INTERIM PASTOR

Michael Bauer and his lovely wife Sarah Bauer came to serve at GCC in October 2025. Rev. Michael Bauer was raised in a Christian home and came to faith in Christ at an early age. He felt the Lord calling him to ministry in high school and pursued a biblical education from Lancaster Bible College in Lancaster, PA, where he met his wife Sarah. They were married in 2014 and the following year moved to Charlotte, NC for Michael to pursue his Master of Divinity degree from Reformed Theological Seminary. Upon graduation, Michael and Sarah moved to Mount Pleasant, SC where Michael served as Assistant Pastor and then Associate Pastor until November 2022. The Bauers moved to VA to plant a PCA church in a small rural town and then moved back to the South Carolina Lowcountry. Michael and Sarah have two boys, Michael III (age 6) and James (age 3).

CHURCH ADMINISTRATOR

Sandra became a member of the Grace Coastal team in January 2025. She accepted Jesus as her Lord and savior at age 8. Sandra received her bachelor’s and master’s degree at the University of Tennessee in Recreational Therapy. She served in a number of professional roles working with individuals with special needs and in mental health over the past 15 years. In recent years, Sandra has been homeschooling her two children and volunteering in various roles in church ministry. She enjoys adventures, fellowship with her church, and traveling with her family.

MUSIC DIRECTOR

Meredith Moretz is Music Director at Grace Coastal. She was born and raised in Savannah, GA, where she began singing in church children’s choir at age 3. She completed undergraduate studies in Piano Performance at Trinity University in San Antonio, TX. Meredith also holds Master’s degrees in Music History/Theory (The University of Chicago, 2015) and Early Childhood Education (DePaul University, 2019).Meredith has served as pianist at Grace Coastal Church since 2022 and teaches Music Enrichment at St. Luke’s Preschool. She enjoys supporting the congregation in singing boldly for the Lord. Meredith and her husband, Grant, live in Bluffton with their 3 children (Hannah, 8; Abigail, 7; and Connor, 5).