Staff & Leaders

Staff & Leaders

The People feature can be used to publish profiles and contact information for pastors, staff, deacons and any other groups. You can optionally organize people by group.

Ray Sanchez

We are a Presbyterian church. The word “Presbyterian” is a Greek word that means “elder-led.” So, our church is led by a group of biblically qualified elders.

Matthew Balocca

Matt Balocca is a native Californian who came to the Central Valley from Los Angeles in 2014. A couple of years prior to leaving Los Angeles, Matt came to faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Since moving to Fresno, Matt and his family became members of Grace Presbyterian Fresno, which was then called Grace Clovis. After a few years of membership, Matt contributed to the team of Sunday School teachers, and he was nominated for the office of Ruling Elder. …

Michael Jameson

Michael Jameson is a Fresno native, born and raised Presbyterian as part of Sierra View PCA church in Fresno. After attending college in Southern California,  he returned to Fresno in 2012 where he got a job as a software engineer. He joined Grace near its beginning as a church plant in 2013 and was ordained as a deacon when Grace particularized in 2017, only a few months after he was married. He and his wife have two children.

Rev. Dr. Michael Mock

Pastor Mock has come to us from Fayetteville, NC and was installed as our next Pastor on August 18, 2024. Born and raised in Phoenix, AZ, Pastor Mock received his education in AZ. He graduated from Grand Canyon University with a major in Philosophy and a minor in Spanish. Having graduated, he spent the first 14 years of his career as a teacher in charter then Christian schools. He taught Spanish, Greek, Latin, Bible, and Theology, to middle and high…

Thom Halls

  Thom Halls has been a photographer living and working in California all his life. He has worked in print media for 40 years and taught photojournalism at Fresno City College for another 18 years.        Raised in the Presbyterian Church (PCUSA), Thom has served in a number of positions, including Elder, Teacher, and missions support. For eight years he was the Assistant Teaching Leader for Bible Study Fellowship International for the Fresno Evening Men’s Class.    He has been a men’s advocate…