About Us
Church Staff
Ward Satterfield
Director of Music and Worship
Our Director of Music and Worship is Ward Satterfield . A Dalton native, Ward is a graduate of the University of Georgia (B.S. in Education) He has also studied through New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (Atlanta Extension) and Covenant Theological Seminary (Access Distance Program). Ward has been involved with music and worship for over 20 years. He has served as the worship leader for Campus Crusade for Christ at the University of Georgia and as Minister of Music and Youth in Good Hope, Georgia and Minister of Music and Education in Dalton , Georgia before coming to Grace Presbyterian in May of 1997. Ward is married to Carol and they have two sons Caleb and Josh.
Laura Pressley
Children's Ministry Director
Laura joined the staff as the director of children's minsitries in November of 2008. Prior to joining our staff she was a stay at home mom for two years. Laura was also a special education teacher for four and a half years here in Dalton. In 2001 she obtained a Bachelor of Science degree from North Georgia College and State University and in 2003 she obtained a masters degree in Educational Leadership from Kennesaw State University.
Pablo Ayllon
Hispanic Ministry Pastor
Born and raised in Lima, Peru, Pablo moved to the States in 1998 at age 17, and obtained his bachelors in Business Administration from King University in 2004, and then graduated from Covenant Theological Seminary in December of 2008 with a Master of Divinity. In the last 10 years, Pablo has had the opportunity to work in children's ministry, youth, and Hispanic ministries. Pablo is married to Mary Jo, and they have two children. His favorite Bible verse that has shaped his philosophy of ministry is Philippians 1:21 "For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain."
Randy Jackson
Assistant Pastor
Randy has been on staff at Grace since January, 2015. Randy serves the church in a number of capacities, including the regular preaching of the word during this interim period.
Wes Parsons
Student Ministry Director
Wes joined the staff of Grace in February of 2015. Wes and his family served as missionaries of Grace in Bogotá, Colombia for 4 years before serving at Grace. Wes studied at Covenant Theological Seminary and recieved his MDiv in 2009. Wes is married to Hope and they have 4 beautiful children, Benjamin, Isabella, LIlyanna, and Elijah.
Jeannie Smith
Church Secretary
Jeannie has been the office manager of Grace for 25 years. She is a member of Fellowship Bible Church and is active in the Worship Arts Ministry, on the Leadership/Advisory Board of the Women's Ministry and teaches a Bible study.