About Us

GRACE BIBLE CHURCH is a non-denominational Bible Church that seeks to help the whole family know Christ better and to apply the Scriptures to everyday life.

Grace was started in 1976 by Pastor Don Austin (a graduate of Florida Bible College) and others looking to provide an evangelistic oriented church to families in the Hudson area that would teach the Scriptures accurately and preach the Gospel clearly. It was the conviction of the founding pastor and members that the message of salvation needed to be presented consistently, clearly, accurately and in an easy to understand presentation.

The church has a fellowship of about 200 believers in Jesus Christ. Its doctrinal beliefs are very similar to those of many Baptist churches. Its leadership consists of a plurality of spiritually qualified men who serve in the Biblical capacity as “Elders” along side the senior pastor (Pastor Dean Pratt).

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Our Ministry Leaders

 

DEAN PRATT
DEAN PRATTSenior Pastor/Teacher
Our senior pastor/teacher since 1996 and associate pastor from 1990 – 1996. He taught science at GCS from 1982 – 1990. He has been married to Barbara for over 44 years. They have 3 adult children. Pastor Dean did his undergraduate work at Florida Bible College and Bryan College. He did graduate work at Tampa Bay Theological Seminary and earned his Master’s degree from Moody Theological Seminary in Chicago.

Pastor Dean loves to study and teach the Word of God. He is also an avid motorcycle rider and formerly raced dirt bikes in his older teen years. He loves to travel and teach the Scriptures in over seas situations and has done so for many years now in several different Eastern and Western European countries.

SEAN MANISCALCO
SEAN MANISCALCOYouth Pastor
Our pastor of youth and children since 2011. He has been married to Joanna for over 29 years. They have 2 adult children. They are originally from Colorado. Sean earned his BA degree from Clearwater Christian College.

Sean and his wife have been volunteering and working with teens even while employed in the business world for many years. Sean loves to make disciples. He enjoys various sports especially football and is a former mountain biker.

SHAWN WEEKS
SHAWN WEEKSPrincipal
Mr.Weeks is Grace Christian School’s new principal starting off the 2024-2025 school year (our 45th year). He has a BRE in Christian Education, a BS in elementary education from Grace College and a MA in Christian School administration from Grace Theological Seminary. He has spent 32 years in the field of education, 16 of them as Head of Schools. He has been married for 33 years, with three daughters in their twenties.

He enjoys watching sports car racing and spending time with his family.

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