The Snake Spring Valley congregation of the Church of the Brethren is pleased to have David Grimes and wife Stephanie as their pastor. Originally from West Virginia, he worked in the family logging and firewood business for two decades.

His interests are a love for reading and learning new things, especially traveling to foreign countries. Through seminary training requirements and mission trips, he has visited Peru, Vietnam, Cambodia, South Sudan and Uganda. His travels have taken him to Istanbul (formerly Constantinople) in Turkey, learning about the history of the Eastern Orthodox Empire and Islam. The tour group also visited the sites of the seven churches mentioned in Revelation as well as the island of Patmos in Greece.

Stephanie is an LPN and has worked as a nurse for several years. She enjoys reading, walking and traveling. They have been married for 30 years and are the parents of two adult daughters.