About Us

We are a church whose highest priority is to unite people from “all nations” in the worship of God. Our vision is to reach people of all ethnic backgrounds and social classes. We want everyone to hear the good news of reconciliation with God and with each other through Jesus Christ. Our vision is to be united in the worship of God, thus celebrating and demonstrating the love of Jesus. All people are welcome in our church and we invite you to come worship with us! We hope you will, and we trust that you will find our worship to be a time when you are ushered into the very presence of God!

Why a Multi-Ethnic Church? Our Core Values

Our Vision

Where We Are Going

We want to love and serve our community and world with the good news of Jesus Christ. We believe that the power of that good news is seen by bringing people together across the lines of race and class to worship and follow Jesus. The love of Christ brings healing in our relationship with God and with one another, and it unifies us to worship Him together. In this worship, our lives are enriched through the diversity of races, cultures and backgrounds. But it goes beyond worship: we also learn and grow together; we share our everyday lives together; and then we go back out to love and serve our community with the Gospel.

As Jesus prayed in John 17,

“I pray that they may be one, Father, so that the world may believe that you have sent me.”

Our Leaders

Deacons & Deaconesses
Left to right: Ruthann Arthur, Angela Peacock, Laura Lazzeri, Jay Lazzeri, Flora Ball, Jay Pearson, Terri English, Jon Wallace, Sharon Jones, Bill Courts, Robert Jones, Jr., Janine Martin.
Elders & Session Advisory Board
Front Row: Timothy Reisinger, Sharon Jones, Young Hwangbo, Priscilla Alexander, Mike Godfrey
Middle Row: Dave Brown, Clara Martinez, Ruthann Arthur, Tyler Hogan
Back Row: Kirk Ball, Tom Kauth, Steve Hampton

Our Story

Where We’ve Come From

Grace Church was started as a mission of the Reformed Presbyterian Church, Evangelical Synod (RPCES) in 1977. Grace became part of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) in 1982 and Jonathan Seda was called as pastor in 1983. Through a PromiseKeeper’s pastors’ conference coupled with deep, personal study of Ephesians, Pastor Seda was gripped with the biblical vision of racial reconciliation and the call of the gospel to reach across lines of race and class in our own Dover community. Rick Barr came on staff in 1991 as the ministries coordinator and eventually spent the rest of his time at Grace overseeing the Youth and Young Adult ministries until he retired in fall of 2021. Jeff Rakes joined the pastoral staff in 1993 and faithfully led the worship operations and administration at Grace until his retirement in fall of 2021. Kenny Foster joined the pastoral staff in January 2007 overseeing outreach and helping the integration of the church’s multi-ethnic vision. He became Senior Pastor of Grace in fall of 2020 as Pastor Seda retired after 37 years of faithful service. In 2015, the Dover United Korean Church, which had met in our facilities for years, dissolved and became members of Grace, further strengthening our development as a multicultural congregation. Joshua Suh joined the pastoral staff in January 2021 and transitioned into the Senior Pastor position in January 2024, continuing the multi-ethnic vision of our church.

Our Beliefs

What We Believe

  • The Bible
  • God
  • Creation
  • Man
  • God’s Plan of Salvation
  • Christ
  • The Church
  • Last Things