Meet Pastor Chris Grella

Chris is excited to be called to be Newington Baptist Church’s  Senior Pastor!

Born in Fairfax County, Va., Chris graduated from Va. Tech where he earned undergraduate degrees in both Broadcast Communication and History.  He began ministry with Cru (Campus Crusade for Christ) where he served seven years as a radio producer, as well as campus staff/area director on campuses in Orlando and Eastern Pa.

Chris graduated from Bethel Seminary with a Master of Divinity in Transformational Ministry Leadership and has previously served at five churches (MN, MD, VA, & PA) in a variety of ministry positions, before arriving at Newington.  He has served as an Outreach Pastor; Youth Pastor; Small Groups pastor; Children & Family Ministry Pastor, Associate/Leadership Pastor,  and a Senior Pastor in over 22+ years of ministry.

Chris has been married to Angie for 27+ years and they have two sons. Nathan currently works for the Akron Rubber Ducks baseball team in Ohio and was married in August 2024 to Katelyn.  Josh is a senior Aerospace Engineering major at Virginia Tech. In his free time, Pastor Chris enjoys exercising and rooting on his favorite sports teams. 

Meet the team.

James King
Worship Leader/Sound Tech
Heather King
Worship Leader/Children's Ministry Director
Brenda Armistead
Youth Ministry Director
Angie Grella
Administrative Assistant
Wanda German
Treasurer