Jess & Jackie Cole
Senior Pastor & Worship Leader
Jess Cole has been a pastor for over 38 years. He was born and raised in Corpus Christi and graduated from Calallen High School. He accepted Jesus as Savior and Lord and was saved when 12 years old. He felt God's call into the ministry when he was 14. He received his BA in Biblical Studies from Howard Payne University, and Master of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas.
Jess was Senior Pastor of Padre Island Baptist Church for 16 years (1985-2001). He then started Christ Community Church in Corpus Christi, which merged into Christ Point Church, and was Senior Pastor there for 9 years. When Christ Point Church decided to plant a church in the Flour Bluff area of Corpus Christi, Jess felt God's calling to go and start Grace Community Church and he became its founding pastor in January 2011.
He is married to Jackie Cole, who is a chiropractor and owns Cole Chiropractic Clinic in Flour Bluff. Jackie also leads the worship team at Grace. They have a son, Seth, who graduated from Flour Bluff High School in 2022 and now attends Del Mar College. Jess loves to play golf, the Dallas Cowboys, travel (especially to Israel) and spending time with his family. (Not necessarily in that order, only sometimes.) It has been one of the greatest joys of his life to be able to pastor here at Grace.
Jess was Senior Pastor of Padre Island Baptist Church for 16 years (1985-2001). He then started Christ Community Church in Corpus Christi, which merged into Christ Point Church, and was Senior Pastor there for 9 years. When Christ Point Church decided to plant a church in the Flour Bluff area of Corpus Christi, Jess felt God's calling to go and start Grace Community Church and he became its founding pastor in January 2011.
He is married to Jackie Cole, who is a chiropractor and owns Cole Chiropractic Clinic in Flour Bluff. Jackie also leads the worship team at Grace. They have a son, Seth, who graduated from Flour Bluff High School in 2022 and now attends Del Mar College. Jess loves to play golf, the Dallas Cowboys, travel (especially to Israel) and spending time with his family. (Not necessarily in that order, only sometimes.) It has been one of the greatest joys of his life to be able to pastor here at Grace.
Tommy Christie
Pastor
Tommy Christie joined the pastoral team in November 2020, He was born and raised in Corpus Christi and graduated from Flour Bluff in 2003. Tommy married Allie Christie in 2008 after graduating from Texas A&M University Corpus Christi. They then moved to New Orleans where Tommy earned his M.Div from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and Allie her BSN from L.S.U. They then moved to California where Tommy served at churches in San Diego and the California Bay Area. During this time the family grew with Tucker (2014) Coral (2016) and Gwen (2019). After a 12 year exodus they are incredibly excited to be back home! Tommy's focus will be reaching and discipling young families. In his free time, Tommy loves staying active, surfing, and has vowed to find the best bbq in South Texas.
Becca Rempel
Children's Director
Becca is a lifelong follower of Jesus with a deep passion for helping children fall in love with Him at a young age, just as she did. Originally from Miami, Florida, she now calls Flour Bluff home with her husband, Brent, their three children, and two fur babies. She has lived in and served in church leadership in both Canada and New Zealand. Becca earned her Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies while working on staff with Youth for Christ, where she invested in mentoring and outreach. She also has a special heart for inclusion shaped by her experience working in Special Education. Becca now leads Grace Kids and Women’s Ministry while pursuing her Master of Arts in Ministry at Stark College & Seminary.