Elders’ Directory
| Bob Baldwin Bob and his wife, Jean, have lived in Washington, D.C. since 1990. Jean has her own educational consulting business and Bob works as a commercial real estate mortgage banker based in Washington, D.C. Their two children, Tom and Emily are now in Chicago and Boston, respectively, pursuing graduate degrees.Bob and Jean attended McLean Presbyterian Church (MPC) in McLean, Va. where Bob was an elder for many years. They were involved in the early stages of prayer and planning for a church plant in Washington, D.C. which resulted in the establishment of Grace DC. Many good friends were left at MPC when after 15 years they moved full time to worship at Grace DC. But the challenges and blessings of being called to participate in the birth of a new church have more than compensated. God has prodded and poked and pulled both of them into situations and relationships that have demanded and produced new insights into God’s goodness. And the truth of the Community of God that works together to pursue righteousness and justice and mercy is a growing reality for them. |
 You can contact Bob by email at baldwinrobert@mac.com |
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| Andy Neal Andy and Beth caught their first glimpse of ministering to cities at ChristChurch Presbyterian in Atlanta, GA, the first church they attended as a married couple. When they first moved to DC so Beth could attend St. John’s College, they had every intention of moving back to Atlanta after Beth graduated. But soon they had fallen in love with the Washington and its people, especially a little eclectic group who dreamed of a church in the District bringing the good news of Jesus Christ to a city where the weak and poor live alongside the powerful and mighty. Since then, they have enjoyed seeing their family grow as Grace DC has become a church and as God has collected people from around the United States and the world to learn love Him, one another, and DC. They have been equally grateful that God has given them a beautiful daughter, Ailene. Andy is excited to see God’s renewal come to Washington, and he is humbled to serve the members of Grace DC as an elder. |
 You can contact Andy by email at d.andrew.neal@gmail.com |
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| Kevin Offner Kevin and Amy Offner, and their infant son David, have lived in Washington, DC, on Capitol Hill, since 1996. They are humbled to have been a part of Grace DC from its prayerful beginning, and their faith has been deepened as they’ve watched God give birth to this church.Born and raised in Urbana, Illinois, Kevin attended the University of Illinois and graduated in 1979 with a B.S. in mathematics, and then received a Masters of Christian Studies from Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia, where he did his masters thesis on the English Puritan Thomas Goodwin’s doctrine of the atonement. Kevin spent a year in East Africa in 1984, serving with the African Inland Mission and the International Fellowship of International Students in a volunteer capacity. He has been on staff with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship since 1985, and has served university students in New England (Brown, MIT and Harvard) and Washington, DC (Georgetown, American, George Washington, and U. of Maryland).Kevin is currently working on his Ph.D at The Catholic University of America, where he hopes to write a dissertation on St. Augustine’s view of original sin, and he has a passion for ecumenical dialogue of a theological nature between Protestants and Roman Catholics. He also thoroughly enjoys conversations and relationships with people very different from himself where he can wrestle with truth issues from different perspectives. |
 You can contact Kevin by email at koffner@verizon.net |
To find out who your elder is, ask your Community Group leader.
Elder Nominations
We ask those who are members of our congregation to please be praying and thinking about Elder Nominations, which you can submit at any time during the year.
To nominate someone for the office, first read the Guide to Nominating an Elder, then fill out the Elder Nomination Form and fax it to the church office 202.386.7642, attn “Elder Nomination: Confidential”. Be sure to talk with the person you are nominating before submitting the forms!
For more guidance about how to recognize a good potential elder, listen to this sermon on Leadership in the Church.