Grace Staff

Email: pastoryg@graceccc.org
Phone: 574.370.6492

Rev. Yvonne T. Gilmore was recently called to serve as the Senior Minister of Grace Community Christian Church. She is also Associate Dean of Disciples Divinity House of the University of Chicago. She returned to Chicago, where she is an alumna, in September of 2013, after serving in Ohio for six years. In 2007, she became the founding pastor of New Song Community Church, a new church start in Columbus, Ohio, that was dually aligned with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and the United Church of Christ. She has also served as a pastor, associate pastor and chaplain in Columbus, OH, Washington, DC, and in Baltimore, MD. She is a current member of the Board of Directors of Higher Education and Leadership Ministries (HELM), and an anti-racism trainer with the Reconciliation Ministry of the Christian Church, Disciples of Christ. Yvonne is also a poet/spoken word artist and a member of the band, the Cornel West theory. She attended The American University, where she earned a BA in International Relations. She has two daughters ages 17 and 12. She enjoys theater, music, exercise in moderation, and road trips.

Email: debbie.kokaska@graceccc.org

Debbie was born in MN and grew up in Red Wing, MN. Studied Music and Religon at Concordia College, St. Paul, MN. Moved to Chicago with her husband. Debbie and Bill have a son and daughter and 3 grandchildren. Debbie manages the office for the church and is in the office on Tuesdays and Thursdays of each week. She is responsible for publishing the bulletin, keeping the calendar current, and providing ongoing information about the programs of the church