Pastor Jim Grubb
Pastor of Administration & Finance

Spouse Name:
Ellen
 
Married since:
1969
 
Children Names:
Son: Scott (with wife Tara)
Grandchildren: Jonas, Kaden & Kaia

Daughter: Kim (with husband Nathan)
Grandchildren: Alison & Emily

Where were you born:
Ellensberg, Washington
 
Saved Since:
March 1958
 
On Staff Since:
Jan. 2006
 
Hobbies:
Gardening, white water rafting and being a grandfather
 
Favorite sport:
Basketball
 
Favorite sports personality:
AC Greene
 
Favorite Food:
Seefood (anything I see)
 
Favorite artist(s) or musician(s):
Beethoven to Louis Armstrong and a lot in between
 
Favorite Movie(s):
Seabiscuit, Hidalgo, Indiana Jones movies
 
Favorite Actor/Actress of all time:
Jimmy Stewart/Audrey Hepburn
 
Favorite Book:
Travels With Charlie
 
Favorite Author:
Steinbeck

Favorite Restaurant:
Any with a view of the ocean

Favorite Flavor of Ice Cream:
Cookie Dough
 
Favorite Animal:
Any puppy
 
Favorite Hymn or Praise Song:
Majesty
 
Funniest and/or fondest childhood memory:
Going anywhere with my grandfather on the farm in Washington State
 
Funniest and/or fondest adult memory:
Sitting on a patio overlooking a deep, green valley with the snow capped Alps in the distance while listening to the village band.
 
If you were mayor and could change one thing about Phoenix…
I would resign because I don’t want to be mayor of anywhere.
 
Favorite scripture verse, passage, or book of the Bible:
Eph 4:1-16  "As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace..." (partial passage here)
 
Main Ministries:
Serving Christ by helping the infrastructure of the Church to function so that ministry happens
 
Testimony:
I have had the privilege of being in a family of Christians and then marrying an incredible woman whose family were also  devoted Christians.  However, we each must make our own decisions for Christ, and at age 12, I accepted Christ and was baptized.  Christ never wants to leave us at the point of decision, so He has kept me in the life’s school of training in order for Him to fashion me into being more like Him.  Life is never a straight line from beginning to end, but has its twists and turns.  Though I would have wished that some of those twists had never happened, I am grateful to God that He has loved me enough to submit me to the training.