Annie Watson
Administrative Assistant

What do you do at Grace?: Assist Pastor Al, Bernie Farabaugh & Jill Mintsiveris in administrative work. Also serve as Church Secretary.

How long have you been at Grace? 9.5 years

Family Information: Married for 32 years to Pastor Mike. Three children: Paula, Ellen, Laurel. Son-in-law: John Phillips and precious granddaughter, Allison Marie.

Education: I survived 12 years of Catholic education. (4 with just girls!)

Fun Stuff:
If you were an animal, what would you be (why)? I can’t see myself out in the wild so I guess I would be a beloved family pet, like a cocker spaniel that laid on a braided rug by the hearth all day and took naps whenever I felt like it.

Favorite color: blue

Favorite Food: my lasagna

Pet Peeve(s): people that talk during movies (in a theatre or at home), close talkers, whiners, the fact that everything that tastes good is not good for you!

Hobbies: Playing with Allison, reading, sewing, home projects, napping

If you had 24 hours to live, what three things would you do? First I would say an “Act of Contrition”, just in case..(some habits die hard). Actually, I would make sure my heart was right with God and my sins were confessed. That should take a while, then I would gather my family around me and tell them how much they mean to me, then I would spend the rest of the time with my husband making sure that he would never forget me!

Tell us about a few influential (or favorite) books you’ve read: I like to read to relax when I have the time and can stay awake. My favorite Christian author is Francine Rivers. I’ve read all of her books. I really like Nicholas Sparks. His books are a quick read and always entertaining.

Spiritual Stuff:
Tell us a little bit about your spiritual journey: I came to Christ at 18 years old and spent the first 10 years in a very evangelistic young church, in which I grew up spiritually. Following the Lord has been the only life that I could imagine for myself. It has been a joy even in hard times…an incomparable adventure. And the best is yet to come!

What did you do before you started working at Grace? I worked in the office for various businesses, and was a full-time mom for 10 years before that.

Why are you passionate about church and ministry? I love the feeling of family in a church community. I love to see new people come into the church and get connected and watch them find their niche in using their gifts for service. I love that you can be in a place with 700 people from all different walks of life and have that common thread that connects you. Working in youth ministry for 9 years, I loved seeing teenagers grow in their walk with God and mature into adults who are serious about their relationship with Him. It has also been hard to see others struggle with their faith. Most of all I love seeing people come to Christ and watch them change and grow through the ministry at Grace.

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