Sean Adinig
Assistant Pastor
Claire Akin
Women's Ministry Leader
Claire is the wife of Josh Akin and mom to their four children. She has lived in the area since 2001. Claire gave her life to Jesus in 1998 and has loved studying God's Word, applying it personally to her own life, and leading Bible gatherings for women. There is nothing Claire loves more than hearing personal testimonies about Jesus from other women. She also enjoys teaching children, toddlers and babies about Jesus at church, at work, and in her community. Claire is a homemaker and works outside of the home part-time, so can relate to both working women and stay-at-home mamas. Her hobbies include inventing new recipes which garner mixed reviews, devouring boring scientific studies with vigor, and watching LOTR (aka napping on the couch) on Sundays after church.
Josh Akin
Founder and Lead Pastor
Discover how good life can be when lived out God's way with our founding Pastor Josh Akin.
Josh is passionate about helping the world Learn and Love the Bible. You will love Josh's way of making the Bible simple, yet profoundly life-changing.
Josh planted GraceBuilt Church in 2006 with his wife Claire. They have four children and love exploring the small towns and trails around the beautiful Shenandoah valley.
Karla Campbell
Prayer Ministry
I accepted Jesus as my Savior in 1988 at the age of 38. I had grown up in church but in my young adult years I drifted away in my own search for spiritual truth. God says if you search for Him you will find Him and I was on a mission to do just that. I enrolled in a World Religion course at Blue Ridge College after coming to my own conclusion that all religions are just different ways to reach the same God. We were asked to write a paper to support our views but I was not able to do that. In the midst of that attempt I came across a scripture that God spoke through so powerfully that it changed my life. Jesus spoke to me saying “I am the way, the truth and the life and no one comes to the Father except through me." I didn’t turn in a paper or return to class. I joined a Bible Study where I learned the truth about who God is and who I am in Christ. I built strong relationships with Christian women who have helped me along my journey to be able to say Jesus is my Savior, but He is also my Lord.
Stacie Cathcart
Administrative Assistant
Stacie Cathcart serves as administrative assistant to Pastor Josh.
Stacie enjoys volunteering in children’s ministry, spending time with friends and family, doing vendor events (she is an avid painter), and going to visit local lakes and parks.
Jordan Gibson
GraceBuilt Kids and Students ministries
Midori Gibson
GraceBuilt Kids and Students ministries