Patrice is a native of Birmingham, Alabama who has had the privilege to serve in various leadership capacities within ministry; locally, nationally and internationally. These roles include executive administrator, youth and college pastor, state youth president, regional coordinator and more. She is an Alumni of the University of Alabama with a major in Marketing and Public Relations.

She currently resides in Charlotte, NC, with her husband, Theo Schaffer, who have jointly founded Grace Church Charlotte and Schaffer Consulting Group, digital marketing consulting firm. Together, they have discipled pastors, prophets, urban missionaries, restored marriages, birthed spiritual sons and daughters, and impacted their local communities through youth-mentorship and family support programming through their ministries. Their ministry history includes co-planting Grace Outreach & Missions and Grace Church Charlotte; founding the Grace Legacy, SchafferNation Foundation, and Fearless, a women’s ministry.
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Patrice's favorite ministry is motherhood for three beautiful and anointed children, Theopelis Alexander IV, Ryleigh Grace and Thaddeus Noah, who are all active and share in kingdom work with their parents. Patrice believes that empowered people empower others thus being mandated by God to inspire, equip and empower God's people for Kingdom business.