Pastor Greider grew up in Columbus, Ohio, and attended Ohio State University.  He later transferred and graduated from Ambassador College in Big Sandy, Texas.  Upon graduation he worked for the Bell and Howell Education Group in regional sales management.  He was given an opportunity to serve at his denominational headquarters in southern California in developing a youth education program for the Worldwide Church of God.  He then served as the associate pastor of a large congregation in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  Seven years later he and his family moved to West Virginia.  Today Mike lives in Kenova, West Virginia, with his wife Dana of 26 years and a daughter, Michelle, age 11.  His son Daniel, age 23, is a recent graduate of Kentucky Christian College.  His son David, age 21, is a recent graduate of Asbury College in Wilmore, Kentucky.

Pastor Mike Greider currently serves as the senior pastor at the Rock of Grace Church in Huntington, West Virginia.  He has served this congregation for the last 20 years.  He also serves as the senior pastor of Grace Community Church in South Charleston.  He has served as pastor of this congregation for the past 10 years.  Both congregations are affiliated with The Worldwide Church of God.

In 1998 Pastor Mike felt a call to unite pastors in the community of Huntington. That eventually grew in what has now become Mission Tri-State.  Mission Tri-State is a group of about 50 pastors from across the Greater Huntington and Ashland area who are working together for community transformation.  Mission Tri-State hosts three bi-monthly pastor prayer meetings along with a weekly multi-denominational intercessors meeting and two bi-monthly meetings for women in ministry.  These pastors pray for a number of community leaders on a regular schedule.