Below you will find the leadership team of Grace Bible Church and their contact information. For general inquiries, please call the church at (859)737-4722.
Lee Cruse
Senior Pastor
Pastor Lee Cruse and his wife Crickett have been pastoring for over 24 years and after pastorates at two other churches, they helped to found Grace Bible Church in 2004. Pastor Lee was saved when he was 14 years old and the Lord did a work in his life when he was 19 years old. It was at that time the Lord called him into ministry. He was working in the funeral business as a licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer. He left that business to go college to train for the ministry. He is a graduate of Southeastern Christian College with an Associate Arts degree in Bible; he then went on to Eastern Kentucky University and graduated there with a Bachelor Degree and a Masters Degree in Education and also Administrative Degree with 30 hours above a Masters. He also taught in the public schools for 30 years: 15 as a teacher and coach and 15 as principal. Pastor Lee and His wife Crickett have a passion for the salvation of souls and that people come to an understanding of God’s Grace that sets people free to live the life Jesus intended them to live. Crickett and Lee have 6 Children and 12 Grandchildren.
Casey Whisman
Administrative Assistant
I was born in Lexington and moved to Winchester during middle school and fell in love at a young age with this small town. After graduating High School, I eventually went to a small college in Lexington, then moved to Louisville and worked in the legal field for many years. Through a series of events God intervened and drew me back to the small town of Winchester where I fell in love with my husband, Brandon. We have a beautiful daughter, Kyleigh, and handsome son, Boone, along with our two fur babies our beastly boxer, Callie and our dainty chihuahua, Daisy.
I wasn’t raised in a home that encouraged church attendance but I was blessed to have a Godly Grandparents that went out of their way to make sure I was in church and learning of His goodness as often as they could have me there. I am forever grateful for them.
After many years of being involved at our previous church, my husband and I felt it was time to move but we were unsettled so we prayed for God’s will for our family. During many months of prayer for settling of the spirit, God once again intervened and unexpectedly brought us to a meeting with Lee Cruse here at Grace Bible Church. In 2016 we knew exactly why God had us unsettled and brought us to Grace Bible Church, this was to be our new home.
We started our involvement within the church right away, my husband as the worship leader and myself working in the children’s ministry. I have gone on to help lead in our clothing ministry, Clothed by Grace, and recently have become the Administrative Assistant at the church.
I love how God has allowed the path that he has for my past to mold me into the person I am today. I also love that he continues to mold me into the person He desires me to be.
Brandon Whisman
Praise Team Leader
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Carl & Marti Miracle
Youth Ministers
Carl and Marti Miracle have served as the youth leaders of Grace Bible Church for five years. They have a love for teaching young people to see Jesus for who He is described to be in the Word of God. They strive to teach the youth to love Jesus and stand on the Word of God as the absolute truth and authority in their life.
Carl and Marti have been married for 16 years and have two very special children, Jackson and Laila.
Maria Mansfield
Children’s Minister
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Grace Bible Church - Winchester, Kentucky 