Staff and Leadership
Rev. Dona Johnson
Andrew Daniel Cates
Andrew Daniel Cates
Pastor
Rev. Dona Johnson is pastor of GracePointe and is an ordained pastor in the NALC. Ministry experience includes congregational life, teaching, stewardship and mental health. She chair’s the Living and Giving Stewardship Team, for the NALC. She also chaired a mental health denominational task force, chaired the board of directors for
Pastor
Rev. Dona Johnson is pastor of GracePointe and is an ordained pastor in the NALC. Ministry experience includes congregational life, teaching, stewardship and mental health. She chair’s the Living and Giving Stewardship Team, for the NALC. She also chaired a mental health denominational task force, chaired the board of directors for The Castle, a nonprofit day drop-in program for those who live with mental illness and disabilities. She has also taught architecture in two Universities. Rev. Dona holds a Masters of Divinity from Trinity Lutheran Seminary and United
Theological Seminary, Masters of Science in Architecture and is a fellow
in the American Institute of architects.
She lives with her husband Mike in Sedona, AZ. She loves to teach, hike and read.
Andrew Daniel Cates
Andrew Daniel Cates
Andrew Daniel Cates
Worship Musician
Andrew Daniel Cates is a Native Born Tucsonan in the heart of the Sonoran Southwest Desert now living in the Verde Valley who writes and sings songs of Love & Life. He was named Nashville Recording Artist 2018, has toured & performed in Colorado, California, Texas, Florida, Nashville and throughout Arizona.
Outreach & Finance
Mike is serving as head of outreach and treasurer for Gracepointe.over the years Mike has worked extensively in teaching biblical principles of money management and effective stewardship for churches and their members. He conducts charitable giving and advanced planning workshops for the NALC and other non-profits. Because of his heart
Mike is serving as head of outreach and treasurer for Gracepointe.over the years Mike has worked extensively in teaching biblical principles of money management and effective stewardship for churches and their members. He conducts charitable giving and advanced planning workshops for the NALC and other non-profits. Because of his heart for ministry, Mike will lead Gracepointe's evangelism and outreach ministries by equipping others to share and grow in their faith in Jesus Christ. Mike is founder of Wealth Planning Corporation, a financial planning & investment management firm in Cincinnati that he started in 1984. Mike is married to Pastor Dona Johnson.