We are two churches, Word of Hope and St. Martha’s, who have joined together to be one church, Grace United.
MEET OUR PASTOR-Laura Altman
Pastor Laura Altman began serving our congregation in June, 2022. She grew up in Northwest Indiana where her siblings still reside. After high school, she received an undergraduate degree from Purdue in Electrical Engineering and a Masters in Business Administration from Kennesaw State University in Georgia. She worked many years in the telecommunications industry in Engineering, Marketing and Training.
After several life changes, she felt the call to ordained ministry. She graduated from the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (LSTC) and was ordained in the summer of 2000. Since her ordination she has served congregations in the Indiana-Kentucky Synod of the ELCA.
Pastor Laura is married to Don Altman who works with Lowe’s Home Improvement Stores. Their son Stephen DeWitte, also a graduate of Purdue University works in his Civil Engineering field with the Kentucky Cabinet of Transportation. Stephen is married to Katie who teaches at UK.
Pastor Laura sees her ministry as building bridges between one another and God. She loves to open up scriptures and show how God is in our everyday lives.
Join us for worship on Sunday mornings on ZOOM and in person at 10 am. We also have a less structured service in person and on Youtube at 5pm.
Pastor Laura can be reached at PastorLauraA@hotmail.com
MEET OUR STAFF
Dawn Webb-Ministry Assistant & Co-Director 5 pm Music Ministry
Dawn’s responsibility include communications, community outreach and engagement, 5 pm music, and general clerical duties as needed. She has a wonderful husband, Chuck, who shares in her passion for music and co-leads the 5 pm praise band and two daughters. Mary is married to Connor and they live in Niota, TN and Makenzie Webb. In her free time, she teaches science and history at a local home school group and loves to garden and hike. You can contact Dawn through graceunitedlex@gmail.com.
Nathan Wilson-Director of 10 am Music Ministry
Chuck Webb-Co-Director 5 pm Music Ministry
MEET OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM
Don Altman-Property Team Chair
Liz Fosnaugh-President
Liz Fosnaugh is passionate about serving God and is excited to continue to serve on the Leadership Team. Liz has a bachelor’s degree in Cross Cultural studies and a Master’s of Divinity from Bethel Seminary in St. Paul Minnesota. Liz works remotely serving individuals with disabilities and assists them with understanding what will happen with their disability benefits when they work. She is married to Carl IV and they have a wonderful young daughter. In her free time she enjoys getting together with friends, reading, and being in nature.
Karen Green-Secretary; Co-treasurer
Karen Green lives in Frankfort, Kentucky with her wife, a bunch of dogs and cats, chickens, ducks and some potbelly pigs, 10 minutes from where she grew up. She has been a middle school Art Teacher in Frankfort and this year is a Life Skills teacher at the middle school. She plays and sings for the morning worship service. It is her joy to share life with others, to learn how to walk in Christ’s footsteps, and to work as part of a team to help our neighbors in the community.
Robin Jackson-Outreach Chair
Robin is from northern Michigan. She moved here 3 years ago to be near her daughter and grandson. In Michigan, she worked as a casino card dealer. She is hoping to spend the rest of her life here in Lexington, KY.
Noah Lindsay
Before I began attending Grace United in 2023, a life of steady decline into self hardship was my adverse pursuit; until I found God. Now, I can enjoy seeing those around me come to know our Father, and watch them thrive through him. When not at church or meetings, you can find me working at a local Krogers, playing video games with friends, and enjoying the peace that life through Faith can bring.
Chuck Young-Co-treasurer
Chuck Young is a long time resident of Lexington, where his wife Carol and he have lived since 1989. He is a lifelong guitarist and musician, and loves playing in the 10 am services and performing locally with the contradance band Dreamdance. He formerly enjoyed coaching youth soccer for twenty years with Lexington Youth Soccer Association, once earning a state wide coach of the year award.
Professionally, he is the Agency Services Officer at God’s Pantry Food Bank. He has been with the food bank for 10 years, and it has been the most rewarding experience of his entire professional life.