Our Story

Every good church story begins with a seed of faith, and ours was no different. For years, faithful people gathered in humble prayer within the living room of Kevin and Amy Offner. From these gatherings emerged a prayer request: for God to cultivate a reformed theology church, a vibrant tapestry of many cultures, woven together by His grace in the heart of D.C. Prayers answered, followed by action as Virginia’s McLean Presbyterian Church and New York City’s Redeemer Presbyterian Church united in a shared quest to find a pastor who would ignite and lead this dedicated community to plant a new church. In the summer of 2003, the moment arrived as Rev. Glenn and Meg Hoburg joined their ranks, called to guide this nascent movement. The size of the community grew quickly to 500 weekly attendees — a diverse community extending God’s grace across the city.

From the start, this new community dreamed of a network of churches sharing the same mission in the city. That vision became reality in 2010 when Grace Meridian Hill Church was launched by Rev. Duke and Paula Kwon in the northern section of DC. 

And in 2013, Rev. Russ and Vanessa Whitfield were called by the Grace DC Session to plant a new church with elder Chris Moore, elder Michael Schafer, deaconess Esther, and deacon Ian Milne. Along with 50 wonderful people (some of whom were part of that original living room gathering) they planted Grace Mosaic Church in Northeast DC. We started with Tuesday evening dinners to gather neighbors and pray for the Lord’s direction. By September 2014, the church began gathering every Sunday morning for worship at a Stokes, local elementary school which also shares a similar cross-cultural mission.

As the Lord led and blessed our work, Pastor Russ’s vision grew, and he brought on Rev. Joel Littlepage and an amazing staff to expand our spiritual growth, grow our love of worship, and serve our neighbors. After 12 years of service to Grace Mosaic, Pastor Russ moved on to a different vocational call in 2025. As Grace Mosaic continues our practice of praying and waiting on the Lord, we sit in the interim searching for our next Lead Pastor to shepherd us through the years of ministry to come.

We have already witnessed incredible fruit in our short history of ministry, and we sincerely believe this is just the beginning of the abundant works the Lord will accomplish through Grace Mosaic in Northeast D.C. With humble hearts, we will continue to passionately glorify the person and work of Jesus Christ, joyfully welcome our neighbors into the transformative love of God, and boldly live out a word and deed faith that profoundly impacts lives. We eagerly anticipate and celebrate how the Lord will continue to beautifully create our diverse mosaic by His boundless grace. His story, through us, is just beginning.