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Church Staff & Council Members

Scott Hackler

Senior Pastor
623-977-6000
630-352-1899

  Pastor Scott comes to us from South Dakota, his home state, but has also served as a pastor in Georgia, Colorado, New Mexico and Illinois. He is married to Miriam and they have four adult children, Jon, Zach, Hannah (married to Roy) and Ian.  Pastor Scott was a music major in his undergraduate work… Read More »

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Gary Benson

Associate Pastor
623-977-6000
507-951-3752

At age eleven I told my parents, “I want to become a pastor!” Little did I know what that would mean, yet the journey was underway. Growing up in Stanley Wisconsin, then onto Augsburg College and Luther Seminary. During college, I met Sara Palmgren. We married in 1971. Sara was an elementary and library education… Read More »

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Sheila Marlow

Admin Assistant

Sheila was born in Iowa but when she was 6 years old, her family moved to Southern California and she became a “California Girl” growing up one-quarter mile from Knott’s Berry Farm, the beach, and “good old time rock-n-roll.” From the time she was 7 years old, she knew she wanted to be a secretary/administrative… Read More »

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Fred Bornhoeft

Director of Music

Fred hails from Detroit Michigan. After a four year stint in the Air Force he moved to Seattle to attend the University of Washington where he majored in Drama. Needing employment, he went to work at the Sears Catalog Plant in Seattle where he lingered for thirty years, spending his evenings acting and directing in… Read More »

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Deb Frusciano

Faith Community Nurse

Deborah is originally from Michigan and moved to Arizona in 1999 as a full-time resident. She received her nursing degree from the University of Detroit and worked as a nurse for 32 years before retiring from full time nursing July 2015. While in Michigan, she and her husband attended St. Peter’s Lutheran Church where she… Read More »

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Glenn Schultz

Director of Finance & Administration

Glenn has been a Valley resident since 1956, graduating from ASU with a degree in finance. He practiced as a CPA from 1969 to 1991 when he left public accounting. From 1991 until 2009 he worked in financial planning, and real estate development before becoming a sales manager. From 2009 to 2015 he was the… Read More »

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Jerry Huston

Facilities Manager

Jerry and his wife Annie moved to Tucson in 1979 from Des Moines, Ia. Jerry worked for Pima County Facilities as Construction Project Manager. Multi-million dollar projects like Parking Garages, Juvenile Court Center, Jails, then moved on to two team Spring Training Stadiums/Recreation Complexes (Tucson and Surprise). You could say all the challenges involved with… Read More »

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Norm Lindstrom

Assistant to Facilities Manager

Norm was born in Chicago and raised in Milwaukee where he earned his bachelor’s and master’s degree from the University of Wisconsin. He and his spouse Franci, a native of Tucson, met and later married in Phoenix in 1981. Due to Norm’s career path, they have lived in San Diego, Spartanburg, SC, Cleveland, OH and… Read More »

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Annie Huston

Grace Notes Editor

Ken Carnes

Choir Director

Dave Sitzman

Church Council - President
623-556-2582
623-337-6110

Dave is married to Karen Sitzman and are year-round residents of Sun City Grand and have been members of Spirit of Grace since 2002. Moved from the Seattle area where they lived the previous 23 years where Dave had a career in sales and marketing in the construction industry. Currently member: Outreach Worship Ministry, Choir,… Read More »

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Sue Kopcha

Council - Vice President
623-606-3704
623-606-3704

Sue is married to Doug and they have been members of Spirit of Grace for the past 12 years. Sue has been a member of the Personnel Committee for 10 years and is currently serving as the Chairperson. Was a member of the Stewardship Committee for two years. Was a member of the Call Committee… Read More »

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Vicki McCarville

Church Council - Secretary
623-328-5280

My husband, Mick, and I have lived in Sun City Grand since 2006. In 2013 we joined Spirit of Grace, and we both feel blessed to be part of such a wonderful Christian community. Our son’s family lives in Davenport, IA. Our daughter’s family lives in Seattle, WA. We have three grandchildren ages 6, 4,… Read More »

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Phyllis Borchardt

Council Member
623-521-0790
623-521-0790

My life’s journey has been varied and blessed. I spent over 25 years in the hotel industry and had the opportunity to live and work all across the USA from Minneapolis to Miami, Chicago to San Diego and many places in between. Travel has been a lifelong passion and these experiences afforded me an opportunity… Read More »

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Dick Lyda

Council Member
623-556-2528
623-523-3334

Dick was born in Decatur Illinois in 1944 where he attended Eisenhower High School. He married Marilyn in 1969. He began his career with the Goodyear Tire and rubber co. in 1966 and retired in 2001. During his tenure he held numerous field and home office management positions in sales and marketing. The last 13… Read More »

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Richard Johnson

Council Member
623-546-8007
602-206-4545

Richard is a native of Indianapolis and is a veteran with four years in the United States Air Force. After service he returned to Indianapolis and went to work for Western Electric Company, which evolved into AT&T/Lucent Technology. Promoted into management and after serving in various positions was transferred to Chicago. Shortly after starting at… Read More »

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Ted Grove

Council Member
623-466-7440
609-280-5920

Ted has been a resident of Arizona since 2008, when he and Donna, now married 45 years, moved here from New Jersey to begin their retirement adventure. Ted is a graduate of the Delaware Law School, and spent 18 years as a State Prosecutor in New Jersey, where he prosecuted a wide variety of cases,… Read More »

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Harvey Gabbert

Council Member
701-740-4713
701-740-4713

Harvey was born and raised in North Dakota. In January of 2007, he and his wife moved to Sun City Festival. They have resided in this fast- growing community for the past 13 years. As a child, I grew up on a farm near Grafton, North Dakota. At a young age I learned the value… Read More »

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Susan Chambers

Council Member
623-544-6361
623-236-4055

Susan and husband Tom bought their home in Sun City Grand in 2005 and became full time residents in 2014, shortly before joining Spirit of Grace. Born in Carmichaels, PA, a very rural town in Southwestern Pennsylvania, she grew up and attended a Presbyterian Church when she was a child. She was a member of… Read More »

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