Maureen Healy is a wife, mother, grandmother and pastor.  She is mother of seven children and grandmother of twenty-five!  She was born again and baptized in the Holy Spirit in 1973.  Since then she has been involved in different ministries such as prayer meetings, Women’s Aglow, tape lending library and retreats.  Maureen co-founded The Church of Grace and Peace with her husband, Walter, in 1985.  Presently she travels with her husband in connection with the International Coalition of Apostolic Leaders and FaithNet USA.

Ralph Freda joined the staff of The Church of Grace and Peace in 1987 and was one of the founding trustees of the church. He is currently the Senior Associate Pastor and a pastoral Elder. Ralph oversees all Christian Education here at The Church of Grace and Peace which includes discipleship, formal education and periodic informal education. As a Pastoral Overseer he helps coordinates pastoral care, church membership, water baptism, and baby/child dedications. Ralph was saved in June 1979. Prior to becoming a pastor he taught guitar and 5-string banjo. He was also a production coordinator at a military manufacturing plant. In 2009 he received his Doctorate Diploma in Practical Ministry from the Wagner Leadership Institute. Presently Ralph also serves as Dean of the Wagner Leadership Institute-Toms River. Ralph and his wife, Rosemary, have one adult son John. To Ralph, his greatest experiences with God are being able to hear His voice and to know His mercies are new every morning. Contact Ralph

Tom joined the pastoral staff of The Church of Grace and Peace in 2010 as Counseling Pastor. Tom oversees the men’s counseling department and oversees leadership development. Tom regularly teaches at GAP’s Institute of Biblical Studies (IBS), Institute of Biblical Counsel (IBC) and has taught at Wagner Leadership Institute (WLI). Tom also serves as Pastor of Redeemed City Ministries, an addiction recovery aftercare program. Tom’s ministry passion is to see men’s lives changed and when men’s lives are changed families are changed which changes communities. Tom is married to his wonderful wife Josette and has 3 children and 3 grandchildren. Contact Tom

Tom has been married to Sandra for 28 years and has two sons. The oldest son, Joe, was married in 2014 and is now living in California. Their youngest son, Brian, is currently engaged to be married and living in Toms River. 

His Bible-based background includes the following: graduate of The Grace and Peace Institute of Biblical Studies and The Grace and Peace School of Ministry. In addition, Tom is a licensed/staff pastor, itinerate minister at various churches in the areas of Pastoral Care Counseling for individuals, groups, couples, families and bereavement issues. His academic degrees include the following: AAS in Business/Paralegal, BA in Natural Science/Mathematics, Masters in Counseling and Doctorate in Educational Leadership. Tom was also a High School teacher in Honors Chemistry, Honors Physics, Pre-engineering instructor and Robotics. He holds numerous patents, invention disclosures and related documents in various areas of Chemistry. Tom is the author and producer of “Healing Scriptures CD.” Contact Tom

Bob Oettinger joined the staff at The Church of Grace and Peace in April 1999 and oversees our Life in the Vine Discipleship. His ministry passion is to see others come to a place of maturity in Christ, bearing fruit for Him, and expanding His kingdom through their gifts and talents. Bob and his wife Debbie have two children. He enjoys his grandbabies and would like to travel to Alaska, Israel and the mid-west.  Contact Bob

Nate and Gabrielle Huber have been the youth pastors at Grace and Peace since 2013. Both Nate and Gabrielle grew up at Grace and Peace and consider it an honor to be pastoring in the youth ministry they once attended as teenagers. They have been serving as leaders in youth ministry for over 11 years. They both completed a 3 year ministry training and internship program before becoming pastors. Their mission is to equip students to live out their faith in Jesus and to live counter-culturally to what the world is throwing at them. They desire for the students to live out their God-given purpose. In their spare time, they love to write, read, run, and travel whenever possible.

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Cherryl Baker has been a long standing Member of the Church of Grace and Peace. The church has been such an important and blessed part of her life. It is such a humbling blessing and joy in Cherryl’s life to be used by the Holy Spirit to oversee the Hospital Home Visitation Ministry and to be a spiritual, supportive and listen present to someone in need. This program has offered much need compassion, visitation, support and comfort, for individuals and families, who are going through a time of emergency and or medical difficulties. Cherryl has been and is involved in many different ministries in the church. Cherryl is currently the beloved Chaplin at Children’s Specialized Hospital, per diem Chaplin at Community Medical Center and one of the Emergency Response Chaplin’s for Ocean County. She is a retired nurse and Human Service worker. Cherryl has been married for 43 years, has 6 children, 22 grandchildren, and 10 great grandchildren.