Kathy Herrmann
Administrative Assistant

What do you do at Grace? I am secretary to the Executive Pastor, Derek Sanford, Secretary to the Bridge Leaders (which are the ministry leaders of the church) and I’m also the receptionist.

How long have you been at Grace? My family and I began attending the church in 1987 – I have worked here for 8 years.

Family Information: I married my teenage sweetheart and neighbor in 1976. We began our family 3 years later. We have 2 sons – Chad and JJ. Also a dog and cat.

Education:
Jefferson High School, Jefferson Ohio

Fun Stuff:
If you were an animal, what would you be (why)? Maybe a cat…. what a life of luxury they have!!

Favorite color: Chartreuse

Favorite Food: Love pasta… seafood, donuts

Pet Peeve(s): I have several…. Maybe mostly people who don’t clean up after themselves?

Hobbies: Stamping, and scrap booking, shopping, reading, decorating, sitting and napping on my porch in the summer time.

If you had 24 hours to live, what three things would you do? I imagine I would be praying first of all….Then, I would want to just be with those that I love – wouldn’t matter what I was doing – just being together.

Tell us about a few influential (or favorite) books you’ve read:
1. The Bible of course is the most life changing book I’ve read. I especially like Psalms.
2. I’m mostly a “recreational” reader – anything of Francine Rivers peaks my interest.

Spiritual Stuff:
Tell us a little bit about your spiritual journey: I went to church on and off while growing up. Family members were not Christians at that point in time. In 1979 I made a “deal” with God - I would bring my children up in the church – if He would bring a family member through a health issue….!! (I chuckle when I think of that now!) Well - He chose to take on my challenge, and Jeff and I began our real journey after Chad was born. We really didn’t know what we were looking for – but knew that it was within the church. We attended 3 different churches before we came to Grace Baptist. However, it wasn’t until Grace that we heard the plan of salvation. It made perfect sense to us – and we were shocked that we had never heard those simple truths before! We readily accepted Christ and attended church and Sunday school regularly. Our sons were active in the children and youth ministries and accepted Christ as well. Knowing that those closest to me have chosen Christ as their savior is the most important thing in my life. Having the Lord has made it possible to go through the ups and downs of life.

What did you do before you started working at Grace? I worked in the bookkeeping department of a bank (that was the department where you looked at cancelled checks all day long……. ) Then I worked as a bank teller – stopped to be a stay at home mom for a few years. At that point we moved to Erie and Jeff opened an import auto parts business that I worked at with him. Then I worked part time at 2 different churches, doing secretarial duties, until I came to work full time at Grace in 1997.

Why are you passionate about church and ministry? It is very exciting to me to see young families come in to the church and learn about the life changing truths of Christ, and then in turn to see them invite their family and friends. It reminds me of when Jeff and I first came with our kids – and what an exciting time that was.

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