Meet Our Pastor

Meet Pastor
Kendrick

Kendrick Vinar is the Lead Pastor at Grace Church in North Carolina with campuses in Chapel Hill and Alamance. Kendrick leads with energy, encouragement, and a positive grace-filled life message: don't try harder, enjoy more. His biblical and practical messages will inspire you to take healthy steps in your relationship with God and people.

My Story

  1. Studies Undergraduate
    Math and Religion — St. Olaf College     Graduate
    Teaching — University of St. Thomas     Teaching & Coaching
    HS math and physics
    Basketball coach
    Five years at Bethany Academy
    Bloomington, Minnesota
  2. Pastoring in Minnesota Eight years as a staff pastor
    Twin Cities

I came to Grace Church in 2002 and have served as lead pastor since 2005. Originally, I’m from Stillwater, Minnesota, and received my undergraduate degree from St. Olaf College in Math and Religion and my masters in Teaching from the University of St. Thomas. I taught high school math and physics and coached basketball for five years at Bethany Academy in Bloomington, MN, and then served as a staff pastor for eight years at a church in the Twin Cities.

My wife Nana grew up in Fayetteville and graduated from UNC's School of Public Health. We got married on July 3, 1993, and now have five children from 17-29 years of age as well as two daughter-in-laws and a grandson. Our family lives on a hobby farm where I train my English Springer Spaniels. Nana gardens and raises Black Angus steers and chickens. My other pastimes include golf, exercise, hunting, boating, and downhill skiing.

Encouraging, Bible-filled messages

Pastor Kendrick's messages offer insightful, biblical teaching with practical applications for everyday life.

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