Meet Our Staff

Casey Grist - Church Outreach Coordinator/Missionary

Casey Grist is a missionary with Light of Messiah Ministries and a third generation believer in Jesus.  Her family’s lineage traces back to Polish, German, Dutch and even Spanish roots.  She was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, where she attended Ohio State University and is degreed in Fashion Merchandising.  She also is certified in Christian Counseling.  She has been a believer for 25 years. 

Since the mid 1990’s the Lord began to pull Casey out of the secular world and placed a missionary call on her life.  She received training in Jewish evangelism with Jews for Jesus and has been a volunteer co-laborer with them since 2001.  Casey has been on staff with Light of Messiah Ministries for five years.  She also is a counselor in a local crisis pregnancy center. 

Since beginning with Light of Messiah Ministries, Casey has ministered all over the United States and has traveled overseas to Poland.  She has a heart for working with Multi-Ethnic Jewish people and ministers to the many Russian Jews in Atlanta.  For several years now Casey has spent time each summer in Brooklyn, New York sharing Jesus with the Hasidic Jewish community there.  The Lord has blessed the ministry, and many Jewish and Gentile people have come to faith through her efforts.

Casey has been married to her husband, David since 1986 and has two children, Jordan, age 19 and Jessica, age 13.

Murray Tilles - Executive Director/Missionary

Janine Hoffman - Administrative Assistant