Steve and Becky Riggle

Steve and Becky met in college, and for Steve it was love at first sight. They were married nine months later (Steve was 19 by two weeks, and Becky was 20). They have now been partners in life and ministry for over five decades.

After serving in several pastoral staff positions, Steve and Becky joined Grace International Churches and Ministries in 1974 and started a church in Livermore, CA. During their ten years there, five buildings were built, and the church grew to become the largest Protestant Church in the city.

While doing ministry in a prison in the Philippines in 1978, Steve and Becky were taken hostage by four prisoners armed with knives. During the attempted escape from the prison, the four prisoners were killed by police. Steve was stabbed seven times and almost died, and Becky was shot – after which she spent nine months in a body cast with five surgeries and another nine months learning how to walk again. They have shared their amazing story of God’s presence and power in the crisis on many TV programs and in venues around the world. (Watch their Daystar interview about this amazing story!)

In 1983, Steve and Becky moved to Houston, TX to plant Grace Community Church. During their tenure, the church grew to 17,000 members and constructed a 250,000 sq. ft., 10,000-seat worship center, located on 80 acres. Steve and Becky currently serve as the Founding Senior Pastors of Grace Woodlands in The Woodlands, TX.

Along with pastoring, Steve also serves as the President of Grace International, a fellowship of over 5,400 churches and ministries with more than 500,000 members in 130 nations. Steve and Becky are both actively involved in the launching of the Cathedral Life Centre, a compassion ministry on the Grace Woodlands property for women and families in need. They also have founded FORGE, a pastoral training program that is committed to shaping pastors who will shape the nation.

Steve has a Master’s degree from Oral Roberts University and a DMIN from The King’s University. Steve and Becky have been married for fifty five years, and they have two children, six grandchildren, and four great grandchildren.