Evelyn have two adult children and one granddaughter.
Ruling Elder | Curt Wendt
Curt Wendt was born in Farmington, Connecticut. He moved to Urbana, Illinois in 1984 where he married his wife, Yeok Eng. Curt and Yeok Eng moved to Orlando in 2000 and have been at Grace Church since early in 2021. They have two adult children and two grandchildren.
Director of Music | Joe Lewis
Joe Lewis has been the Music Director at Grace since 2014. Previously he was the Associate Organist at First Presbyterian Church of Maitland andDirector of Music and Organist at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Casselberry. In addition Joe has been guest organist at numerous churches in Central Florida, and has composed a number of piano arrangements of familiar hymns, including one for handbell choir. Joe holds degrees from Florida Technological University, the University of Central Florida, and the University of Florida College of Law. He has worked professionally in communications at NASA and in the U.S. Navy, and is a licensed pilot, a licensed amateur radio operator, a certified SCUBA diver, and a photographer.