Grady and Yvonne were married in Dallas, Texas in 1991 and have been ministering together ever since. They have a heart for people and have travelled around the U.S.A., Mexico, Central & South America,U.K, Ireland,Europe, Africa, & Asia sharing the good news of God’s unconditional love.
Grady graduated from Charis Bible College Colorado in 2003 and Yvonne graduated in 2004 from Charis Bible College England where Grady completed the 3rd year leadership program. They were ordained by Andrew Wommack Ministries in 2004.
In 2005 they moved to Northern Ireland with their family of four children, where they pioneered and directed Charis Bible College Belfast for six years.
The Lord led them back to the USA in 2011 where they spent a season teaching at CBC Colorado and interviewing potential future directors for new Charis extension schools. Followed by a move to Florida where they started a Charis campus in the Miami area in 2013.
In the Spring of 2019 the O’Briens were offered the position of directing the Charlotte campus which they accepted.
Grady, is an evangelist with a heart for the lost. He is known for his gift of encouraging people and teaching the body of Christ how to be ambassadors for Christ by connecting the world to Jesus and His Kingdom.Yvonne, a native of Ireland, has a heart for teaching the word with a focus on developing leaders in the body of Christ.They have 4 children Liam, Rory, Maisie & Aidan, two daughter-in-loves and 2 grand sons.
