Curriculum vitae
Jeremy Mikkelsen
Bible teacher · Executive Director, Free Grace Alliance
Ministry
Executive Director, Free Grace Alliance
present
Teaching at conferences, mentoring pastors, and leading an alliance of grace-teaching churches and ministries. Co-editor of Leading Grace magazine.
Executive Council member, Free Grace Alliance
2022–present
Lead Pastor, Lacey Bible Church, Lacey, WA
2019–2024
Led the relaunch of a historic church as an explicitly free-grace congregation; attendance grew from 37 to nearly 200 with a new multi-generational staff.
Executive Pastor, Northwest Hills Community Church
2015–2019
Oversaw administration, staff, a ~$950,000 budget, volunteer teams, and missional outreach for a church of about 800.
Support Missionary, closed country, Wycliffe Associates, in partnership with Ethnos360
2011–2015
Technical support for missionaries among unreached people groups; developed and taught an off-grid solar and drinking-water course for national missionary candidates.
Education
Master of Biblical Studies, Chafer Theological Seminary
2023
Focused on original-language study.
B.S. Civil Engineering, magna cum laude, Oregon State University
2007
A.A. Biblical Studies, Ethnos360 Bible Institute (formerly New Tribes Bible Institute)
2004
Aerospace Engineering coursework, Purdue University
2000–2002
Professional
Assistant Engineer — bridge and highway design, Quincy Engineering, Salem, OR
2007–2011
Professional Civil Engineer, Licensed in California and Washington
Languages
English
Native.
Spanish
Conversational.
Biblical Greek
Intermediate reading.
Biblical Hebrew
Basic reading.
Speaking
Hard Passages: Hebrews 10:26–31, 2026 FGA International Conference — Grace Around the World (Sanford, FL)
October 13, 2026
What About Works? James 2:24 vs. Romans 3:28, 2026 FGA International Conference — Grace Around the World (Sanford, FL)
October 13, 2026
Engaging the Pacific Northwest with the Gospel of Grace, FGA PNW Regional Conference (First Baptist Church of Portland, Portland, OR)
September 19, 2026
2026 Ghana Conference, Free Grace Alliance Ghana Conference (Accra, Ghana)
July 18, 2026
Discipleship Inside Out, Free Grace Alliance Philippines Conference (Silang, Cavite, Philippines)
March 7, 2026
Joy for the Journey: Free Grace Regional Conference, FGA Miami Regional Conference (Miami, FL)
February 6, 2026
Gender, Identity, and the Next Generation, Truth 1.0 Workshop (breakout) (Community Bible Church, Omaha, NE)
November 8, 2025
Deconstructing Truth, Truth 1.0 Workshop (Community Bible Church, Omaha, NE)
November 7, 2025
Red, White & Confused: American Syncretism, FGA PNW Regional Conference (Lacey Bible Church, Lacey, WA)
May 31, 2025
Unconfused: Good Works, Good Will, Good News, FGA PNW Regional Conference (Lacey Bible Church, Lacey, WA)
May 31, 2025
The Path to Freedom: Liberty and Security in the Book of Hebrews, NW Grace Conference 2024 (Tumwater, WA)
July 20, 2024
From the Front Lines: Reaching & Teaching the Next Generation, Free Grace Alliance USA Conference — For the Next Generation
October 1, 2021