Our Team
Bob and Gracie Ekblad are the Founders and Senior Leaders of Tierra Nueva. They pastor and teach locally and internationally, bridging divergent worlds inside and outside of the Church. Their calling is to help recruit, equip, and empower people to communicate good news about God’s love that combines Word, Spirit, and Street perspectives at the service of people on the margins.
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Bob & Gracie Ekblad
Senior Leaders
Lise Bennett
Elise is the bookkeeper at Tierra Nueva. Both Elise and Carmen from Carmen’s Bookkeeping have grown up in Skagit Valley and have enjoyed watching the ministry, love and outreach that Tierra Nueva offers to this community.
Elise Krawczyk
Staff accountant with Carmen's Bookkeeping