Christina Gard and her husband, Andrew, are the Senior Pastors of Grace City Church, a church in the heart of Lakeland, Florida. Christina is also the Founder of Echo Conference.
Andrew is originally from Tacoma, WA, and Christina was born and raised in Alaska. They met on a blind date in college at Northwest University and married in 2005.
Since marrying, they have been in full-time ministry and have served the church in various capacities ranging from children’s to college ministry. Christina holds master’s degrees in Ministry, Human Services, and Marriage and Family Therapy. She is also earning her Ph.D. in Psychology.
They moved to Lakeland in 2011 and are passionate about introducing people to Jesus and seeing lives transformed. Not only is she a gifted speaker and a passionate teacher, she is a devoted wife and mother of twins.