Our Staff + Leadership

Meet our leaders at Granite City Church

Granite City Church Staff

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Stephen Sharkey

LEAD PASTOR
Pastor Stephen and his wife Kathleen have been married since 2004. They have 3 young boys and live just minutes away from the church in Quincy. Stephen is a graduate of North Park Theological Seminary and is ordained in the Evangelical Covenant Church.

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Andrew Lauber

ASSOCIATE PASTOR OF YOUTH AND COMMUNITY LIFE
Andrew is originally from Chicago and a graduate of North Park Theological Seminary. He is passionate about discipleship, multi-ethnic ministry and pursuing justice. Andrew and his wife Favor have been married since 2022, and they live in Dorchester. In his free time, he enjoys running along the Neponset Trail or reading a good book.

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Mike Chu

TEACHING PASTOR
Mike Chu is a Boston native and biblical scholar who served on the launch team that planted what is now Granite City Church. He co-hosts two podcasts exploring Scripture in depth, The Divine Council Worldview Podcast and Ask a Scholar Podcast, and serves as Academic Director at AWKNG (Awakening) School of Theology. Mike is currently pursuing a Doctor of Ministry in Preaching at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He and his wife Sofia have been married since 2008 and live in Quincy, MA.

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Kathleen Sharkey

NEXT GEN DIRECTOR
Kathleen grew up right here on the South Shore where much of her family still lives today.  She is the mother of 3 boys, a certified spiritual director and you can even find her playing bass on the church worship team once and a while.  Kathleen has been married to Stephen since 2004.  When growing up, Kathleen had a deep love for the church and God's word, and she is passionate about seeing kids grow in that same love for Jesus and his ways.

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Lisa Eavarone

ADMINISTRATOR and COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR
Lisa has been attending Granite City since 2016. Since then, she has served in various ministries including KidsRock and the Kidsrock Closet. She lives in North Quincy with her husband and son.

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Emily Smith

CO KIDSROCK CLOSET DIRECTOR
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Adam White

SEXTON
Adam grew up in The Covenant Church of Quincy and has served as the sexton at 315 Whitwell St. for over a decade.  He is an avid runner and a fan of New England Revolution soccer.

Granite City Church Council

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Chris Wong

Chairperson
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Joyce Haglund

Treasurer
Doug Cole

Doug Cole

Vice-Chair
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Jessica Chen

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Stephen Sharkey

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Tirzah Cook

Meet our church care team