Office Hours:
Tuesday through Friday: 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM. Closed Monday, Saturday and Sunday. There are times when the doors may be locked. We recommend you contact us if you need to come at a specific time.
Mailing Address:
Grace Presbyterian Church
2100 Tice Valley Blvd.
Walnut Creek, CA 94595
Phone: (925) 935-2100
Email: For fastest response to your inquiry, please email: gracepreschurchwc@gmail.com
Prayer Chain Requests: Grace has an active prayer chain who prays for requests from members and friends. You may email the church office and direct your request to leader Faye Hutchings.
Facility Use and Rental: Send an email to the church office with your request. Please include date (s) desired, type of function and number of people and any helpful detail in your email. Facility use requests are strictly handled via email.
Mark Burnham, Sr. Pastor
925-433-5459 or revmrb@gmail.com.
In April, 2020, Mark began his tenure at Grace Church, right at the beginning of the pandemic shutdown. He and his family moved from his previous church in New Jersey. Mark, a native East Coaster obtained his undergraduate degree from Hamilton College in New York and a Masters of International Business degree from the University of South Carolina in Columbia. He and his wife Pat moved to California where he worked in finance in the Silicon Valley. During that time Mark and Pat attended Trinity Presbyterian Church in Santa Cruz, CA. With the support of the church, Mark explored the call to ordained ministry. He attended and graduated from Union Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond, VA. His extensive career has led him to serve in Associate and Senior Pastor roles in both small and large churches in Florida, Alabama, North Carolina, California, New Jersey and now back to California.
Jumi Kim, Music Director sopranojumikim@gmail.com
Jumi joined Grace Presbyterian Church in the spring of 2022. She directs both the Bell Choir and Chancel Choirs at Grace. Jumi has reinstated a monthly concert series and brings many talented musicians and singers into the church on Sundays and at her Free Concert Series. Multitalented Jumi has been a featured soloist at various concerts including Mozart Requiem and Coronation Mass, and Vivaldi Gloria in collaboration with many orchestras and ensembles in the Bay Area and Central Coast. Ms. Kim has also performed various operatic roles including Countess in Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro, Donna Elvira in Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Gilda in Verdi’s Rigoletto, and Cio-Cio San in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly. Ms. Kim taught voice at Indiana Wesleyan University, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, and Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo. She received her doctoral degree in vocal performance from Ball State University, master’s from Indiana University, and bachelor’s from Ewha Woman’s University in Seoul, Korea. Currently Jumi Kim is an active soloist in the Bay Area while teaching at Oikos University in Oakland, serving as music director at Grace Presbyterian Church and as executive director of Celeste Solo Ensemble.
Judy Williams, Office Manager
925-433-5454 or gracepreschurchwc@gmail.com
A Bay Area native, Judy has worked for Grace Presbyterian Church since April of 2007. She manages the administrative functions of the church and in addition, she is the contact person for room reservation/rental at the church and oversees maintenance and custodial services. With her background in corporate America and years of prior experience in the print/graphics industry she brings this knowledge into the design and production of all of the printed publications for the church. The communications hub for the church, she updates the church website and creates the Constant Contact marketing messages.
Linda Neyer, Treasurer
925-433-5456 or gracepresbytreasurer@gmail.com
Linda Neyer is the volunteer Treasurer for Grace Presbyterian Church. She has a long history with the church. Her father, the Rev. Bill Llewellyn was a parish associate with the church. Linda, who is retired after many years of financial management experience with large corporations, has been instrumental in modernizing church financial and administrative operations. She continues to have an active advisory and leadership role in the management of the church.
Geri Rentz, Assistant Treasurer
925-433-5456
Geri has an extensive professional background in Banking and corporate management. In her volunteer position, she handles the accounts receivable and accounts payable for Grace Presbyterian Church. In addition, Geri lends herself to other leadership responsibilities for the church.
Faye Hutchings, Financial Secretary
925-935-2100 or AFHutchings@sbcglobal.net
Faye is a Grace Church member who took on the staff position of Financial Secretary at the end of 2021. She handles the pledge and financial records for the church.