Photo albums from 
life at Grace

Living with the mission of...

Proclaiming God's Word:
  Grounded in Faith
  Filled with Grace
  Showing our Love

Pastor Jade was born in Taiwan to a Buddhist family and was baptized into the Christian faith at age 17. She and her husband, a pastor originally from Mexico, started a mission church in Mexico with one family in attendance and built it to 30 families within a year. Later she and her spouse moved to Chicago, where she attended the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, graduating in 2009. 

She was ordained and installed as Grace's pastor on July 18, 2010.

Click here for more photos from her ordination service.

Ray Bebee - Deacon

Ray was installed as deacon at Grace on June 10, 2007.

Michael Gagne - Music Director

Michael Gagne has lived in the Chicagoland area all of his life. He is no stranger to Chi-town. He currently resides in Deerfield, Illinois. Michael is an active concert organist performing all over Illinois. Some notable churches that Michael has performed at have been St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Evanston, First Presbyterian Church in Arlington Heights, North Park Covenant Church in Chicago, and Grace United Methodist Church in Lake Bluff.

Michael is currently a Junior at North Park University (Chicago) where he is a BA in Music degree candidate. He is also the accompanist to the North Park University Women's Chorale and is on the Worship Team at North Park as well as accompanying various student ensembles.

Some of Michael's instructors have been Dr. Marilyn Kay Stulken of Racine, Wisconsin; Dr. Marcia van Oyen, and Dr. David Christiansen of Park Ridge. Currently, Michael is studying the organ at North Park under the instruction of Mr. Leon Nelson. At North Park, Michael is in demand as an accompanist. In the Fall of 2009, Michael has taken up the role as Interim University Choir accompanist, a role that Michael is proud of. 

Michael has also participated in several Organ master classes with each instructor giving strong positive feedback. Some notable instructors in the Master classes were Dr. John Weaver, J. Christopher Pardini (former organist of the Crystal Cathedral); Ken Cowan, and Diane Bish.

While not busy accompanying or playing the organ/piano, he is school bus driver. Michael is also a die-hard Cubs fan and also a Bears fan. 

If you are interested in learning more about the Music Ministry, or any of its programs at Grace, please do not hesitate to talk to Michael or email him at DoMusicatGrace@aol.com

Sue Trapani - Church Office Secretary

Sue started at the end of September, 2006. She lives on the south end of Villa Park, with her husband, John, three daughters, and a beagle dog named "Chief." She loves to walk with the weather is cool; and swim when it's hot. She grew up on the Southwest side of Chicago, which makes her a Sox fan.

Tel. 630-832-0870

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Grace is one of 11,000 congregations of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America  

and a part of the ELCA Metropolitan Chicago Synod.