PASTOR PHIL TAYLOR (Lead Pastor)
Pastor Phil Taylor is the Lead Pastor at Grace Fellowship Church. In 1995 he graduated from Elim Bible Institute and College in Lima, NY. In 1996 he moved to Titusville. One year later he was ordained through Grace Fellowship Church and installed as the Worship & Youth Pastor. In 2006, Pastor Phil was set in as the Lead Pastor and was ordained with Elim Fellowship in 2011.
Pastor Phil has a passion for truth and a desire to see the Titusville community discover Christ. His teachings are rooted in Scripture and include humor and relevant, life stories. Phil has been married to Alexa since 1997 & has two beautiful daughters, Eve & Sophia. Contact Pastor Phil. Follow Pastor Phil Taylor on Facebook right here!
NIKI LAWSON BAIK (Office Manager)
Niki is the office manager at Grace Fellowship Church. She has been attending GFC since her junior high years, when Pastor Phil was her youth leader in the mid/late 90’s.Upon graduation from Edinboro University in 2003, where she majored in Speech Communications, she moved to Orlando and lived there for 6 years. During that time she met Eddie who became her husband in 2008. In 2009 they moved back to northwest PA. Eddie & Niki have two young daughters, Emmie & Sadie.
Niki has a passion and heart for Jesus, GFC, and the community of Titusville. She loves to work behind the scenes, multi-tasking to care of all the details & events on a daily & weekly basis in the office; answering emails, phone calls & visiting with people who stop by! Contact Niki.
Tom Jones (Director of Ministries)
TomtJones is the Director of Ministries here at Grace Fellowship Church. He was born in Titusville Pennsylvania and has grown up attending Grace Fellowship church. He graduated high school in 2017 at Warren County Christian school and continued with his undergraduate by attending Toccoa Falls College in northeast Georgia. With a double major in Business Administration and Bible and Theology he looks forward to joining the staff at Grace Fellowship.
Tom got married in 2020 to Allie Marino before finishing up his last year of school at Toccoa Falls College. He loves the outdoors and spending time with family. Having spent much of his young adult life working with children and teens he has a strong desire to reach into their lives. He looks forward to seeing how he can help Grace Fellowship better impact the Titusville area. Contact Tom.
BRENT & KELLY SMITH (Senior High Youth Leaders)
BrentJand Kelly Smith are the Youth Leaders at Grace Fellowship Church. Brent was born into a loving Christian home in Spartansburg, Pennsylvania, graduated from Warren County Christian School in 2004, and has been attending GFC ever since. Brent works full time operating his own business, Sundback Builders.
Kelly graduated from Red Hook High School in New York. From there she went on to study English and Early Childhood Education at the State University at New Paltz where she graduated in 2006. In 2009 Kelly moved to Fairview Pennsylvania to attend graduate school at Gannon University and worked full time as Office Manager for Braendel Services Inc. out of Erie.
Brent has a real passion to teach this next generation of Youth. He strives to not only be a positive spiritual influence, but also a trustworthy friend and mentor. Together, he and Kelly create a fun, yet structured environment for the students. They are taught not only about Christ in their lives, but also how to share Him with the community. Brent & Kelly have been married since August 2013 & currently reside in Centerville with their son, Axton and daughter, Lyra. Contact Brent & Kelly.
Josh & Bekah Jones (Junior High Youth Leaders)
JoshLand Bekah are the junior high youth leaders. Josh has been going to the church ever since he was born. When he graduated high school he took a year and went to Toccoa Falls college in Georgia. He felt a calling to Titusville though, in 2019 he came back and Josh and Bekah got married. They strived to get involved with the church and had an amazing opportunity to help Brent and Kelly with the youth group. Ever since then they’ve had a passion for the younger generation. They are striving to teach Christ first in their lives and relationships while building friendships with the youth. Josh and Becca have been married since 2019 and currently live in Titusville.