Our team

Staff

We are glad you are here. If you are not sure who to ask, ask anyone on this page — we will help you find the right person.

Dr. Mark Sullivan

Senior Pastor

Mark has served Grace Community since 2011. A graduate of Southern Seminary (Ph.D., Expository Preaching), he and his wife Karen have three kids and an over-caffeinated golden retriever named Calvin.

mark@gracefranklin.church

Rev. Anthony Boyd

Executive Pastor

Anthony oversees staff, operations, and everything with a spreadsheet. Before ministry he spent 12 years in healthcare administration. He and Danielle have twin daughters at Franklin High.

anthony@gracefranklin.church

Rev. Sarah Whitfield

Pastor of Discipleship & Groups

Sarah leads our small group ministry and Starting Point class. She's a Franklin native, a Vanderbilt grad, and is writing a book on spiritual formation in ordinary life.

sarah@gracefranklin.church

Chris Delgado

Worship Pastor

Chris has led worship at Grace since 2017. He believes congregational singing is one of the most countercultural things the church does. Ask him about vinyl records at your own risk.

chris@gracefranklin.church

Katie Nguyen

Children's Ministry Director

Katie oversees GraceKids, birth through 5th grade. A former elementary teacher, she is fluent in glitter, goldfish crackers, and the gospel. She and Tim have two boys.

katie@gracefranklin.church

Jordan Mills

Student Pastor

Jordan leads Grace Students (6th–12th grade). He's convinced middle schoolers are the future of the church and has the dodgeball injuries to prove it.

jordan@gracefranklin.church

DeeDee Hartman

Office Administrator

DeeDee has kept Grace Community running since 2009. If you've ever called the church office, you've talked to her — and she probably remembered your birthday.

deedee@gracefranklin.church

Marcus Webb

Missions & Outreach Coordinator

Marcus coordinates local partnerships and international mission trips. He spent six years with a church-planting team in East Africa before joining Grace in 2021.

marcus@gracefranklin.church