Nathan Branim

Pastor Nathan Branim was rescued out of a lifestyle of drugs and alcohol when he had a transformational encounter with the risen Jesus in 1994. Subsequently, he became as passionate about serving God as he was himself and the devil. God took this hopeless, broken, lost teen and has been developing him into the husband, dad, and pastor he is today.

Nathan currently resides in Lima, Ohio where he is the lead pastor of Grace Fellowship Church. Before assuming the pastorate, Nathan ministered amongst Lima’s homeless at the Lima Rescue Mission for nearly 10 years (’01-’10). He is a Marine Corps veteran (97-01 & ‘03) and graduated with honors from Ashland Theological Seminary in 2017. Nathan’s greatest accomplishment is being married to his wife Julie and raising three amazing children, Isaac, Elise and Payton.